Final - Chapter 23

Question 1

Septicemia

Answer 1

presence and persistance of bacteria or their toxins in the blood.

Question 2

Sepsis

Answer 2

systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS). The release of mediators of inflammation into the blood stream, but site of infection is not always the blood.

Question 3

Lymphnagitis

Answer 3

seen along with sepsis and septicemia. Inflammed lymph vessels that show up as red streaks.

Question 4

Causes of sepsis

Answer 4

• Pseudomonas
• Staph
• Catheters
• surgical wounds

Question 5

Cause of Puerperal sepsis

Answer 5

S. pyogenes

Question 6

What is pueperal sepsis

Answer 6

infection of the uterus as a result of childbirth or abortion

Question 7

Subacute bacterial endocarditis is caused by

Answer 7

• Alpha-hemolytic streptococci

Question 8

Subacute bacterial endocarditis is characterized by

Answer 8

fever, general weakness and heart murmur.

Question 9

Acute bacterial endocarditis is caused by

Answer 9

S. aureus

Question 10

Acute bacterial endocarditis can be

Answer 10

fatal if untreated

Question 11

Pericarditis is caused by

Answer 11

streptococci

Question 12

Rheumatic fever is caused by

Answer 12

S. pyogenes

Question 13

Subcutaneous nodules are a symptom of

Answer 13

Rheumatic fever

Question 14

Rheumatic fever is treated with

Answer 14

penicillin

Question 15

anthrax was discovered by

Answer 15

Robert Koch

Question 16

The protective antigen of anthrax does what?

Answer 16

binds toxins to their target and permits their entry

Question 17

The lethal toxin of anthrax does what?

Answer 17

targets and kills macrophages

Question 18

Bacillus anthracis is found in

Answer 18

soil

Question 19

Gangrene is

Answer 19

the death of soft tissue resulting from a loss of blood supply

Question 20

The blackening of overlying skin in gangrene is produced by

Answer 20

Hylauronidase exoenzyme

Question 21

oozing of a fluid containing blood cells is a symptom of

Answer 21

gangrene

Question 22

Spotted fever is like measles except

Answer 22

the rash also appears on the palms and soles of feet

Question 23

Burkitts Lymphoma is caused by

Answer 23

HHV-4 (Epstein Barr Virus)

Question 24

A fast growing tumour of the jaw is a symptom of

Answer 24

burkitts lymphoma

Question 25

Cause of mono

Answer 25

HHV-4 (Epstein Barr virus)

Question 26

Cause of malaria

Answer 26

Plasmodium vivax

Question 27

what is the drug of choice for malaria

Answer 27

doxycycline or chloroquine

Question 28

what is a characteristic of malaria

Answer 28

cyclical fever