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Micro Week 12 Quiz
Nightingale Microbiology Week 12 Quiz
Question | Answer |
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An inflammation of the brain is called ______ | encephalitis |
To prevent meningitis, routine vaccination in the United States is provided against _______ | Haemophilus influenzae |
Meningococcal meningitis is caused by __________- | Neisseria meningitidis |
In bacterial meningitis, some antibiotics are prevented from reaching the infection due to | blood-brain barrier |
Toxoplasmosis is caused by the organism Toxoplasma gondii, which is a _______ | protazoan |
The toxic condition caused by the multiplication of bacteria in the blood is referred to as ___ | septicemia |
When microorganisms enter the circulatory system through the lymphatic drainage and cause an infection, the condition is called _____ | microbemia |
Malaria is caused by ____ | protozoan |
Which of the following is the causative agent for fungal meningitis, mostly in immunocompromised patient's? | Cryptococcus neoformans |
The term used to describe an inflammation of the saclike membrane surrounding the heart is ______ | pericarditis |