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This section includes 13 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Microbiology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
Which of the following strains causes acute gastroenteritis in newborns and infants? |
A. | Enteropathogenic strains |
B. | Enteroinvasive strains |
C. | Enterotoxigenic strains |
D. | Both enteropathogenic and enterotoxigenic |
Answer» B. Enteroinvasive strains | |
2. |
Thayer-Martin medium is used for isolation of organism for which disease? |
A. | diphtheria |
B. | meningococcal meningitis |
C. | gonorrhea |
D. | gastroenteritis |
Answer» D. gastroenteritis | |
3. |
Which of the following capsular polysaccharides is used for preparing a vaccine against meningococcal meningitis? |
A. | serovar A |
B. | serovar B |
C. | serovar C |
D. | serovar A and C |
Answer» E. | |
4. |
The organism causing whooping cough can grow on ordinary culture media. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
5. |
Which drug is used for the treatment of brucellosis in humans? |
A. | Erythromycin |
B. | Tetracycline |
C. | Carbenicillin |
D. | Gentamicin |
Answer» C. Carbenicillin | |
6. |
Which of the following microorganism occurs in swine? |
A. | Brucella melitensis |
B. | Brucella abortus |
C. | Brucella suis |
D. | Legionella pneumophila |
Answer» D. Legionella pneumophila | |
7. |
Pontiac fever is a more severe disease than Legionnaires disease. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
8. |
Which of the following antibiotics is most effective? |
A. | streptomycin |
B. | tetracycline |
C. | gentamicin |
D. | ampicillin |
Answer» D. ampicillin | |
9. |
Which disease is caused by P. pseudomallei organism? |
A. | melioidosis |
B. | diarrhea |
C. | gastroenteritis |
D. | typhoid |
Answer» B. diarrhea | |
10. |
In which body part does the C. jejuni causes infection? |
A. | mouth |
B. | stomach |
C. | small and large intestine |
D. | limbs |
Answer» D. limbs | |
11. |
Which of the following is a specific test for detecting antitreponemal antibodies? |
A. | VDRL |
B. | RPR |
C. | TPH |
D. | Widal Test |
Answer» D. Widal Test | |
12. |
Which of the following terms stand for damage to the spinal cord during tertiary stage of syphilis? |
A. | Lymphadenopathy |
B. | Malaise |
C. | Paresis |
D. | Tabes dorsalis |
Answer» E. | |
13. |
Syphilis is caused by which of the following organism? |
A. | Treponema pallidum |
B. | Treponema pertenue |
C. | Treponema endemicum |
D. | Treponema carateum |
Answer» B. Treponema pertenue | |