21. Principles of Disease

Which of the following is considered a classical opportunistic fungus?

a. Blastomyces

b. Histoplasma

c. Fonsecaea

d. Aspergillus

Use the following choices to answer the question given below.

a. Pseudomonas

b. Staphylococcus aureus

c. Scabies

d. Sporothrix

e. Virus

Nothing is seen in microscopic examination of a scraping from the patient’s rash.

The Smith family seems to get fever blisters regularly. Suggest an explanation for this observation.

_____All infections of polio are crippling.

Which of the following is not used to identify true fungal pathogens?

a. Growth at 25°C and 37°C to show dimorphism

b. GMS staining of infected tissues

c. Serological testing

d. Clinical symptoms alone

Which of the following is an inflammatory condition of the liver?

a. Fifth disease

b. PML

c. Seed warts

d. Hepatitis

Why is endocarditis not transmissible from person to person?

Which of the following would be considered a sign of a disease or infection?

Which of the following is a true statement?

The five more common agents of opportunistic fungal infections are  _____  , _____ , _____  , _____ , and _____ (genus names).

The number of mycoses and cases of microsporidiosis worldwide are rising, in part because ______.

a. the number of fungi in the environment is rising

b. the number of immunocompromised individuals in the population is rising

c. fungi have become more pathogenic

d. fungi are developing a new tendency to spread between people

Use the following choices to answer the question given below:

a. Ehrlichiosis

b. Lyme disease

c. Septic shock

d. Toxoplasmosis

e. Viral hemorrhagic fever

A patient complained of headache. A CT (computed tomography) scan revealed cysts of varying size in the patient’s brain. What is your diagnosis?

Provide the following information on poliomyelitis: etiology, method of transmission, symptoms, prevention. Why aren’t the Salk and Sabin vaccines considered treatments for poliomyelitis?