Section: Multiple Choice
1. The normal microflora of the heart includes species of ________
Gram-positive bacteria.
Gram-negative bacteria. fungi. viruses.
None of the above
2. Which of the following is least likely to cause Septicemia leading to endotoxin-induced shock?
Staphylococcus aureus
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Klebsiella
Proteus
Serratia
3. Rheumatic fever caused by Streptococcus pyogenes most likely results from ________ the invasion of heart cells by bacteria. the growth of bacteria on heart cells without invasion. a reaction between heart antigens and antibodies against bacteria. viral infections of the heart muscle. a toxin produced by bacteria.
4. What causes septic shock?
Staphylococcus aureus
Any organism growing in the bloodstream
Lipopolysaccharide from Gram-negative bacteria
Teichoic acids from Gram-positive bacteria
None of the above
5. What causes puerperal fever?
Streptococcus pyogenes
Staphylococcus aureus
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Yersinia pestis
None of the above
6. Gross enlargement of limbs (elephantiasis) is caused by the roundworm ________
Shistosoma japonicum.
Shistosoma mansoni.
Wuchereria bancrofti.
Yersinia pestis.
None of the above
7. What organism can cause cutaneous infections and can be transmitted by endospores?
Staphylococcus aureus
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Yersinia pestis
Bacillus anthracis
Streptococcus pyogenes
8. Which of the following statements is true of infection caused by Yersinia pestis?
It can produce enlarged lymph nodes (buboes).
It can infect the circulatory system, causing septicemia.
It can cause pneumonia.
It is called sylvatic plague in areas where it is carried by wild rodents.
All of the above
9. A pathogen of both humans and cattle that causes undulant fever is a member of the genus ________
Yersinia.
Borellia.
Brucella.
Pediculus.
Streptococcus.
10. Alternate periods with fever along with periods