Chapter 14 RQ

Which of the following virulence factors enable(s) bacteria to attach to tissues? a. capsules b. endotoxin c. flagella d. fimbriae

Neurotoxins are produced by: a. C. botulinum and C. tetani b. C. difficile and C. perfringens c. P. aeruginosa and M. tuberculosis d. S. aureus and S. pyogenes

Which of the following pathogens produce enterotoxins? a. B. cereus and certain serotypes of E. coli b. C. difficile and C. perfringens c. Salmonella spp. and Shigella spp. d. all of the above

A bloodstream infection with ____________could result in the release of endotoxin into the bloodstream. a. C. difficile or C. perfringens b. N. gonorrhoeae or E. coli C. S. aureus or M. tuberculosis d. S. aureus or S. pyogenes

Communicable diseases are most easily transmitted during the: a. incubation period b. period of convalescence C. period of illness d. prodromal period

Enterotoxins affect cells in the: a. CNS b. gastrointestinal tract c. genitourinary tract d. respiratory tract

Which of the following bacteria is least likely to be the cause of septic shock? a. Е. coli b. H. influenzae с. М. pпеuтоniae d. N. meningitidis

Which of the following produces both a cytotoxin and an enterotoxin? a. C. botulinum b. C. difficile C. C. tetani d. C. diphtheriae

Which of the following virulence factors enable(s) bacteria to avoid phagocytosis by white blood cells? a. capsule b. cell membrane c. Cell wall d. fimbriae

Which of the following can cause toxic shock syndrome? a. C. difficile and C. perfringens b. M. pneumoniae and M. tuberculosis c. N. gonorrhoeae and E. coli d. S. aureus and S. pyogenes