Medical Microbiology MCQs with answers February 13, 2024 by Flair Pharma Results HD Quiz powered by harmonic design Table of Contents Toggle Results#1. Which of the following is not a method of sterilization?#2. Which bacterium is responsible for causing tuberculosis?#3. . What is the primary mode of transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)?#4. Which of the following is a common sexually transmitted infection caused by a bacterium?#5. What is the main target of antiretroviral drugs used in the treatment of HIV?#6. Which of the following is a Gram-negative bacterium commonly associated with urinary tract infections?#7. What is the causative agent of malaria?#8. Which of the following is an example of an obligate intracellular bacterium?#9. What is the mode of action of penicillin antibiotics?#10. Which of the following is a common viral infection of the liver?#11. What is the primary vector for the transmission of the Zika virus?#12. Which test is used to diagnose HIV infection based on the detection of antibodies?#13. Which of the following is a fungal infection commonly associated with oral thrush in immunocompromised individuals?#14. What is the primary host reservoir for the bacterium causing Lyme disease?#15. Which type of hepatitis virus is transmitted through contaminated food and water?#16. What is the most common cause of bacterial pneumonia in adults?#17. Which antifungal medication inhibits ergosterol synthesis in fungal cell membranes?#18. What is the primary route of transmission for the Ebola virus?#19. Which of the following is a common method for the laboratory identification of bacterial species?#20. What is the primary target of antimalarial drugs such as chloroquine? #1. Which of the following is not a method of sterilization? a) Autoclaving a) Autoclaving b) Filtration b) Filtration c) Pasteurization c) Pasteurization d) Disinfection d) Disinfection #2. Which bacterium is responsible for causing tuberculosis? a) Escherichia coli a) Escherichia coli b) Mycobacterium tuberculosis b) Mycobacterium tuberculosis c) Staphylococcus aureus c) Staphylococcus aureus d) Streptococcus pneumoniae d) Streptococcus pneumoniae #3. . What is the primary mode of transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)? a) Airborne a) Airborne b) Vector-borne b) Vector-borne c) Sexual contact c) Sexual contact d) Fecal-oral d) Fecal-oral #4. Which of the following is a common sexually transmitted infection caused by a bacterium? a) Herpes simplex a) Herpes simplex b) Human papillomavirus (HPV) b) Human papillomavirus (HPV) c) Syphilis c) Syphilis d) Candidiasis d) Candidiasis #5. What is the main target of antiretroviral drugs used in the treatment of HIV? a) Bacteria a) Bacteria b) Fungi b) Fungi c) Viruses c) Viruses d) Parasites d) Parasites #6. Which of the following is a Gram-negative bacterium commonly associated with urinary tract infections? a) Streptococcus pyogenes a) Streptococcus pyogenes b) Escherichia coli b) Escherichia coli c) Staphylococcus aureus c) Staphylococcus aureus d) Clostridium difficile d) Clostridium difficile #7. What is the causative agent of malaria? a) Plasmodium falciparum a) Plasmodium falciparum b) Mycobacterium leprae b) Mycobacterium leprae c) Toxoplasma gondii c) Toxoplasma gondii d) Giardia lamblia d) Giardia lamblia #8. Which of the following is an example of an obligate intracellular bacterium? a) Escherichia coli a) Escherichia coli b) Mycoplasma pneumoniae b) Mycoplasma pneumoniae c) Chlamydia trachomatis c) Chlamydia trachomatis d) Pseudomonas aeruginosa d) Pseudomonas aeruginosa #9. What is the mode of action of penicillin antibiotics? a) Inhibition of protein synthesis a) Inhibition of protein synthesis b) Inhibition of cell wall synthesisX b) Inhibition of cell wall synthesisX d) Inhibition of nucleic acid synthesis d) Inhibition of nucleic acid synthesis d) Inhibition of nucleic acid synthesis d) Inhibition of nucleic acid synthesis #10. Which of the following is a common viral infection of the liver? a) Tuberculosis a) Tuberculosis b) Hepatitis B b) Hepatitis B c) Meningitis c) Meningitis d) Influenza d) Influenza #11. What is the primary vector for the transmission of the Zika virus? a) Mosquitoes a) Mosquitoes b) Ticks b) Ticks c) Fleas c) Fleas d) Sandflies d) Sandflies #12. Which test is used to diagnose HIV infection based on the detection of antibodies? a) Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) a) Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) b) ELISA (Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay) b) ELISA (Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay) c) Western blot c) Western blot d) Gram stain d) Gram stain #13. Which of the following is a fungal infection commonly associated with oral thrush in immunocompromised individuals? a) Aspergillosis a) Aspergillosis b) Candidiasis b) Candidiasis c) Cryptococcosis c) Cryptococcosis d) Histoplasmosis d) Histoplasmosis #14. What is the primary host reservoir for the bacterium causing Lyme disease? a) Deer a) Deer b) Birds b) Birds c) Rodents c) Rodents d) Dogs d) Dogs #15. Which type of hepatitis virus is transmitted through contaminated food and water? a) Hepatitis A a) Hepatitis A b) Hepatitis B b) Hepatitis B c) Hepatitis C c) Hepatitis C d) Hepatitis E d) Hepatitis E #16. What is the most common cause of bacterial pneumonia in adults? a) Streptococcus pneumoniae a) Streptococcus pneumoniae b) Haemophilus influenzae b) Haemophilus influenzae c) Mycoplasma pneumoniae c) Mycoplasma pneumoniae d) Legionella pneumophila d) Legionella pneumophila #17. Which antifungal medication inhibits ergosterol synthesis in fungal cell membranes? a) Amphotericin B a) Amphotericin B b) Fluconazole b) Fluconazole c) Terbinafine c) Terbinafine d) Griseofulvin d) Griseofulvin #18. What is the primary route of transmission for the Ebola virus? a) Airborne a) Airborne b) Vector-borne b) Vector-borne c) Sexual contact c) Sexual contact d) Direct contact with infected bodily fluids d) Direct contact with infected bodily fluids #19. Which of the following is a common method for the laboratory identification of bacterial species? a) PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) a) PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) b) MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry b) MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry c) Western blot c) Western blot d) ELISA (Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay) d) ELISA (Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay) #20. What is the primary target of antimalarial drugs such as chloroquine? a) Bacterial cell wall a) Bacterial cell wall b) Viral replication b) Viral replication c) Parasitic protozoan c) Parasitic protozoan d) Fungal ergosterol synthesis d) Fungal ergosterol synthesis Finish
