Question

1. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of tuberculosis infection?

a. An individual could become infected by standing next to an infected person who is coughing.

b. A TB diagnosis can be rapidly confirmed because the organism that causes this disease grows quickly.

c.Treatment requires a minimum of 6 months of antibiotic therapy.

d. The adaptive immune response is mostly cell mediated, because Mycobacterium tuberculosis lives and reproduces inside macrophages.

2. Which description of melioidosis is correct?

a It is a bacterial disease that is caused by a gram-positive rod and transmitted via inhalation of pathogens that grow in pigeon droppings.

b The disease, if untreated, has a high mortality rate but is easily treated using antibiotics.

c It is a zoonotic disease that is associated with certain types of birds, such as parakeets.

d The disease may appear as pneumonia, as septic shock, or as abscesses that resemble necrotizing fasciitis. The organism is commonly found in soil.