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The Nervous System

Bacterial Diseases

Fungal and Protozoan Diseases

Prion Diseases

Viral Diseases

FINAL ROUND


Topic 1: The Nervous System

$100 Question

In the brain, cerebrospinal fluid flows through the

a. subdural space.

b. subarachnoid space.

c. arachnoid mater.

d. pia mater.

ANSWER

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$100 Answer

In the brain, cerebrospinal fluid flows through the

a. subdural space.

b. subarachnoid space.

c. arachnoid mater.

d. pia mater.

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$200 Question

What is the order of the layer of meninges fromthe innermost to the outermost?

a. arachnoid mater, dura mater, pia mater

b. dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater

c. pia mater, dura mater, arachnoid mater

d. pia mater, arachnoid mater, dura mater

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ANSWER



$200 Answer

What is the order of the layer of meninges fromthe innermost to the outermost?

a. arachnoid mater, dura mater, pia mater

b. dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater

c. pia mater, dura mater, arachnoid mater

d. pia mater, arachnoid mater, dura mater

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$300 Question

Inflammation of the brain is called

a. meningitis.

b. encephalitis.

c. neuritis.

d. hydrocephalus.

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ANSWER



$300 Answer

Inflammation of the brain is called

a. meningitis.

b. encephalitis.

c. neuritis.

d. hydrocephalus.

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$400 Question

Drugs can cross the blood–brain barrier ONLY ifthey are

a. large-molecular-weight molecules.

b. small-molecular-weight molecules.

c. water-soluble.

d. lipid-soluble.

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Drugs can cross the blood–brain barrier ONLY ifthey are

a. large-molecular-weight molecules.

b. small-molecular-weight molecules.

c. water-soluble.

d. lipid-soluble.



$500 Question

Bacteria can grow well in cerebrospinal fluidbecause it has low levels of circulatingantibodies and

a. water.

b. glucose.

c. complement.

d. sodium.

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ANSWER



$500 Answer

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Bacteria can grow well in cerebrospinal fluidbecause it has low levels of circulatingantibodies and

a. water.

b. glucose.

c. complement.

d. sodium.


Topic 2: Bacterial Diseases

$100 Question

In adult patients, about 80% of the cases ofbacterial meningitis are now caused byNeisseria meningitidis and

a. Haemophilus influenzae type B.

b. Streptococcus pneumoniae.

c. Listeria monocytogenes.

d. Clostridium tetani.

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ANSWER



$100 Answer

In adult patients, about 80% of the cases ofbacterial meningitis are now caused byNeisseria meningitidis and

a. Haemophilus influenzae type B.

b. Streptococcus pneumoniae.

c. Listeria monocytogenes.

d. Clostridium tetani.

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$200 Question

The manifestations of tetanus are due to

a. neurotoxin.

b. leukocidins.

c. hemolysins.

d. coagulase.

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ANSWER



$200 Answer

The manifestations of tetanus are due to

a. neurotoxin.

b. leukocidins.

c. hemolysins.

d. coagulase.

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$300 Question

Which gram-positive rod is known to causestillbirth and neurological disease in animals?

a. Listeria monocytogenes

b. Streptococcus pneumoniae

c. Clostridium botulinum

d. Haemophilus influenzae

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ANSWER



$300 Answer

Which gram-positive rod is known to causestillbirth and neurological disease in animals?

a. Listeria monocytogenes


c. Clostridium botulinum

d. Haemophilus influenzae

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$400 Question

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ANSWER

A polysaccharide vaccine that can be muchimproved by conjugation with protein carriersexists against which form of bacterialmeningitis?

a. Haemophilus influenzae

b. pneumococcal

c. meningococcal

d. Listeria monocytogenes



$400 Answer

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A polysaccharide vaccine that can be muchimproved by conjugation with protein carriersexists against which form of bacterialmeningitis?


b. pneumococcal

c. meningococcal

d. Listeria monocytogenes



$500 Question

Which of the following statements aboutMycobacterium leprae is FALSE?

a. Patients must be put into isolation.

b. Patients transmit the disease directly.

c. Patients rarely die of the disease.

d. A skin biopsy sample can be used for diagnosis.

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ANSWER



$500 Answer

Which of the following statements aboutMycobacterium leprae is FALSE?

a. Patients must be put into isolation.

b. Patients transmit the disease directly.

c. Patients rarely die of the disease.

d. A skin biopsy sample can be used for diagnosis.

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Topic 3: Fungal and Protozoan Diseases

$100 Question

Trypanosoma brucei is transmitted by

a. tsetse flies.

b. body lice.

c. houseflies.

d. head lice.

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ANSWER



$100 Answer

Trypanosoma brucei is transmitted by

a. tsetse flies.

b. body lice.

c. houseflies.

d. head lice.

