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Which of the following are primarily zoonoses?
a. tularemia
b. salmonellosis
c. shigellosis f. bubonic plague
d. brucellosis
e. pasteurellosis
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- Which of the following represents a major difference between Salmonella and Shigella infections? a. mode of transmission b. likelihood of septicemia c. the portal of entry d. presence/absence of fever and diarrheaThe speciation of the genus Fusobacterium can be accomplished by a) pigment production b) bile hydrolysis lipase c) bile susceptibilityWhich of the following about Staphylococcus aureus is false?a) It is generally coagulase-positive.b) Its infectious dose is increased in the presence of foreign material.c) Some strains infecting wounds can cause toxic shock.d) Nasal carriers have an increased the risk of surgical wound infection.e) It is pyogenic.
- Which of the following is the cause of mycotoxicosis?a. Mucor b. Pneumocystisc. Aspergillus d. CryptococcusLyme disease is caused by the spirochete ,_________________which is carried and transmitted by the black-legged tick___________ ________________.(a) Yersinia pestis; Pulex irritans(b) Borrelia recurrentis; Musca domestica(c) Borrelia burgdorferi; Ixodes scapularis(d) Rickettsia akari; Aedes aegypti(e) Francisella tularensis; Culex pipienswhich of the following attributes is not common to the life and transmission cycles of parasitic flukes? a. They are transmitted by consuming inadequately cooked fish b. eggs are released in the feces c. fresh water snails are an intermediate host d. infection causes obstruction of the bile duct
- Which of the following statements about Pasteurella multocida is false?a) Infections generally respond to a penicillin.b) It can cause epidemics of fatal disease in domestic animals.c) It is commonly found in the mouths of biting animals, including humans.d) A vaccine is used to prevent P. multocida disease in people.e) Cat bites are more likely to result in P. multocida infections than dog bites.a. What one simple act could in time eradicate ascariasis?b. Hookworm?c. Beef tapeworm?Staphylococcus aureus can be responsible for all of the following conditions excepta) impetigo. b) food poisoning.c) toxic shock syndrome. d) scalded skin syndrome.e) athlete’s foot.
