MICROBIOLOGY FOR EMBALMERS UNITS 3 AND 4 EXAM
FULLY SOLVED #18
Rod - correct answer what shape is francisella tularensis?
Francisella Tularensis - correct answer this is the etiological agent of tularemia (rabbit
fever), a zoonosis of wild animals and rodents.
Rabbit Fever - correct answer this is a febrile disease accompanied by severe
consitutional manifestations, pain, and prostation.
Tularemia - correct answer what is rabbit fever known as?
4 - correct answer how many forms of rabbit fever are there?
Glandular - correct answer this form of rabbit fever:
- lymph nodes involved, no ulcers.
Ulceroglandular - correct answer this form of rabbit fever:
- there is an ulcer at the site of infection - usually the hand or fingers - and involvement
of the regional lymph nodes.
Oculoglandular - correct answer this form of rabbit fever:
- the conjunctiva is the primary site.
Typhoid - correct answer this form of rabbit fever:
- also known as enteric
Francisella Tularensis - correct answer modes of transmission for _____________:
- not transmissible from man to man
- human infections come from:
- contamination of hands or conjunctiva by tissues of body fluids of infected animals.
- insect bites
- inhalation
- transmission by insects:
- tick
- horseflies
- deerflies
- fleas
, - lice
Francisella Tularensis - correct answer Portals of Entry and Exit for _________:
- Enters - skin puncture, inhalation, conjunctiva
- Exits - Secretions from wounds, secretions from eyes, feces
Permanent - correct answer an attack of francisella tularensis results in _________
immunity.
Francisella Tularensis - correct answer prevention from _____________:
- infected animals should be separated
- the feces, urine, sputum, and other excreta of infected animals should be disinfected
- patients should be isolated.
Rod - correct answer haemophilus influenza is a _______ shaped bacteria
Haemophilus Influenza - correct answer this is a secondary invader in influenza and
other respiratory diseases.
Haemophilus Influenza - correct answer this microbe causes:
- lobar pneumonia
- urinary tract infections
- otitis media
- acute bronchitis (adults and young children)
- chronic bronchitis (adults)
- meningitis
Exotoxin - correct answer haemophilus influenza's ___________ contributes greatly to
the virulence of the disease.
Haemophilus Influenza - correct answer mode of transmission for ____________:
- droplet infection - aerosols from an infected person.
Haemophilus Influenza - correct answer portals of entry and exit for _________
- enters - nose, mouth
- exits - nasal/buccal secretions
None - correct answer what is the immunity for haemophilus influenza
Haemophilus Influenza - correct answer prevention for __________:
- caution around infected individuals and their secretions.
Plague Bacillus - correct answer what is the common name for Yersinia Pestis.
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