Portage Microbiology Exam #5

Symptoms of Impetigo {Ans: Childhood skin disease near mouth/nose}Attachment {Ans: Adhesin factors are used to bind to a particular host tissues}Chlamydia symptoms if left untreated {Ans: Infertility and pelvic inflammatory disease}True or False: Only directly ingesting the pre-formed clostridium toxin (neither the bacteria nor its spores) will cause disease in adults {Ans: True}Describe the symptoms and treatment regimen for someone infected with Clostridium pefringens (short answer) {Ans: Clostridium perfringens presents with muscle necrosis, swelling of infected areas, fever, and intense gas production. Treatment entails removal of all infected tissue, often resulting in amputation of the affected areas, in conjunction with heavy antibiotic therpies}You develop a fever, chills, and pneumonia after recently using a warm midst vaporizer in an attempt to open your sinuses. What bacterial disease would a doctor suspect is causing your symptoms? Would the doctor suspect you contracted it from touching (potentially) contaminated doorknobs? (short answer) {Ans: Legionnaires. No- legionella cannot be spread simply by direct contact between two people. Legionella can only be transmitted through droplets small enough to be breathed in}How can staphylococcus be differentially tested? (short answer) {Ans: Staphylococcus species are capable of growth in the presence of