2. Topic 1: Upper Respiratory Tract
$100 Question
Which antibodies in tears, saliva, and mucus
help protect mucosal surfaces from many
pathogens?
a. IgD
b. IgA
c. IgG
d. IgM
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3. Topic 1: Upper Respiratory Tract
$100 Answer
Which antibodies in tears, saliva, and mucus
help protect mucosal surfaces from many
pathogens?
a. IgD
b. IgA
c. IgG
d. IgM
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4. Topic 1: Upper Respiratory Tract
$200 Question
The MOST threatening infectious disease of
the upper respiratory tract is
a. epiglottitis.
b. pharyngitis.
c. laryngitis.
d. sinusitis.
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5. Topic 1: Upper Respiratory Tract
$200 Answer
The MOST threatening infectious disease of
the upper respiratory tract is
a. epiglottitis.
b. pharyngitis.
c. laryngitis.
d. sinusitis.
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6. Topic 1: Upper Respiratory Tract
$300 Question
In the diagnosis of streptococcal pharyngitis,
enzyme immunoassay (EIA) tests have generally
replaced
a. latex indirect agglutination tests.
b. Gram staining.
c. culturing.
d. coagulase tests.
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7. Topic 1: Upper Respiratory Tract
$300 Answer
In the diagnosis of streptococcal pharyngitis,
enzyme immunoassay (EIA) tests have generally
replaced
a. latex indirect agglutination tests.
b. Gram staining.
c. culturing.
d. coagulase tests.
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8. Topic 1: Upper Respiratory Tract
$400 Question
Which disease is caused by the erythrogenic
toxin produced by Streptococcus pyogenes
(which is lysogenized by a bacteriophage)?
a. scarlet fever
b. Q fever
c. puerperal fever
d. rheumatic fever
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9. Topic 1: Upper Respiratory Tract
$400 Answer
Which disease is caused by the erythrogenic
toxin produced by Streptococcus pyogenes
(which is lysogenized by a bacteriophage)?
a. scarlet fever
b. Q fever
c. puerperal fever
d. rheumatic fever
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10. Topic 1: Upper Respiratory Tract
$500 Question
Which disease forms a tough grayish membrane
in the throat?
a. scarlet fever
b. psittacosis
c. Q fever
d. diphtheria
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11. Topic 1: Upper Respiratory Tract
$500 Answer
Which disease forms a tough grayish membrane
in the throat?
a. scarlet fever
b. psittacosis
c. Q fever
d. diphtheria
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12. Topic 2: Lower Respiratory Tract
$100 Question
What is the etiological agent for the disease that
has catarrhal, paroxysmal, and convalescence
stages?
a. Haemophilus influenzae
b. Streptococcus pyogenes
c. Burkholderia pseudomallei
d. Bordetella pertussis
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13. Topic 2: Lower Respiratory Tract
$100 Answer
What is the etiological agent for the disease that
has catarrhal, paroxysmal, and convalescence
stages?
a. Haemophilus influenzae
b. Streptococcus pyogenes
c. Burkholderia pseudomallei
d. Bordetella pertussis
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14. Topic 2: Lower Respiratory Tract
$200 Question
Walking pneumonia is caused by
a. Legionella pneumophila.
b. Chlamydophila pneumoniae.
c. Mycoplasma pneumoniae.
d. Streptococcus pneumoniae.
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15. Topic 2: Lower Respiratory Tract
$200 Answer
Walking pneumonia is caused by
a. Legionella pneumophila.
b. Chlamydophila pneumoniae.
c. Mycoplasma pneumoniae.
d. Streptococcus pneumoniae.
