18 Oct Many peptic ulcers are due to:

Many peptic ulcers are due to:

 

Salmonella typhi

 

Helicobacter pylori

 

Shigella boydii

 

Salmonella enterica

 

Question 2All of the following are components of the gastrointestinal tract EXCEPT:

 

Esophagus

 

Spleen

 

Stomach

 

Pharynx

 

Question 3The strain of E. coli bacteria that can cause severe gastrointestinal illness with potential serious complications such as hemolytic uremic syndrome is:

 

EIEC

 

EPEC

 

ETEC

 

EHEC

 

Question 4The most common cause of infectious diarrhea in infants and children is:

 

Noroviruses

 

Adenoviruses

 

Rotaviruses

 

Caliciviruses

 

Question 5The human pinworm Enterobius vermicularis are transmitted via the ______ route.

 

Droplet

 

Airborne

 

Waterborne

 

Fecal-oral

 

Question 6Giardiasis is a waterborne gastrointestinal disease caused by Giardia intestinalis, which is a:

 

Protozoan

 

Bacterium

 

Fungus

 

Virus

 

Question 7Botulism is a disease caused by the production of a potent neurotoxin by bacteria of the genus:

 

Staphylococcus

 

Klebsiella

 

Salmonella

 

Clostridium

 

Question 8Meningococcal meningitis is caused by:

 

Neisseria meningitidis

 

Haemophilus influenzae

 

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

 

Listeria monocytogenes

 

Question 9Hansen’s disease is also called:

 

Tetanus

 

Leprosy

 

Kuru

 

Listeria meningitis

 

Question 10Which of the following is the causative agent for fungal meningitis, mostly in immunocompromised patients?

 

Trypanosoma brucei

 

Listeria meningitis

 

Cryptococcus neoforman

 

Trypanosoma cruzi

 

Question 11Sleeping sickness is caused by which type of microorganism?

 

Bacterium

 

Virus

 

Protozoan

 

Prion

 

Question 12Rabies is caused by which of the following organisms?

 

Virus

 

Bacterium

 

Protozoan

 

Fungus

 

Question 13Toxoplasmosis is caused by the organism Toxoplasma gondii, which is a:

 

Bacterium

 

Protozoan

 

Virus

 

Fungus

 

Question 14The toxic condition caused by the multiplication of bacteria in the blood is referred to as:

 

Bacteremia

 

Septicemia

 

Shock

 

Bloodborne infection

 

Question 15The presence of bacteria in the blood is called:

 

Bacteremia

 

Septicemia

 

Microbemia

 

Viremia

 

Question 16Rocky Mountain spotted fever is caused by:

 

Borrelia burgdorferi

 

Rickettsia rickettsii

 

Rickettsia prowazekii

 

Ehrlichiachaffeensis

 

Question 17Malaria is caused by a:

 

Virus

 

Bacterium

 

Helminth

 

Protozoan

 

Question 18″Rabbit fever” is a zoonotic disease caused by:

 

Yersinia pestis

 

Rickettsia rickettsii

 

Borrelia burgdorferi

 

Francisellatularensis

 

Question 19The bacterium Yersinia pestis is responsible for causing what disease?

 

Tonsillitis

 

Leprosy

 

Plague

 

Rat fever

 

Question 20A rare inflammatory disease that can develop as a complication following Strep throat is _____.

 

Endocarditis

 

Rheumatic fever

 

Nephritis

 

Cytomegalovirus

 

Question 21A disease that is normally present in a given population or geographic region is called ____.

 

Endemic disease

 

Epidemic disease

 

Sporadic disease

 

Pandemic disease

 

Question 22The organism responsible for causing necrotizing fasciitis (also known as the “flesh-eating bacteria”) is called:

 

Staphylococcus aureus

 

Streptococcus pyogenes

 

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

 

Streptococcus pneumoniae

 

Question 23Which of the following organisms is the causative agent for skin infections and toxic shock syndrome?

 

Escherichia coli

 

Staphylococcus aureus

 

Treponema pallidium

 

Staphylococcus epidermidis

 

Question 24Whooping cough is caused by:

 

Streptococcus pneumoniae

 

Bordetella pertussis

 

Haemophilus influenzae

 

Corynebacterium diphtheriae

 

Question 25Inflammation of the brain is known as _______.

 

Encephalitis

 

Meningitis

 

Bacteremia

 

Hydrocephaly