Legionella is transmitted by

Legionella is transmitted by

A) airborne transmission.
B) foodborne transmission.
C) person-to-person contact.
D) fomites.
E) vectors


Answer: airborne transmission

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

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

A) Chlamydophila
B) Legionella
C) Mycobacterium
D) Mycoplasma
E) Streptococcus


Answer: Mycobacterium

Which of the following is NOT an intracellular parasite?

Which of the following is NOT an intracellular parasite?

A) Chlamydophila
B) Coccidioides
C) Coxiella
D) Influenza virus
E) RSV


Answer: Coccidioides

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

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

A) rhinovirus
B) adenovirus
C) respiratory syncytial virus
D) influenza
E) Mycoplasma


Answer: respiratory syncytial virus

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

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

A) tuberculosis.
B) influenza.
C) pneumococcal pneumonia.
D) mycoplasmal pneumonia.
E) the common cold


Answer: pneumococcal pneumonia

A patient who presents with red throat and tonsils can be diagnosed as having

A patient who presents with red throat and tonsils can be diagnosed as having

A) streptococcal pharyngitis.
B) scarlet fever.
C) diphtheria.
D) the common cold.
E) The answer cannot be determined based on the information provided


Answer: the answer cannot be determined based on the information provided