Microbiology: Microbial Diseases of the Nervous System Flashcards

all of the following are true regarding African trypanosomiasis except

bacterial encephalitis and meningitis are difficult to treat because

all of the following organisms cause meningitis except

which of the following statements about neisseria meningitis is false

which of the following pairs is mismatched

all of the following organisms are correctly matched to the recommended treatment except

which of the following statements about leprosy is false

all of the following organisms are transmitted via the respiratory route except

the symptoms of tetanus are due to

a 30 year old woman was hospitalized after she experienced convulsions. On examination, she was alert and oriented and complained of a fever, headache, and stiff neck. Any of the following organisms could be responsible for her symptoms except

The most effective control of mosquito-borne disease is

Initial treatment of tetanus is an unimmunized person with a puncture wound is

Initial treatment for tetanus in a fully immunized person with a puncture wound is

the most common route of central nervous system invasion of pathogens is through

the prodromal (pre-acute disease stage) symptoms of bacterial meningitis is/are

a pathologist detects Negri bodies while examining a brain section taken at autopsy. what was the cause of death

encephalitis is more common in the summer months because

a 30 year old woman was hospitalized after she experienced convulsions. On examination, she was alerted and oriented and complained of a fever, headache, and stiff neck. Which of the following is most likely to provide rapid identification of the cause of her symptoms

Each of the following is caused by prions except

Arboviruses cause____ and are transmitted by ____

Naegleria fowleri meningoencephalitis is commonly acquired by

which of the following is treated with antibiotics

which of the following is/are a free-living amoeba that can cause encephalitis

microscopic examination of cerebrospinal fluid reveals gram positive rods. What is the organism

On June 30, a 47 year old man was hospitalized with dizziness, blurred vision, slurred speech, difficulty swallowing, and nausea. Examination revealed facial paralysis. He reported eating home-caned green beans and stew containing roast beef and potatoes 24 hours before onset of symptoms. The patient should be treated with

vaccination is available for all of the following except

a one year old boy was listless, irritable, and sleepy. Capsulated gram negative rods were cultured from his cerebrospinal fluid. His symptoms were caused by

which of the following pairs is mismatched

all of the following microorganisms can directly cause meningitis except

which of the following vaccines can cause the disease it is designed to prevent

all of the following are true of poliomyelitis except

CSF contains high levels of complement and circulating antibodies to prevent infection of the brain and spinal cord

viral meningitis is much more common than bacterial meningitis and tends to cause a milder form of disease

lifelong immunity is conferred once an individual has had botulism and recovered

if a normal protein typically found on the surface of nervous tissue cells comes into contact with an abnormally folded protein, it can lead to prion-related disease

autopsy of a stillborn fetus reveals the cause of death to be meningitis. Cultures show the presence of a gram positive rod. The likely pathogen is haemophilus influenza

botulism and tetanus are caused by bacterial endospores commonly found in the soil

there is an antitoxin for botulism. Why, then, is the outcome of botulism often fatal?

advantages and disadvantages of the salk and sabin vaccines

transmission and etiology of meningococcal meningitis

viral meningitis

bacterial meningitis

haemophilus influenzae

Neisseria meningitis

streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis

listeriosis

tetanus

botulism

leprosy

rabies

African trypanosomiasis

creutzfeldt-jakob disease

kuru