Microbiology Fortis Final
cerebrospinal - CORRECT ANSWER-as means of diagnosing bacterial
meningitis, a procedure known as spinal tap is performed. In this procedure ?
fluid is removed.
petechiae - CORRECT ANSWER-small subcutaneous hemorrhages called ? are
sometimes present in cases of meningitis?
prions - CORRECT ANSWER-infectious proteins called ____ cause diseases
such as CJD and mad cow disease.
flaccid - CORRECT ANSWER-the neurotoxins of Clostridium botulinum produce
? paralysis by preventing muscle contraction.
acetylcholine - CORRECT ANSWER-the binding of the neurotransmitter ? to its
receptors on muscle cells causes a muscle to contract.
meningitis - CORRECT ANSWER-symptoms include painful or stiff neck, fever,
nausea and vomiting. mistaken for the flu. photophobia may be noted.
lumbar puncture - CORRECT ANSWER-what procedure is performed whenever
meningitis is suspected?
streptococcus pneumoniae - CORRECT ANSWER-diagnosis of meningitis, gram
stain shows gram positive with cocci in pairs. what is organism?
vaccination with Pneumovax - CORRECT ANSWER-what is the prevention for
streptococcus pneumoniae?
vancomycin & ceftriaxone - CORRECT ANSWER-anibiotics used to treat
streptococcus pneumoine?
, no antibiotic therapy - CORRECT ANSWER-best antibiotic for equine
encephalitis?
70% mortality rate - CORRECT ANSWER-what is mortality rate for equine
encephalitis?
fecal-oral - CORRECT ANSWER-what is the transmission of the polio virus?
pain control and mechanical ventilation - CORRECT ANSWER-what is the best
treatment for polio?
Enterovirus picornaviridae - CORRECT ANSWER-what is the causative agent for
polio?
neurotropic - CORRECT ANSWER-distinct symptom of polio
bulbar poliomyelitis - CORRECT ANSWER-only affects motor nerves, not
sensory nerves, so patient can feel the pain.
less than one year post diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER-patients live with
Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease?
exposure in birth canal - CORRECT ANSWER-neonatal meningitis is most
commonly transmitted by?
Streptococcus agalactiae - CORRECT ANSWER-leading cause of meningitis in
newborns?
vector control - CORRECT ANSWER-The best defense against arborviruses
Cryptococcus neoformans - CORRECT ANSWER-common cause of meningitis
in AIDS patients and can be found in bird droppings
blood-brain barrier - CORRECT ANSWER-the brain defense that restricts
substances from entering the brain by the vascular system?
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