Which one of the following causes a disease characterized by the catarrhal, paroxysmal, and convalescent stages?

Which of the following statements about mycoplasmal pneumonia is true?

A patient has a paroxysmal cough and mucus accumulation. What is the etiology of the symptoms?

The patient is suffocating because of the accumulation of dead tissue and fibrin in her throat. What is the etiology of the symptoms?

The patient has a sore throat. What is the etiology of the symptoms?

Which of the following is responsible for epidemics of respiratory disease in infants?

Which of the following diseases is NOT correctly matched to its vaccine?A) tuberculosis — toxoidB) whooping cough — heat-killed bacteriaC) diphtheria — toxoidD) influenza — viruses grown in embryonated eggsE) pneumococcal pneumonia — capsular polysaccharides

Which one of the following produces the most potent exotoxin?A) Bordetella pertussisB) Corynebacterium diphtheriaeC) Mycobacterium tuberculosisD) Streptococcus pyogenesE) Streptococcus pneumoniae

Which of the following is mismatched?A) Corynebacterium — gram-positive rodB) Mycobacterium — acid-fast rodC) Mycoplasma — gram-positive pleomorphic rodD) Bordetella — gram-negative pleomorphic rodE) Haemophilus — gram-negative rod

Which of the following is NOT a typical symptom of influenza?

The common cold

All of the following are true of the common cold except

A patient has fever, difficulty breathing, chest pains, fluid in alveoli, and a positive tuberculin skin test. Gram-positive cocci are isolated from the sputum. The patient most likely has

Which of the following is mismatched?A) Burkholderia — melioidosisB) Coxiella — Q feverC) Mycoplasma — walking pneumoniaD) Chlamydophila — psittacosisE) Mycobacterium — whooping cough

Which of the following diseases has a cutaneous form, especially in individuals over 30 years of age?A) coccidioidomycosisB) diphtheriaC) legionellosisD) scarlet feverE) psittacosis

Tuberculosis is the name of the ___ caused by the ___ Mycobacterium tuberculosis

The patient is suffocating because of an inflamed epiglottis. What is the etiology of the symptoms?A) CorynebacteriumB) HaemophilusC) BordetellaD) Mycobacterium

Which of the following is mismatched?A) epiglottitis — HaemophilusB) Q fever — RickettsiaC) psittacosis — ChlamydiaD) whooping cough — BordetellaE) melioidosis — Burkholderia

Which of the following is mismatched?A) pharyngitis — sore throatB) laryngitis — voice lossC) epiglottitis — sore throatD) sinusitis — headache and nasal mucousE) otitis media — earache

Which one of the following produces small "fried-egg" colonies on medium containing horse serum and yeast extract?

The lower respiratory tract is protected by all of the following except

Infection by which of the following is often confused with viral pneumonia?

All of the following can lead to a positive tuberculin skin test except

Which of the following diseases is NOT correctly matched to its vaccine?

Which statement regarding Influenzavirus is true?

An individual presents with a pinkish-red rash and red sore throat. Gram-positive cocci and cultured from a throat swab. The cocci are growing in chains. Which of the following is the most likely conclusion?