Online Medical microbiology quiz February 13, 2024 by Flair Pharma Results HD Quiz powered by harmonic design Table of Contents Toggle Results#1. Which of the following is a Gram-positive bacterium commonly associated with skin infections?#2. What is the causative agent of the sexually transmitted infection known as gonorrhea?#3. Which of the following is a common vector for the transmission of Lyme disease?#4. What is the primary diagnostic method for identifying the presence of viral nucleic acids in a clinical sample?#5. Which of the following is a fungal infection commonly associated with the respiratory system, especially in immunocompromised individuals?#6. What is the primary reservoir host for the bacterium causing bubonic plague?#7. Which bacterial species is responsible for causing urinary tract infections in catheterized patients?#8. What is the primary mode of transmission for the bacterium causing Legionnaires' disease?#9. Which of the following is a common protozoan parasite causing diarrheal illness in humans?#10. What is the primary target of antibiotics that inhibit protein synthesis in bacteria?#11. Which viral family does the human papillomavirus (HPV) belong to?#12. What is the primary mode of transmission for the bacterium causing tularemia?#13. Which of the following is a common method for the laboratory identification of fungal species?#14. What is the primary target of antiviral drugs that inhibit viral DNA polymerase?#15. Which bacterial species is commonly associated with the formation of dental plaque and cavities?#16. What is the primary reservoir for the bacterium causing Q fever?#17. Which of the following is a common antifungal medication used to treat systemic fungal infections?#18. What is the primary mode of transmission for the bacterium causing Rocky Mountain spotted fever?#19. Which bacterial species is commonly associated with food poisoning due to the production of enterotoxins?#20. What is the primary mode of transmission for the virus causing influenza? #1. Which of the following is a Gram-positive bacterium commonly associated with skin infections? a) Escherichia coli a) Escherichia coli b) Staphylococcus aureus b) Staphylococcus aureus c) Klebsiella pneumoniae c) Klebsiella pneumoniae d) Pseudomonas aeruginosa d) Pseudomonas aeruginosa #2. What is the causative agent of the sexually transmitted infection known as gonorrhea? a) Treponema pallidum a) Treponema pallidum b) Neisseria gonorrhoeae b) Neisseria gonorrhoeae c) Chlamydia trachomatis c) Chlamydia trachomatis d) Mycoplasma genitalium d) Mycoplasma genitalium #3. Which of the following is a common vector for the transmission of Lyme disease? a) Mosquitoes a) Mosquitoes b) Ticks b) Ticks c) Fleas c) Fleas d) Sandflies d) Sandflies #4. What is the primary diagnostic method for identifying the presence of viral nucleic acids in a clinical sample? a) Gram staining a) Gram staining b) Culture and sensitivity testing b) Culture and sensitivity testing c) Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) c) Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) d) Acid-fast staining d) Acid-fast staining #5. Which of the following is a fungal infection commonly associated with the respiratory system, especially in immunocompromised individuals? a) Candidiasis a) Candidiasis b) Aspergillosis b) Aspergillosis c) Cryptococcosis c) Cryptococcosis d) Histoplasmosis d) Histoplasmosis #6. What is the primary reservoir host for the bacterium causing bubonic plague? a) Rats a) Rats b) Dogs b) Dogs c) Cats c) Cats d) Birds d) Birds #7. Which bacterial species is responsible for causing urinary tract infections in catheterized patients? a) Staphylococcus aureus a) Staphylococcus aureus b) Escherichia coli b) Escherichia coli c) Proteus mirabilis c) Proteus mirabilis d) Klebsiella pneumoniae d) Klebsiella pneumoniae #8. What is the primary mode of transmission for the bacterium causing Legionnaires' disease? a) Airborne a) Airborne b) Vector-borne b) Vector-borne c) Sexual contact c) Sexual contact d) Fecal-oral d) Fecal-oral #9. Which of the following is a common protozoan parasite causing diarrheal illness in humans? a) Giardia lamblia a) Giardia lamblia b) Plasmodium falciparum b) Plasmodium falciparum c) Toxoplasma gondii c) Toxoplasma gondii d) Trypanosoma cruzi d) Trypanosoma cruzi #10. What is the primary target of antibiotics that inhibit protein synthesis in bacteria? a) Ribosomal RNA a) Ribosomal RNA b) DNA gyrase b) DNA gyrase c) Peptidoglycan synthesis c) Peptidoglycan synthesis d) RNA polymerase d) RNA polymerase #11. Which viral family does the human papillomavirus (HPV) belong to? a) Herpesviridae a) Herpesviridae b) Papillomaviridae b) Papillomaviridae c) Adenoviridae c) Adenoviridae d) Retroviridae d) Retroviridae #12. What is the primary mode of transmission for the bacterium causing tularemia? a) Airborne a) Airborne b) Vector-borne (ticks) b) Vector-borne (ticks) c) Sexual contact c) Sexual contact d) Waterborne d) Waterborne #13. Which of the following is a common method for the laboratory identification of fungal species? a) Gram staining a) Gram staining b) Agglutination tests b) Agglutination tests c) PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) c) PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) d) Sabouraud agar culture d) Sabouraud agar culture #14. What is the primary target of antiviral drugs that inhibit viral DNA polymerase? a) Viral envelope proteins a) Viral envelope proteins b) Viral RNA b) Viral RNA c) Viral DNA polymerase c) Viral DNA polymerase d) Viral integrase d) Viral integrase #15. Which bacterial species is commonly associated with the formation of dental plaque and cavities? a) Streptococcus pneumoniae a) Streptococcus pneumoniae b) Streptococcus mutans b) Streptococcus mutans c) Staphylococcus aureus c) Staphylococcus aureus d) Enterococcus faecalis d) Enterococcus faecalis #16. What is the primary reservoir for the bacterium causing Q fever? a) Cattle a) Cattle b) Birds b) Birds c) Rodents c) Rodents d) Goats d) Goats #17. Which of the following is a common antifungal medication used to treat systemic fungal infections? a) Clindamycin a) Clindamycin b) Fluconazole b) Fluconazole c) Ciprofloxacin c) Ciprofloxacin d) Metronidazole d) Metronidazole #18. What is the primary mode of transmission for the bacterium causing Rocky Mountain spotted fever? a) Airborne a) Airborne b) Vector-borne (ticks) b) Vector-borne (ticks) c) Sexual contact c) Sexual contact d) Waterborne d) Waterborne #19. Which bacterial species is commonly associated with food poisoning due to the production of enterotoxins? a) Clostridium difficile a) Clostridium difficile b) Salmonella enterica b) Salmonella enterica c) Vibrio cholerae c) Vibrio cholerae d) Listeria monocytogenes d) Listeria monocytogenes #20. What is the primary mode of transmission for the virus causing influenza? a) Airborne a) Airborne b) Vector-borne b) Vector-borne c) Sexual contact c) Sexual contact d) Fecal-oral d) Fecal-oral Finish
