pathogens #2

Question 1

campylobacter jejuni

Answer 1

B; gastroenteritis

Question 2

candida albicans

Answer 2

F; candidiasis; vaginal yeast infection; oral thrust

Question 3

chlamydia trachomatis

Answer 3

B; genital chlamydiasis; conjunctivitis; trachoma; nongonococcal urethritis; pelvic inflammatory disease (PID); lymphogranuloma venereum

Question 4

clostridium botulinum

Answer 4

B; botulism

Question 5

clostridium difficile

Answer 5

B; antibiotic- associated diarrhea

Question 6

clostridium perfringes

Answer 6

B; gas gangrene

Question 7

clostridium tetani

Answer 7

B; tetanus

Question 8

coronavirus

Answer 8

V; severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)

Question 9

corynebacterium diphtheriae

Answer 9

B; diphtheria

Question 10

cryptosporidium spp.

Answer 10

P; cryptosporidiosis (diarrheal infection)