| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Which spirochaete is known to cause syphilis? | Treponema pallidum | 100%
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| What is the term or inflammation of the meninges commonly caused by lipid A from Neisseria meningitidis? | Meningitis | 80%
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| What antigen on gram negative bacteria helps to prevent formation of the membrane attack complex (complement pore)? | LPS O-antigen | 70%
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| What is another term for intracellular enzymatic toxins, deriving from their function depending on receptor Binding and intracellularly Active components? | A-B toxins | 50%
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| What aspect of Ig antibodies may bacteria bind to to prevent opsonization? | Fc region | 40%
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| What type of macrophage does legionella multiply inside? | Alveolar | 30%
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| Diptheria releases DTX, but only when the concentration of what substance in its environment is low? | Iron | 20%
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| What is the name for what is formed from the inflammatory exudate in diptheria that may lead to occlusion of the airway? | Pseudomembrane | 20%
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| What acid may be added to LPS to evade recognition by the host through mimicary of it? | Sialic | 20%
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| There are two key groups of exotoxins intracellular enzymatic toxins and? | Cytolysins | 10%
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| What type of inflammation is caused my mycobacterium tuberculosis? | Granulomatous | 10%
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| What type of hypersensitivity is linked to both Strep. glomerulonephritis and lyme disease due to deposition of immune complexes? | Type III | 10%
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| A more complex method of evation works around the ability to change the expreesion of antigens through recombination, what is this called? | Antigenic variation | 0%
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| Lyme disease is tick borne, but what bacteria causes it? | Borrelia burgdorfei | 0%
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| Another way to evade recognition is through the abilit to shut off or switch expression of surface antigens, what is this process called? | Phase variation | 0%
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