SmartWork5 Questions Final Micro

Tears contain a component called ______________ that helps eliminate bacteria.

Why is it easy for upper respiratory infections to spread into the middle ear?

Which of the following bacteria accounts for about 25% of community-acquired cases of pneumonia?

Legionella pneumophila is an aerobic Gram-negative bacterium that causes an atypical pneumonia. Transmission is through which of the following?

Which of the following bacterial infections often accompanies middle ear infection in children or pneumonia in adults?

Streptococcal groups A, B, and C are the most common streptococcal causes of pharyngitis. Group ___ streptococci—Streptococcus pyogenes in particular—are the bacteria often equated with sore throat in the public's mind.

Which of the following symptom(s) is associated with acute rheumatic fever (ARF)?

What is a major (but not the only) risk factor for developing chronic bronchitis (inflammation of the bronchioles)?

Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis, is which of the following?

In Latent TB, the patient is __________________ and _____________________.

In Active TB, the patient is __________________ and has a symptom of ___________________.

In Secondary TB, the patient is ____________________ and has the symptom of ________________.

The bacterium that can cause the sequelae rheumatic fever and glomerulonephritis is________.

The upper respiratory tract includes ?

Which of the following structures has direct communication with the nasal cavity of the upper respiratory tract?

Which of the following structures is affected by acute otitis media?

Cold viruses can easily spread from person to person by contact or by inhaling aerosols. What is the one of the only effective preventive measure against spreading a cold?

Which of the following preventive measures is most likely to prevent viral diseases of the respiratory system?

Which of the following are the most important risk factors associated with acquiring a fungal lung infection?

In the influenza virus, the process of RNA segment mixing produces what is called an antigenic _____________ which typically happens every 10 to 15 years.

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-infected cells fuse to form _________________, giant cells containing many nuclei.

Why does the attenuated, intranasal influenza vaccine offer the most effective antibody protection?

Which of the following bacteria is the causative agent of pharyngitis, which presents with a sore throat, fever, pain with swallowing, tender lymph nodes, headache, nausea, and vomiting?

What are symptoms of bacterial sinusitis?

___________________ is perhaps the best-known cause of "atypical" bacterial pneumonia. M. pneumoniae uses a specialized tip containing adherence proteins to attach itself to the epithelium of the host cell.

Whooping cough is caused by ___________________.

What is the role of parietal cells?

Which of the following describes cariogenic bacteria?

The gastrointestinal tract is a warm, safe environment full of nutrients and is ideal for many types of microbes. Why would an organism capable of colonizing the intestine produce toxins that would lead to diarrhea, increasing the likelihood that it would be washed out of its habitat?

What has been the most common cause of infectious diarrhea worldwide?

What are the typical long-term consequences of a hepatitis A infection?

Which characteristic of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli makes it more problematic than many of the other pathogenic types of E. coli?

What is the reservoir for Shigella?

What is the most common cause of bacterial diarrhea in the United States?

This pathogen does not enter host cells, and it causes diarrhea that does not typically contain blood. The toxin produced by the pathogen induces very watery diarrhea that can cause a patient to lose 10-15 liters of fluid per day. The most severe danger to patients is dehydration. Which pathogen is this?

What is the typical reason that a person would develop Clostridium difficile colitis?

Which of the following helminths must be ingested because the organism does not produce larvae that can penetrate the human skin and travel through the body?

Infection with a liver fluke is a gastrointestinal infection caused by a ________.

Genital herpes causes an initial outbreak of lesions, but then the virus moves to a bundle of nerves at the base of the spine. The virus remains there in which of the following states?

Which of the following organs acts as a filter to eliminate unwanted small molecules from the blood while maintaining plasma electrolytes and blood pH in the normal physiological range?

Which of the following is considered part of the lower urinary tract?

Flank pain, mid-back pain and tenderness, nausea, fever, and symptoms of a lower urinary tract infection can be symptoms of which of ________________________?

Which of the following is true about candidiasis, commonly called a yeast infection?