Infectious Diseases Quizzes, Questions & Answers
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This USMLE microbiology quiz assesses knowledge on various infectious diseases, including their causative agents, symptoms, and appropriate treatments. It evaluates critical medical insights and diagnostic skills relevant for...
Questions: 25 | Attempts: 416 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023
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Sample QuestionAn 8-year-old boy is taken to a pediatrician because of behavioral changes, mild intellectual deterioration, and "laziness." Over the next several months the boy develops increasing clumsiness and periodic, involuntary, jerky movements every 3 to 6 seconds. Visual deterioration is apparent upon visual field testing, and optic atrophy is evident on funduscopic examination. Cerebrospinal fluid studies do not show significant pleocytosis, but oligoclonal bands of IgG are present on CSF electrophoresis. The electroencephalogram shows periodic discharges that are synchronous with the periods of myoclonus. Computed tomography (CT) of the head shows low-density white matter lesions and cerebral atrophy. At the age of 10, the boy dies. Prior infection with which of the following agents was probably related to the patient's condition?
Do you know about schistosomiasis disease? If so, how much? Attempt all these MCQs based on schistosomiasis in the quiz below and test your knowledge for the same. Schistosomiasis is an acute and chronic disease that is caused by...
Questions: 10 | Attempts: 7406 | Last updated: Jul 4, 2024
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Sample QuestionWhat is another name for Schistosomiasis?
Pneumonia is an infection that inflames the air sacs in one or both lungs where the air sacs may fill with fluid or pus. It is important for a medical practitioner to undertake an extensive course on fungal, and pathology of,...
Questions: 16 | Attempts: 430 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2023
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Sample QuestionA 9-year-old girl with known history of cystic fibrosis since birth now complains of increased difficulty breathing for over the past week. Her vital signs include T 38.5 C, P 80/minute, RR 30/minute, and BP 110/60 mm Hg. A chest radiograph shows prominent bronchial markings and some bronchi appear markedly distended. No other infiltrates or masses are present. Which of the following does she most likely have?
This quiz assesses knowledge on Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers, focusing on identification, reservoir hosts, and disease mechanisms. It is crucial for medical professionals dealing with infectious diseases, enhancing diagnostic and...
Questions: 7 | Attempts: 1317 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023
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Sample QuestionA 38-year-old male UN peacekeeper returning from Liberia, western Africa, presents with fever, malaise, asthenia, cough, sore throat, abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting. Later in the course of the disease, the patients presents with mucosal bleeding, conjunctival injection, face edema, rales, and hypotension. The patient is treated with ribavirin administered intravenously. Pre-immune serum from the patient is negative for hemorrhagic fever viruses, but serum obtained from the patient 15 days after resolution of the illness is positive for an enveloped, segmented (-) ssRNA virus. What is the reservoir host of the virus responsible for this patient’s disease?
The 'Take home quiz chapter 13' assesses knowledge on microbiology, focusing on antibiotic susceptibility, pathogens like Clostridium difficile, and specimen collection methods. It is crucial for understanding infection control...
Questions: 74 | Attempts: 242 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2023
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Sample QuestionAn antibiotic susceptibility test determines which antibiotics:
Explore the history and medical breakthroughs in treating Syphilis, focusing on Paul Ehrlich's discovery of its cure. This quiz assesses knowledge on Ehrlich's work, his Nobel Prize-winning research in Immunology, and the impact...
Questions: 20 | Attempts: 103 | Last updated: Oct 25, 2023
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Sample QuestionWho discovered the cure for syphilis?
This quiz assesses knowledge on anaerobic bacteria and mycology, focusing on conditions like gas gangrene, lung lesions, and mycotic infections. It is designed for medical students and professionals to test their understanding of...
Questions: 9 | Attempts: 463 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023
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Sample QuestionClostridium perfringens is notable for causing gas gangrene. Which other condition is this bacterium associated with?
This quiz, titled 'MLS 335 practice exam 4 lecture 15,' focuses on systemic mycoses, exploring characteristics, transmission modes, temperature conditions for yeast and mold, and specifics about Blastomyces dermatitidis. It...
Questions: 58 | Attempts: 100 | Last updated: Jul 4, 2024
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Sample QuestionOrganisms that cause systemic diseases share these characteristics?
This quiz assesses knowledge on lymphatic and infectious diseases, focusing on conditions like infectious mononucleosis and acute lymphadenitis. It evaluates the understanding of symptoms, diagnosis, and histological findings...
Questions: 22 | Attempts: 612 | Last updated: Mar 20, 2023
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Sample QuestionA 15-year-old boy has a positive monospot test. He has a mild pharyngitis followed by generalized lymphadenopathy, malaise, and mild scleral icterus. His spleen tip is also palpable. He recovers in a month. Which of the following is the most likely finding on the peripheral smear?
This quiz assesses knowledge on deep neck space infections, focusing on diagnosis, management, and complications. It covers critical aspects like identifying predominant organisms, recognizing symptoms linked to specific spaces,...
Questions: 10 | Attempts: 306 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023
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Sample QuestionWhat is the predominant organism in children younger than 9 months of age according to the studies provided?
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