Module 8: Common Microbes

Question 1

adenovirus

Answer 1

virus
pharyngitis
droplet, direct contact

Question 2

Epstein-Barr

Answer 2

virus
mononucleosis
contact with saliva

Question 3

hepatitis A

Answer 3

virus
hepatitis A
fecal-oral

Question 4

hepatitis B

Answer 4

virus
hepatitis B
bloodborne, sexual

Question 5

hepatitis C

Answer 5

virus
hepatitis C
bloodborne

Question 6

herpes simplex

Answer 6

virus
cold sores, genital herpes
contact with blister fluid, sexual

Question 7

human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

Answer 7

virus
AIDS
bloodborne, sexual

Question 8

human papillomavirus (HPV)

Answer 8

virus
genital warts
sexual

Question 9

influenza

Answer 9

virus
influenza
airborne, droplet

Question 10

measles

Answer 10

virus
measles
airborne, droplet

Question 11

molluscipoxvirus

Answer 11

virus
molluscum contagiosum warts
contact

Question 12

mumps

Answer 12

virus
mumps
airborne, droplet

Question 13

parvovirus

Answer 13

virus
fifth disease
droplet, bloodborne

Question 14

rabies

Answer 14

virus
rabies
vector (infected animal)

Question 15

rhinoviruses

Answer 15

virus
common cold
droplet, contact, fomites

Question 16

rotavirus

Answer 16

virus
rotavirus
fecal-oral

Question 17

rubella

Answer 17

virus
German measles
airborne, droplet

Question 18

varicella-zoster

Answer 18

virus
chickenpox, shingles
airborne, droplet, contact with blister fluid

Question 19

Variola major

Answer 19

virus
smallpox
contact, fomites

Question 20

Ascaris lumbricoides

Answer 20

parasite
roundworm
contact with contaminated soil

Question 21

Cimex parasites

Answer 21

parasite
bed bugs
contact with infested bedding or furniture

Question 22

Diphyllobothrium latum

Answer 22

parasite
tapeworm
foodborne (raw, infected fish)

Question 23

Enterobius vermicularis

Answer 23

parasite
pinworms
fecal-oral

Question 24

Pediculus humanus capitis

Answer 24

parasite
pediculosis (head lice)
contact with infested hair

Question 25

Phthirus pubis

Answer 25

parasite pubic lice ("crabs") contact with infested pubic hair

Question 26

Sarcoptes scabiei

Answer 26

parasite scabies contact

Question 27

Aspergillus fumigatus

Answer 27

fungi aspergillosis airborne

Question 28

Candida albicans

Answer 28

fungi candidiasis (thrush, vaginal yeast infection) overgrowth of normal flora, not usually sexual

Question 29

Cryptococcus neoformans

Answer 29

fungi cryptococcosis contact with poultry droppings

Question 30

Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton tonsurans (dermatophytes)

Answer 30

fungi ringworm contact

Question 31

Histoplasma capsulatum

Answer 31

fungi histoplasmosis airborne

Question 32

Pneumocystis jirovecii, Pneumocystis carinii

Answer 32

fungi pneumocystis pneumonia airborne

Question 33

Entamoeba histolytica

Answer 33

protozoa amebiasis fecal-oral

Question 34

Giardia intestinalis (Giardia lamblia)

Answer 34

protozoa giardiasis fecal-oral

Question 35

Plasmodium parasites

Answer 35

protozoa malaria vector (mosquito)

Question 36

Toxoplasma gondii

Answer 36

protozoa toxoplasmosis foodborne, vector (animal), transplacental (pregnant patient to fetus)

Question 37

Trichinella spiralis

Answer 37

protozoa trichinosis foodborne (undercooked pork)

Question 38

Trichomonas vaginalis

Answer 38

protozoa tichomoniasis sexual

Question 39

Bacillus anthracis

Answer 39

bacteria anthrax vector, contact with or eating undercooked meat from infected animals, spore inhalation

Question 40

Bordetella pertussis

Answer 40

bacteria whooping cough airborne

Question 41

Borrelia burgdorferi

Answer 41

bacteria lyme disease vector (tick)

Question 42

Campylobacter jejuni

Answer 42

bacteria food poisoning contaminated food and fluids

Question 43

Chlamydia trachomatis

Answer 43

bacteria chlamydia sexual

Question 44

Clostridium botulinum

Answer 44

bacteria botulism foodborne

Question 45

Clostridium difficile

Answer 45

bacteria colitis fecal-oral

Question 46

Clostridium perfringens

Answer 46

bacteria gas gangrene contact (wounds)

Question 47

Clostridium tetani

Answer 47

bacteria tetanus contact through a deep cut

Question 48

Corynebacterium diphtheriae

Answer 48

bacteria diphtheria droplet

Question 49

Escherichia coli

Answer 49

bacteria diarrhea foodborne

Question 50

Group B streptococcus

Answer 50

bacteria meningitis droplet

Question 51

Haemophilus influenzae

Answer 51

bacteria pneumonia, epiglottitis, meningitis droplet

Question 52

Helicobacter pylori

Answer 52

bacteria peptic ulcer disease fecal-oral, oral-anal, possibly others

Question 53

Legionella pneumophila

Answer 53

bacteria legionnaires' disease water aerosol

Question 54

Listeria monocytogenes

Answer 54

bacteria meningitis droplet

Question 55

Mycobacterium leprae

Answer 55

bacteria leprosy airborne, droplet

Question 56

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Answer 56

bacteria tuberculosis airborne, droplet

Question 57

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Answer 57

bacteria pneumonia droplet

Question 58

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Answer 58

bacteria gonorrhea sexual

Question 59

Neisseria meningitidis

Answer 59

bacteria meningitis droplet

Question 60

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Answer 60

bacteria "hot tub rash" contaminated water

Question 61

Rickettsia prowazekii

Answer 61

bacteria typhus vector (tick)

Question 62

Rickettsia rickettsii

Answer 62

bacteria rocky mountain spotted fever vector (tick)

Question 63

Shigella sonnei

Answer 63

bacteria shigellosis fecal-oral

Question 64

Staphylococcus aureus

Answer 64

bacteria boils, septicemia, pneumonia contact

Question 65

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Answer 65

bacteria pneumonia airborne, droplet, contact

Question 66

Streptococcus pyogenes

Answer 66

bacteria strep throat, rheumatic fever, septicemia droplet

Question 67

Treponema pallidum

Answer 67

bacteria syphilis sexual

Question 68

Vibrio cholerae

Answer 68

bacteria cholera fecal-oral, contaminated water

Question 69

Yersinia pestis

Answer 69

bacteria plague vector (fleas, rodents)