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Chapter 22: Microbial Diseases of the Nervous System

The Nervous System

Bacterial Diseases

Fungal and Protozoan Diseases

Viral Diseases

Prion Diseases

FINAL ROUND

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Topic 1: The Nervous System $100 Question

In the brain, cerebrospinal fluid flows through the

a. dura mater.b. subarachnoid space. c. arachnoid mater.d. pia mater.

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Topic 1: The Nervous System $100 Answer

In the brain, cerebrospinal fluid flows through the

a. dura mater.b. subarachnoid space. c. arachnoid mater.d. pia mater.

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Topic 1: The Nervous System $200 Question

What is the order of the layer of meninges fromthe innermost to the outermost?

a. arachnoid mater, dura mater, pia materb. dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia materc. pia mater, dura mater, arachnoid materd. pia mater, arachnoid mater, dura mater

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Topic 1: The Nervous System $200 Answer

What is the order of the layer of meninges fromthe innermost to the outermost?

a. arachnoid mater, dura mater, pia materb. dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia materc. pia mater, dura mater, arachnoid materd. pia mater, arachnoid mater, dura mater

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Topic 1: The Nervous System $300 Question

Inflammation of the brain is called

a. meningitis.b. encephalitis.c. neuritis.d. hydrocephalus.

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Inflammation of the brain is called

a. meningitis.b. encephalitis.c. neuritis.d. hydrocephalus.

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Topic 1: The Nervous System $400 Question

Drugs can cross the blood–brain barrier ONLY ifthey are

a. large-molecular-weight molecules.b. small-molecular-weight molecules.c. water-soluble.d. lipid-soluble.

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Topic 1: The Nervous System $400 Answer

Drugs can cross the blood–brain barrier ONLY ifthey are

a. large-molecular-weight molecules.b. small-molecular-weight molecules.c. water-soluble.d. lipid-soluble.

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Topic 1: The Nervous System $500 Question

Bacteria can grow well in cerebrospinal fluidbecause it has low levels of circulatingantibodies and

a. water.b. glucose.c. complement.d. sodium.

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Topic 1: The Nervous System $500 Answer

Bacteria can grow well in cerebrospinal fluidbecause it has low levels of circulatingantibodies and

a. water.b. glucose.c. complement.d. sodium.

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Topic 2: Bacterial Diseases $100 Question

Which type of meningitis is also a frequent cause of pneumonia?

a. meningococcal meningitisb. pneumococcal meningitisc. listeriosisd. Haemophilus influenzae meningitis

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Topic 2: Bacterial Diseases $100 Answer

Which type of meningitis is also a frequent cause of pneumonia?

a. meningococcal meningitisb. pneumococcal meningitisc. listeriosisd. Haemophilus influenzae meningitis

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Topic 2: Bacterial Diseases $200 Question

The symptoms of tetanus are caused by a(n)

a. neurotoxin.b. leukocidin.c. hemolysin.d. endotoxin.

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Topic 2: Bacterial Diseases $200 Answer

The symptoms of tetanus are caused by a(n)

a. neurotoxin.b. leukocidin.c. hemolysin.d. endotoxin.

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Topic 2: Bacterial Diseases $300 Question

Which bacterium is known to cause stillbirth and neurological disease in animals?

a. Listeria monocytogenes b. Streptococcus pneumoniaec. Clostridium botulinumd. Haemophilus influenzae

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Topic 2: Bacterial Diseases $300 Answer

Which bacterium is known to cause stillbirth and neurological disease in animals?

a. Listeria monocytogenes b. Streptococcus pneumoniaec. Clostridium botulinumd. Haemophilus influenzae

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Topic 2: Bacterial Diseases $400 Question

Which of the following would be a symptom of botulism?

a. disfiguring nodules on the skinb. lockjawc. flaccid paralysisd. sepsis

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Topic 2: Bacterial Diseases $400 Answer

Which of the following would be a symptom of botulism?

a. disfiguring nodules on the skinb. lockjawc. flaccid paralysisd. sepsis

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Topic 2: Bacterial Diseases $500 Question

Which of the following statements aboutMycobacterium leprae is FALSE?

a. It has an optimum growth temperature of 37°C.

b. It has a generation time of 12 days.c. It has never been grown on artificial media.d. It grows in the peripheral nervous system.

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Topic 2: Bacterial Diseases $500 Answer

Which of the following statements aboutMycobacterium leprae is FALSE?

a. It has an optimum growth temperature of 37°C.

b. It has a generation time of 12 days.c. It has never been grown on artificial media.d. It grows in the peripheral nervous system.

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Topic 3: Fungal and Protozoan Diseases $100 Question

Trypanosoma brucei is transmitted by

a. tsetse flies.b. body lice.c. houseflies.d. head lice.

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Topic 3: Fungal and Protozoan Diseases $100 Answer

Trypanosoma brucei is transmitted by

a. tsetse flies.b. body lice.c. houseflies.d. head lice.

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Topic 3: Fungal and Protozoan Diseases $200 Question

Which organism is highly fatal in immunocompromised patients and is transmitted by the inhalation of dried bird droppings?

a. Trypanosoma bruceib. Naegleria fowleric. Listeria monocytogenesd. Cryptococcus neoformans

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Topic 3: Fungal and Protozoan Diseases $200 Answer

Which organism is highly fatal in immunocompromised patients and is transmitted by the inhalation of dried bird droppings?

a. Trypanosoma bruceib. Naegleria fowleric. Listeria monocytogenesd. Cryptococcus neoformans

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Topic 3: Fungal and Protozoan Diseases $300 Question

Trypanosomiasis is also known as

a. amebic meningoencephalitis.b. mad cow disease.c. sleeping sickness.d. lockjaw.

