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ch. 9-12
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
04/15/2007

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Streptococcus pyogenes produces a protein that, anchored in the cell wall and cell membrane, allows the bacterial cells to adhere firmly to the pharyngeal tissue. this protein is called
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M protein
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Streptococcus pyogenes is an
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beta-hemolytic streptococcus
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A one year old female was hospitalized with fever, lethargy and rash. Gram- negative, oxidase-positive cocci were cultured from her cerebrospinal fluid. Her symptoms were caused by
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Neisseria meningitidis
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A Corynebacterium diphtheria infection is characterized by
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pseudomembrane formation in the respiratory tract
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Erythrogenic toxin is
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produced by Streptococcus pyogenes and damages the capillaries
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The erythorgenic toxin expressed in strains of streptococcus pyogenes is responsible for
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the skin rash
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in some cases of meningococcal meningitis, hemorrhagic lesion form in the adrenal glands, causing hormonal imbalance. this condition is called
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waterhous-friderichson syndrome
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nosocomial infections are those that
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are usually acquired in the hospital
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all the following are possible methods of transmission for Q fever except
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consuming contaminated meat
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all of the following are bacterial disease of the lower respiratory tract except
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whooping cough- pertussis
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legionnaires disease is caused by a
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gram negative rod
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cases of psittacosis may be acquired by
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contact with infected parrots or parakeets
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which of the following is not a symptoms of lethal pneumonia
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increased elimination of carbon dioxide
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what is the agent of primary atypical pneumonia
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mycoplasma pneumoniae
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legionnarie's disease linked to which bacteria
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accumulate in standing water
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Q fever
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A rickettsial disease associated with livestock animals
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penicillin is useless for mycoplasma pneumonia bc
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no cell wall
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doesnt produce a toxin
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mycobacterium tuberculosis
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a patient has fever, difficulty breathing chest pains and fluid in the alveoli. gram pos. cocci were isolated from the sputum.
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pneumococccal pneumonia
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the toxins produced by clostridium tetani
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induces uncontrolled contractions of the muscles
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symptoms of tetanus are due to
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clostridial neurotoxin
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yersiana pestis
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a gram-negative rod with bipolar staining
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primary mode of transmission for rocky mnt. fever is
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bite of an infected tick
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