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DEN111- Chapter 7
Question | Answer |
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What are the most commonly diagnoses and treated of the herpesviruses? | type 1 or 2 |
What is the causive agent of syphilis? | treponema pallidum |
If syphilis is untreated, the secondary phase may appear within ________ weeks. | 2-10 weeks |
Which herpes causes chickenpox? | herpes type 3 |
Herpes type 4 is also known as: | epstein barr virus |
Streptococcus pyogenes causes: | strep and scarlet fever |
What is used to test TB? | PPD; purified protein derivitive |
What is the leading cause of middle ear infections in children? | streptococcus pneumoniae |
What is legionnaires disease? | waterborne disease agent, gram negative |
Whta is pseudomonas infection? | waterborne disease originated from dental unit water |
Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is resistant to: | B-lactams |
What microbe causes thrush and denture stomatitis? | Candida albicans |
Herpetic whitlow is an infection of the: | hand and fingers |
Those who have shingles have been previously infected with the organisms that causes: | chickenpox |
Herpangina and hand foot and mouth disease are caused by the same group of viruses called: | coxsackievirus |
The bacterium that causes strep throat also causes necrotizing fascitis and: | scarlet fever |
Where does streptococcus pneumoniae normally exist when it is not causing disease? | in the nose and throat |
Where does Legionella pneumonphila normally exist when it is not causing disease? | natural and domestic waters |
What bacterium in dental unit water has been shown to cause oral disease in immunocompromised patients? | pseudomonas aeruginosa |
What microbe is well known for causing periodic recurrences after the initial infection? | human herpesviruses |
An opportunistic pathogen causes disease only: | under special circumstances that give it an advantage to multiply to harmful levels |