BIOL 220 Infectious Diseases Exam II Food & Waterborne Diseases
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Which type of bacteria causes Staphylococcal Food Intoxication?

  • Gram-negative
  • Gram-positive (correct)
  • Motile
  • Endospore-forming

What is the characteristic symptom associated with Botulism?

  • Skin rash
  • High fever
  • Neurological paralysis (correct)
  • Bloody diarrhea

Which bacterial disease listed is associated with the presence of endospores?

  • Shigellosis
  • Typhoid Fever
  • Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea (correct)
  • Salmonellosis

What is a common feature between Typhoid Fever and Typhoid Fever chronic carriers?

<p>Fecal-oral transmission route (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which bacterium causes Hemorrhagic Colitis?

<p>Enterohemorrhagic E. coli O157:H7 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a distinguishing factor between Bacterial Gastroenteritis and Shigellosis?

<p>Formation of coliform colonies (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main symptom associated with a chronic carrier of Shigella species?

<p>Asymptomatic carriage (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

"Hydration-antibiotics" is a recommended treatment for which bacterial disease?

<p>&quot;Bloody Diarr&quot; (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which pathogen causes Cholera?

<p>Vibrio cholerae (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the mode of transmission for Brucellosis?

<p>Contaminated food (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which virus causes Hepatitis A?

<p>Hepatitis A virus (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary characteristic symptom of Giardiasis?

<p>Prolonged diarrhea (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which disease is caused by abnormal folded proteins known as Prions?

<p>Prion Diseases (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the type of virus that causes Rotavirus infection in children?

<p>RNA virus (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which organ does the Hepatitis A virus primarily replicate?

<p>Liver (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'rice water' appearance of stools is a characteristic symptom of which disease?

<p>Cholera (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Undulant fever' is another name for which zoonotic disease?

<p>Brucellosis (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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