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16. Topic 2: Lower Respiratory Tract
$300 Question
Which of the following is/are NOT considered part
of the lower respiratory system?
a. trachea
b. larynx
c. pharynx
d. bronchial tubes
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17. Topic 2: Lower Respiratory Tract
$300 Answer
Which of the following is/are NOT considered part
of the lower respiratory system?
a. trachea
b. larynx
c. pharynx
d. bronchial tubes
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18. Topic 2: Lower Respiratory Tract
$400 Question
Which intracellular bacterium is the cause of Q
fever?
a. Burkholderia pseudomallei
b. Rickettsia rickettsii
c. Legionella pneumophila
d. Coxiella burnetii
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19. Topic 2: Lower Respiratory Tract
$400 Answer
Which intracellular bacterium is the cause of Q
fever?
a. Burkholderia pseudomallei
b. Rickettsia rickettsii
c. Legionella pneumophila
d. Coxiella burnetii
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20. Topic 2: Lower Respiratory Tract
$500 Question
Which disease can be identified by the presence
of elementary bodies inside host cells?
a. psittacosis
b. Pontiac fever
c. melioidosis
d. legionellosis
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21. Topic 2: Lower Respiratory Tract
$500 Answer
Which disease can be identified by the presence
of elementary bodies inside host cells?
a. psittacosis
b. Pontiac fever
c. melioidosis
d. legionellosis
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22. Topic 3: Bacteria
$100 Question
Typical pneumonia is caused by which
bacterium?
a. Haemophilus influenzae
b. Streptococcus pneumoniae
c. Mycoplasma pneumoniae
d. Legionella pneumophila
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23. Topic 3: Bacteria
$100 Answer
Typical pneumonia is caused by which
bacterium?
a. Haemophilus influenzae
b. Streptococcus pneumoniae
c. Mycoplasma pneumoniae
d. Legionella pneumophila
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24. Topic 3: Bacteria
$200 Question
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of
tuberculosis?
a. Infections result in 2 million deaths annually.
b. Calcified lesions form in the lungs.
c. The disease was once known as
consumption.
d. It is not transmitted person-to-person.
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25. Topic 3: Bacteria
$200 Answer
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of
tuberculosis?
a. Infections result in 2 million deaths annually.
b. Calcified lesions form in the lungs.
c. The disease was once known as
consumption.
d. It is not transmitted person-to-person.
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26. Topic 3: Bacteria
$300 Question
Which disease is caused by a bacterium without
a cell wall?
a. pneumococcal pneumonia
b. mycoplasmal pneumonia
c. legionellosis
d. psittacosis
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27. Topic 3: Bacteria
$300 Answer
Which disease is caused by a bacterium without
a cell wall?
a. pneumococcal pneumonia
b. mycoplasmal pneumonia
c. legionellosis
d. psittacosis
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28. Topic 3: Bacteria
$400 Question
Which of the following is the cause of
melioidosis?
a. Burkholderia pseudomallei
b. Chlamydophila pneumoniae
c. Coxiella burnetii
d. Chlamydophila psittaci
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29. Topic 3: Bacteria
$400 Answer
Which of the following is the cause of
melioidosis?
a. Burkholderia pseudomallei
b. Chlamydophila pneumoniae
c. Coxiella burnetii
d. Chlamydophila psittaci
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30. Topic 3: Bacteria
$500 Question
Of the following, what would be the MOST likely
mode of transmission of Legionella pneumophila?
a. person-to-person
b. drinking unpasteurized milk
c. aerosolized water droplets
d. skin contact with a contaminated surface
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31. Topic 3: Bacteria
$500 Answer
Of the following, what would be the MOST likely
mode of transmission of Legionella pneumophila?
a. person-to-person
b. drinking unpasteurized milk
c. aerosolized water droplets
d. skin contact with a contaminated surface
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32. Topic 4: Viruses
$100 Question
In influenza viruses, minor annual variations in
the antigenic makeup are called
a. antigenic drift.
b. antigenic shift.
c. mutation.
d. recombination.
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33. Topic 4: Viruses
$100 Answer
In influenza viruses, minor annual variations in
the antigenic makeup are called
a. antigenic drift.
b. antigenic shift.
c. mutation.
d. recombination.
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34. Topic 4: Viruses
$200 Question
Which virus infects virtually ALL children by
age 2?
a. coronavirus
b. respiratory syncytial virus
c. rhinovirus
d. Influenzavirus
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35. Topic 4: Viruses
$200 Answer
Which virus infects virtually ALL children by
age 2?
a. coronavirus
b. respiratory syncytial virus
c. rhinovirus
d. Influenzavirus
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36. Topic 4: Viruses
$300 Question
Currently, the influenza viruses used for
manufacturing vaccines are grown in
a. Petri dishes.
b. cell cultures.
c. egg embryos.
d. test-tube slants.
