Infectious Diseases Affecting the Respiratory System Post Test

T or F: Mycobacterium tuberculosis is informally called tubercle bacillus.

All the following are the serious complications in an untreated streptococcal infection causing pharyngitis, EXCEPT
a.Scarlet fever
b.Otitis media
c.Glomerulonephritis
d.Rheumatic fever

T or F: The upper respiratory tract in the respiratory system is also known as the conducting zone.

T or F: The two most common causes of otitis media are Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Haemophilus influenzae.

T or F: Rhinorrhea refers to the runny nose.

All the following are true about the Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, EXCEPT
a.Avoiding mouse habitats help in the prevention of getting this disease.
b.It can be diagnosed through blood agar culture.
c.The causative agent Hantavirus is considered as bioterrorism agent in category C.
d.Its mode of transmission is vehicle-airborne virus emitted from rodents.

All the following are true about the whooping cup, EXCEPT
a.Its causative agent is Bordetella pertussis.
b.It can be treated using streptomycin.
c.An acellular vaccine (DTaP) helps in the prevention of this disease.
d.It can be transmitted via the droplet contact.

T or F: Sinusitis is often called rhinitis.

All the following are true use to treat tuberculosis caused by M. tuberculosis, EXCEPT
a.Rifampin
b.Isoniazid
c.Penicillin
d.Streptomycin

T or F: Whooping cough is also known as pertussis.

T or F: The gold-standard in the diagnosis of influenza is through ELISA.

All the following are true about the Streptococcus pneumonia, EXCEPT
a.It is beta-hemolytic on blood agar.
b.It is a small, gram-positive flattened coccus.
c.Infection occurs when the bacterium is inhaled into deep areas of the lung.
d.It is often simply called the pneumococcus.

All the following are considered as the first line of defense, EXCEPT
a.Sneezing
b.Increased levels of cytokines
c.Swallowing
d.Coughing

T or F: Viral sinusitis is not a communicable disease.

All the following are true about the Mycobacterium tuberculosis, EXCEPT
a.It is not referred to as gram-positive or gram-negative bacterium.
b.It is a long, thin, acid-fast rod bacterium.
c.It grows very slowly with a generation time of 15 to 20 hours.
d.It is a strictly anaerobe bacterium.