DISEASES QUIZ

DISEASES QUIZ

 

1. Subacute bacterial endocarditis causing bacteria is :

a) Plylococcus                                                 b) Pneumococcus                    

c) β – hemolytic Streptococcus                         d) α – hemolytic streptococcus

 

2. Food poisoning caused by S.aureus is due the production of :

a) Hemolysin                                                    b) Enterotoxin              

c) Leukocidin                                                   d) Endotoxin

 

3. The most severe and extensive form of leprosy is :

a) Tuberculoid                                     b) Lepromatous                       

c) Dimorphous                                     d) Indeterminate

 

4. The most important therapy for cholera is :

a) Use of streptomycin                                       b) water and electrolyte replacement                

c) Use of antitoxin                                             d) Use of sulfonamide

 

5. Rabies virus is rapidly destroyed by :

a) Ultra violet radiation                                        b) At 4 0 C temperature                      

c) Phenol                                                          d) Sulfadiazine

 

6. The organ exhibiting sing of mumps is :

a) Parotid glands                                               b) Ovary                     

c) Mamary glands                                             d) Testes

 

7. The incubation period of viral hepatitis type A is:

a) 60 – 90 days                                                b) 15 – 50 days                       

c) 5 – 10 days                                                  d) 2 – 5 days

 

8. The largest and most complex of all animal viruses are :

a) Arboviruses                                                   b) Picornaviruses                     

c) Poxviruses                                                    d) Herpes viruses

 

9. Candida albicans is the etiologic agents of :

a) Valley fever                                        b) Desert fever                        

c) Desert rheumatisum                          d) Thrush

 

10. Malarial relapses occurring within the first 2 – 3 years are due to :

a) P. Falciparum                                               b) P. vivax                   

c) P. malariae                                                   d) P. Berghei

 

11. The usual sites for human tapeworms are :

a) Gall bladder and pancreatic duct                   b) Ileum and jejunum

c) Pylorus and pancreatic duct                         d) Appendix and caecum

 

12. The most common extra intestinal site for amoebiasis is the :

a) Lung                                                             b) Brian                       

c) Liver                                                             d) Spleen

 

13. The primary lesion of syphilis is called :

a) Granulomas                                                  b) Chancre                  

c) Condylomas                                                 d) None of the above

 

14. The major cause of meningitis in children under 4 years of age is :

a) Potent exotoxin on a variety of tissues

b) Causing bacteremia

c) Infective endocarditis

d) None of the above

 

15. The major cause of meningitis in children under 4 years of age is :

a) Mycobacterium leprae                                   b) Hemophilus influenzae

c) Chlamydia trachomatis                                  d) None of the above

 

16. Hansen’s disease, a severely disfiguring skin disease is caused by :

a) Staphylococcus epidermis                             b) Mycobacterium leprae

c) Neisseria gonorrhoeae                                  d) None of the above

 

17. The presence of becteria in blood is called.

a) Bacteremia                                                   b) Bacterial meningitis              

c) Infections mononucleosis                               d) None of the above

 

18. Inanimate objects that harbour and transmit pathogens are called :

a) Vectors                                                        b) Carriers                               

c) Formites                                                       d) None of the above

 

 

 

Answers :

 

1. d                  2. b                  3. b                  4. b                  5. a

6. a                  7. b                  8. c                  9. d                  10. b

11. b                12. c                13. b                14. a                15. b

16. b                17. a                18. c