Microbiology and Mycology

Question 1

What protein does the body makes to fight off invaders?

Answer 1

Antibodies

Question 2

What foreign substance that creates an immune response?

Answer 2

Antigen

Question 3

What does ELISA stand for?

Answer 3

ELISA stands for Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay

Question 4

How many ELISA tests can be named?

Answer 4

Heart worm, Giardia, FELV, FIV, Lepto, Parvo, CPL, FPL

Question 5

Which ELISA tests are run on feces?

Answer 5

Giardia, Parvo

Question 6

Which ELISA tests are run on blood?

Answer 6

Heat worm, FELV, FIV, ProBNP

Question 7

What does DTM stand for?

Answer 7

Dermatophyte Test Medium

Question 8

What does DTM test for?

Answer 8

Ring worm

Question 9

How should a DTM test be incubated?

Answer 9

With the lid closed loosely, room temperature, and in a dark space.

Question 10

What is the scientific name of ringworm?

Answer 10

Micosporum Canis

Question 11

What is ring worm?

Answer 11

A fungus

Question 12

At what temperature should fungal cultures be incubated?

Answer 12

Room Temperature

Question 13

How is rabies is spread by contact with an infected animal’s?

Answer 13

By the saliva

Question 14

What is the recommended test media for culture and sensitivity testing?

Answer 14

Mueller-Hinton

Question 15

The veterinarian suspects that a patient has ringworm. What scanning test will she perform to get fast, preliminary results?

Answer 15

The wood’s lamp exam

Question 16

What does the gram staining determine?

Answer 16

Which antibiotics will be effective against a particular bacterium.

Question 17

What stain is often needed to prepare fungal culture stains and can also be used for cellophane tape preparation of external lesions?

Answer 17

Lactophenol cotton blue

Question 18

An animal that lacks resistance to a disease is said to be what?

Answer 18

Susceptible

Question 19

What disease that is contracted while in a hospital or hospital-like setting is classified as?

Answer 19

Nosocomial

Question 20

Define Immunology:

Answer 20

Immunology is the study of the body’s defenses against pathogens.

Question 21

What type of immunity is building up immunity to a virus through repeated vaccination?

Answer 21

Active

Question 22

How can fungi can be differentiated based on what?

Answer 22

Fungi can be differentiated based on their hyphae and the presence of spores.

Question 23

How many hours should samples be used for histopathology must be sectioned so the fixative can penetrate the entire tissue within?

Answer 23

24-48 hours.

Question 24

Which viral disease requires a sample of brain tissue to diagnose?

Answer 24

Rabies

Question 25

Which viral disease attacks the lining of the intestine, causing severe vomiting, diarrhea, and dehydration?

Answer 25

Parvovirus

Question 26

Which of the following is a whip-like tail appendage on a bacterium?

Answer 26

Flagella

Question 27

Which fungus is responsible for the majority of ear infections in animals?

Answer 27

Malassezia

Question 28

What fungal diseases is called Valley Fever?

Answer 28

Coccidoidomycosis

Question 29

Which of the following is not a type of autoimmune disease?

Answer 29

Distemper

Question 30

A tease mount is used to identify?

Answer 30

A fungus

Question 31

Which viral disease is known to cause lymphoma?

Answer 31

Feline leukemia

Question 32

What is Microbiology and what are the three methods of sample collection?

Answer 32

The study Microbes Several methods of sample collection are swabbing, scraping, and aspiration.

Question 33

What is the common infection and what is caused by?

Answer 33

The most common infection is kennel cough, which is an infectious respiratory disease. Kennel cough is commonly caused by the bacteria bordetella bronchiseptica.

Question 34

What is the most prolific form of life on earth?

Answer 34

Bacteria

Question 35

What is Cytology? And what are the three common cytology samples?

Answer 35

Cytology is the study of cells and the three common cytology samples are fine needle aspirate, impression smear, and smear.