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37. Topic 4: Viruses
$300 Answer
Currently, the influenza viruses used for
manufacturing vaccines are grown in
a. Petri dishes.
b. cell cultures.
c. egg embryos.
d. test-tube slants.
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38. Topic 4: Viruses
$400 Question
What virus FIRST emerged in Asia in 2003?
a. MERS
b. RSV
c. SARS
d. H1N1 flu
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39. Topic 4: Viruses
$400 Answer
What virus FIRST emerged in Asia in 2003?
a. MERS
b. RSV
c. SARS
d. H1N1 flu
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40. Topic 4: Viruses
$500 Question
________ allow(s) the influenza virus to
recognize and attach to body cells before
infecting them.
a. NA spikes
b. HA spikes
c. The lipid bilayer
d. The protein coat
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41. Topic 4: Viruses
$500 Answer
________ allow(s) the influenza virus to
recognize and attach to body cells before
infecting them.
a. NA spikes
b. HA spikes
c. The lipid bilayer
d. The protein coat
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42. Topic 5: Fungi
$100 Question
Several serious fungal infections affect the lower
respiratory system mainly because fungi
a. are dimorphic.
b. are opportunistic.
c. produce airborne spores.
d. produce toxic proteins.
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43. Topic 5: Fungi
$100 Answer
Several serious fungal infections affect the lower
respiratory system mainly because fungi
a. are dimorphic.
b. are opportunistic.
c. produce airborne spores.
d. produce toxic proteins.
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44. Topic 5: Fungi
$200 Question
In which of these diseases do bird droppings
provide nutrients, especially nitrogen, to the
fungus?
a. histoplasmosis
b. Pneumocystis pneumonia
c. coccidioidomycosis
d. aspergillosis
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45. Topic 5: Fungi
$200 Answer
In which of these diseases do bird droppings
provide nutrients, especially nitrogen, to the
fungus?
a. histoplasmosis
b. Pneumocystis pneumonia
c. coccidioidomycosis
d. aspergillosis
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46. Topic 5: Fungi
$300 Question
Which fungal pulmonary disease is also known as
Valley fever or San Joaquin fever?
a. aspergillosis
b. coccidioidomycosis
c. Pneumocystis pneumonia
d. histoplasmosis
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47. Topic 5: Fungi
$300 Answer
Which fungal pulmonary disease is also known as
Valley fever or San Joaquin fever?
a. aspergillosis
b. coccidioidomycosis
c. Pneumocystis pneumonia
d. histoplasmosis
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48. Topic 5: Fungi
$400 Question
Which fungus commonly causes cutaneous
ulcers and can cause extensive abscess
formation and tissue destruction?
a. Pneumocystis jirovecii
b. Histoplasma capsulatum
c. Coccidioides immitis
d. Blastomyces dermatitidis
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49. Topic 5: Fungi
$400 Answer
Which fungus commonly causes cutaneous
ulcers and can cause extensive abscess
formation and tissue destruction?
a. Pneumocystis jirovecii
b. Histoplasma capsulatum
c. Coccidioides immitis
d. Blastomyces dermatitidis
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50. Topic 5: Fungi
$500 Question
In Pneumocystis pneumonia, the rupture of a cyst
results in the development of
a. trophozoites.
b. merozoites.
c. sporozoites.
d. endospores.
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51. Topic 5: Fungi
$500 Answer
In Pneumocystis pneumonia, the rupture of a cyst
results in the development of
a. trophozoites.
b. merozoites.
c. sporozoites.
d. endospores.
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52. FINAL ROUND Question
The mycolic acids of the cell wall are an important
factor in the pathogenicity of the organisms that
cause
a. influenza.
b. diphtheria.
c. pertussis.
d. tuberculosis.
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53. FINAL ROUND Answer
The mycolic acids of the cell wall are an important
factor in the pathogenicity of the organisms that
cause
a. influenza.
b. diphtheria.
c. pertussis.
d. tuberculosis.
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