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$200 Question

Which etiological agent that causes meningitisproduces an extremely heavy (thick)polysaccharide capsule?



c. Listeria monocytogenes

d. Cryptococcus neoformans

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ANSWER



$200 Answer

Which etiological agent that causes meningitisproduces an extremely heavy (thick)polysaccharide capsule?



c. Listeria monocytogenes

d. Cryptococcus neoformans

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$300 Question

Which of the following patients are the mostsusceptible to fungal infections?

a. elderly patients

b. infants

c. immunocompromised patients

d. cardiac patients

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ANSWER



$300 Answer

Which of the following patients are the mostsusceptible to fungal infections?

a. elderly patients

b. infants

c. immunocompromised patients

d. cardiac patients

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$400 Question

Which etiological agent has a mortality rate near100%, with death occurring within a few days,after symptoms appear?

a. Cryptococcus neoformans

b. Acanthamoeba

c. Naegleria fowleri

d. Trypanosoma brucei

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ANSWER



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Which etiological agent has a mortality rate near100%, with death occurring within a few days,after symptoms appear?

a. Cryptococcus neoformans

b. Acanthamoeba

c. Naegleria fowleri

d. Trypanosoma brucei



$500 Question

Granulomatous amebic encephalitis is caused by

a. Balamuthia mandrillaris.

b. Naegleria fowleri.

c. Trypansoma brucei.

d. Cryptococcus neoformans.

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ANSWER



$500 Answer

Granulomatous amebic encephalitis is caused by

a. Balamuthia mandrillaris.

b. Naegleria fowleri.

c. Trypansoma brucei.

d. Cryptococcus neoformans.

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Topic 4: Prion Diseases

$100 Question

Which of the following diseases is caused by aprion?

a. rabies

b. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

c. polio

d. wound botulism

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ANSWER



$100 Answer

Which of the following diseases is caused by aprion?

a. rabies

b. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

c. polio

d. wound botulism

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$200 Question

A prion is a(n)

a. abnormally folded protein.

b. protein subunit.

c. form of a bacterium.

d. viral particle.

ANSWER

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$200 Answer

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A prion is a(n)

a. abnormally folded protein.

b. protein subunit.

c. form of a bacterium.

d. viral particle.



$300 Question

Which animal disease is similar to Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease?

a. anthrax

b. sheep scrapie

c. kuru

d. transmissible spongiform encephalopathy

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ANSWER



$300 Answer

Which animal disease is similar to Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease?

a. anthrax

b. sheep scrapie

c. kuru

d. transmissible spongiform encephalopathy

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$400 Question

One hypothesis of the origin of mad cow diseasein cattle is

a. cattle feed contaminated with scrapie.

b. direct contact with animals infected with scrapie.

c. direct contact with other infected species.

d. hormones in cattle feed.

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ANSWER



$400 Answer

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One hypothesis of the origin of mad cow diseasein cattle is

a. cattle feed contaminated with scrapie.

b. direct contact with animals infected with scrapie.

c. direct contact with other infected species.

d. hormones in cattle feed.



$500 Question

What conditions does the WHO recommend to sterilizereusable instruments that might have been exposed toprions?

a. strong solution of sulfuric acid with autoclaving at 134°C

b. strong solution of sodium hydroxide with autoclaving at 115°C

c. strong solution of sulfuric acid with extended autoclaving at 115°C

d. strong solution of sodium hydroxide with extended autoclaving at 134°C

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ANSWER



$500 Answer

What conditions does the WHO recommend to sterilizereusable instruments that might have been exposed toprions?

a. strong solution of sulfuric acid with autoclaving at 134°C

b. strong solution of sodium hydroxide with autoclaving at 115°C

c. strong solution of sulfuric acid with extended autoclaving at 115°C

d. strong solution of sodium hydroxide with extended autoclaving at 134°C

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Topic 5: Viral Diseases

$100 Question

Which disease has an incubation period that isusually long enough to allow immunity todevelop from postexposure vaccination?

a. polio

b. rabies

c. Hansen’s disease

d. arboviral encephalitis

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ANSWER



$100 Answer

Which disease has an incubation period that isusually long enough to allow immunity todevelop from postexposure vaccination?

a. polio

b. rabies

c. Hansen’s disease

d. arboviral encephalitis

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$200 Question

A vaccine against which disease occasionallyreverts to a virulent form and causes disease?

a. rabies

b. Japanese encephalitis

c. West Nile encephalitis

d. polio

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ANSWER



$200 Answer

A vaccine against which disease occasionallyreverts to a virulent form and causes disease?

a. rabies

b. Japanese encephalitis

c. West Nile encephalitis

d. polio

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$300 Question

A misdiagnosis of Guillain-Barré syndrome isoften given to patients with

a. arboviral encephalitis.

b. furious rabies.

c. polio.

d. paralytic rabies.

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ANSWER



$300 Answer

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A misdiagnosis of Guillain-Barré syndrome isoften given to patients with

a. arboviral encephalitis.

b. furious rabies.

c. polio.

d. paralytic rabies.



$400 Question

Eastern equine encephalitis has a mortality rateof _____ or more.

a. 20%

b. 50%

c. 30%

d. 70%

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ANSWER



$400 Answer

Eastern equine encephalitis has a mortality rateof _____ or more.

a. 20%

b. 50%

c. 30%

d. 70%

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$500 Question

Arboviral encephalitis is usually diagnosed by

a. agglutination tests.

b. ELISA tests.

c. Gram stain.

d. titer.

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ANSWER



$500 Answer

Arboviral encephalitis is usually diagnosed by

a. agglutination tests.

b. ELISA tests.

c. Gram stain.

d. titer.

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FINAL ROUND Question

The tetanus vaccine is a(n)

a. conjugated vaccine.

b. toxoid.

c. attenuated whole-agent vaccine.

d. inactivated whole-agent vaccine.

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ANSWER


FINAL ROUND Answer

The tetanus vaccine is a(n)

a. conjugated vaccine.

b. toxoid.

c. attenuated whole-agent vaccine.

d. inactivated whole-agent vaccine.

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