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Topic 3: Fungal and Protozoan Diseases $300 Answer

Trypanosomiasis is also known as

a. amebic meningoencephalitis.b. mad cow disease.c. sleeping sickness.d. lockjaw.

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Topic 3: Fungal and Protozoan Diseases $400 Question

Which organism is widespread in freshwater and feeds on brain tissue?

a. Cryptococcus neoformansb. Acanthamoebac. Naegleria fowlerid. Trypanosoma brucei

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Topic 3: Fungal and Protozoan Diseases $400 Answer

Which organism is widespread in freshwater and feeds on brain tissue?

a. Cryptococcus neoformansb. Acanthamoebac. Naegleria fowlerid. Trypanosoma brucei

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Topic 3: Fungal and Protozoan Diseases $500 Question

Granulomatous amebic encephalitis is caused by

a. Acanthamoeba.b. Naegleria fowleri.c. Trypansoma brucei.d. Cryptococcus neoformans.

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Topic 3: Fungal and Protozoan Diseases $500 Answer

Granulomatous amebic encephalitis is caused by

a. Acanthamoeba.b. Naegleria fowleri.c. Trypansoma brucei.d. Cryptococcus neoformans.

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Topic 4: Prion Diseases $100 Question

Which of the following diseases is caused by aprion?

a. rabiesb. Creutzfeldt-Jakob diseasec. poliod. wound botulism

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Topic 4: Prion Diseases $100 Answer

Which of the following diseases is caused by aprion?

a. rabiesb. Creutzfeldt-Jakob diseasec. poliod. wound botulism

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Topic 4: Prion Diseases $200 Question

A prion is a(n)

a. abnormally folded protein.b. protein subunit.c. form of a bacterium.d. viral particle.

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Topic 4: Prion Diseases $200 Answer

A prion is a(n)

a. abnormally folded protein.b. protein subunit.c. form of a bacterium.d. viral particle.

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Topic 4: Prion Diseases $300 Question

The prion disease associated with cannibalism is

a. sheep scrapie.b. kuru.c. mad cow disease.d. chronic wasting disease.

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Topic 4: Prion Diseases $300 Answer

The prion disease associated with cannibalism is

a. sheep scrapie.b. kuru.c. mad cow disease.d. chronic wasting disease.

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Topic 4: Prion Diseases $400 Question

One hypothesis on the origin of mad cow diseasein cattle concerns

a. cattle feed contaminated with scrapie.b. direct contact with animals infected with

scrapie.c. direct contact with other infected species.d. hormones in cattle feed.

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Topic 4: Prion Diseases $400 Answer

One hypothesis on the origin of mad cow diseasein cattle concerns

a. cattle feed contaminated with scrapie.b. direct contact with animals infected with

scrapie.c. direct contact with other infected species.d. hormones in cattle feed.

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Topic 4: Prion Diseases $500 Question

To sterilize instruments contaminated with prions, you should use

a. dry heat.b. routine autoclaving.c. UV light.d. a strong solution of sodium hydroxide.

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Topic 4: Prion Diseases $500 Answer

To sterilize instruments contaminated with prions, you should use

a. dry heat.b. routine autoclaving.c. UV light.d. a strong solution of sodium hydroxide.

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Topic 5: Viral Diseases $100 Question

Which disease has an incubation period that isusually long enough to allow immunity todevelop from postexposure vaccination?

a. poliob. rabies c. West Nile virusd. Japanese encephalitis

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Topic 5: Viral Diseases $100 Answer

Which disease has an incubation period that isusually long enough to allow immunity todevelop from postexposure vaccination?

a. poliob. rabies c. West Nile virusd. Japanese encephalitis

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Topic 5: Viral Diseases $200 Question

Which disease is transmitted via ingestion of contaminated water and can cause paralysis?

a. rabiesb. Japanese encephalitisc. West Nile encephalitisd. polio

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Topic 5: Viral Diseases $200 Answer

Which disease is transmitted via ingestion of contaminated water and can cause paralysis?

a. rabiesb. Japanese encephalitisc. West Nile encephalitisd. polio

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Topic 5: Viral Diseases $300 Question

What disease is closely related to and clinically indistinguishable from rabies?

a. eastern equine encephalitisb. West Nile virusc. poliod. European bat lyssavirus

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Topic 5: Viral Diseases $300 Answer

What disease is closely related to and clinically indistinguishable from rabies?

a. eastern equine encephalitisb. West Nile virusc. poliod. European bat lyssavirus

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Topic 5: Viral Diseases $400 Question

Which type of arboviral encephalitis was introduced to the United States in 1999 and is maintained in a bird-mosquito-bird cycle?

a. eastern equine encephalitisb. Japanese encephalitisc. West Nile virusd. California encephalitis

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Topic 5: Viral Diseases $400 Answer

Which type of arboviral encephalitis was introduced to the United States in 1999 and is maintained in a bird-mosquito-bird cycle?

a. eastern equine encephalitisb. Japanese encephalitisc. West Nile virusd. California encephalitis

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Topic 5: Viral Diseases $500 Question

In the United States, the MOST common cause of rabies in humans is from

a. raccoons.b. silver-haired bats.c. dogs.d. honey badgers.

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Topic 5: Viral Diseases $500 Answer

In the United States, the MOST common cause of rabies in humans is from

a. raccoons.b. silver-haired bats.c. dogs.d. honey badgers.

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FINAL ROUND Question

The Sabin polio vaccine is a(n)

a. conjugated vaccine.b. attenuated vaccine.c. toxoid vaccine.d. inactivated vaccine.

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FINAL ROUND Answer

The Sabin polio vaccine is a(n)

a. conjugated vaccine.b. attenuated vaccine.c. toxoid vaccine.d. inactivated vaccine.

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