General microbiology

A. Anthrax agent antigens
B. Brucellosis agent C. Anaerobic infection toxin
D. Plague agent E. Yersinia surface antigen
11. There was a record of some anthrax cases among animals in a countryside. The spread of disease can be prevented by means of immunization. What kind of vaccine should be used?
A. STI live vaccine B. BCG vaccine
C. Salk vaccine D. Sabin’s vaccine
E. Diphteria and tetanus toxoids and pertussis vaccine
12. In a village, a case of anthrax had been registered. Medical services began epidemiologically indicated specific prophylaxis of population against anthrax. What preparation was used for this purpose?
A. Live vaccine B. Inactivated vaccine
C. Chemical vaccine D. Genetically engineered vaccine
E. Anatoxin
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14. A 43-year-old cattle farm worker is brought to the surgeon with fever, malaise, and inflamed lesions on his hands and arms. He reports that about 2 weeks before his presentation at the hospital he noticed small, painless, pruritic papules that quickly enlarged and developed a central vesicle. The vesicles developed into erosion and left painless necrotic ulcers with black, depressed eschar. Gram’s staining of the ulcer reveals gram-positive spore-forming bacilli. Which of the following diseases is the most likely cause of these findings?

A. Anthrax B. Chickenpox C. Syphilis D. Tularemia E. Plague
15. The bacteriological laboratory needs to prepare for analysis of materials that are suspected to be contaminated with spores of anthrax causative agent. What diagnostic preparation allows for quick detection of these spores?
A. Anti-anthrax fluorescent serum B. Standard anthrax antigen
C. Anti-anthrax immunoglobulin D. Enzyme-tagged immunoglobulin
E. Monoclonal antibodies to anthrax causative agent
16. A bioterrorist has mailed an envelope with a powder that is suspected to contain anthrax causative agent. This envelope can remain dangerous for a long time, because anthrax causative agent:
A. Forms a protein capsule B. Forms a polysaccharide capsule
C. Is a spore-former D. Forms flagella
E. Belongs to actinomycetes


Brucella
1. An infectious diseases hospital admitted a veterinarian with assumed brucellosis. What serologic test can confirm this diagnosis?