18-19 Flashcards
(21 cards)
T/F - The most common cause of gas gangrene also causes a type of food poisoning
true
T/F - All human warts are caused by a virus in the genus papillomavirus
true
T/F - West Nile virus is most commonly transmitted by tick bite
false
T/F - Tuberculosis and Hansen disease (leprosy) are caused by Mycoplasma spp.
false
T/F - Genital warts can become malignant
true
T/F - a-Hemolytic streptococci of oral origin and Staphylococcus epidermidis are common causes of subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE)
true
T/F - Haemophilus influenzae is the most common cause of influenza
false
T/F - Gangrene is always caused by a bacterium
false
T/F - Epstein - Barr virus is a type of herpes virus
true
T/F - Streptococcus agalactiae is a frequent cause of neonatal miningitis
true
T/F - some cases of genital herpes are caused by the same virus that causes cold sores
true
T/F - Trachoma, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and ehrlichiosis are all caused by obligate intracellular pathogens
true
T/F - Botulism, gas gangrene, and tetanus are all caused by Clostridium spp.
true
T/F - Diseases caused by Mycobacterium spp. are referred to as mycoses
false
T/F - Koplik spots are a sign of smallpox
false
T/F - Smallpox virus, monkeypox virus, and chickenpox virus are all members of the genus Orthopoxvirus
false
T/F - Chickenpox and shingles are caused by the same virus
true
T/F - It is possible for scarlet fever and toxic shock syndrome to be caused by the same pathogen
true
T/F - Epstein-Barr virus is associated with several types of cancer
true
T/F - Mumps is a rather mild disease, without any serious complications
false
T/F - Smallpox is considered a pox virus.
false
