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Microbiology, Fifth Edition
Microbiology, 5/e
Lansing M Prescott, Augustana College
Donald A Klein, Colorado State University
John P Harley, Eastern Kentucky University
Human Diseases Caused by Fungi and Protozoa

T or F Quiz



1

Ringworms cause superficial mycoses.
A)True
B)False
2

The importance of opportunistic fungal and protozoan pathogens is increasing because of the expansion of the immunocompromised patient population.
A)True
B)False
3

One of the diagnoses of tinia capitis is fluorescent hair.
A)True
B)False
4

Sporotrichosis is a subcutaneous mycosis that is an occupational hazard to florists.
A)True
B)False
5

Most systemic mycoses are acquired by the inhalation of spores from soil in which the mold-phase of the fungus resides.
A)True
B)False
6

Prolonged use of antibiotics may lead to mycotic opportunistic infections.
A)True
B)False
7

Pnemocystis carinii organisms are eucaryotic protists that are easy to propagate in a continuous in vitro culture system.
A)True
B)False
8

Even in fatal cases of pneumocyctis pneumonia, both the organisms and the disease remain localized in the lungs.
A)True
B)False
9

Asymptomatic carriers that are passing Entamoeba cysts should always be treated because they represent the most important reservoir of the parasite in the population.
A)True
B)False
10

The Italians named the disease mal' aria (bad air) because of its association with the ill-smelling vapors from the swamps near Rome.
A)True
B)False
11

A Nobel Prize was awarded for the discovery of the life cycle of Plasmodium.
A)True
B)False
12

Diagnosis of malaria can always be made by demonstrating the presence of parasites within Wright- or Giemsa-stained erythrocytes.
A)True
B)False
13

Trypanosomiasis is such a problem in parts of Africa that millions of square miles are not fit for human habitation.
A)True
B)False
14

Most cases of toxoplasmosis are a symptomatic.
A)True
B)False
15

Toxoplasmosis has become a major cause of death in AIDS patients from a unique encephalitis with necrotizing lesions accompanied by inflammatory filtrates.
A)True
B)False








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