Multiple Choice Questions on Rickettsia & Coxiella
8-b) Indirect Immunofluorescence technique
9-a) Combination therapy with doxycycline and hydroxychloroquine for up to 18 months
10-b) The antigens are less pathogenic when grown in laboratory animals
11-b) Scrub typhus
12-d) The causative agent is Rickettsia australis
13-c) Brill-Zinsser disease
14-a) Rats
15-d) Use of sulfonamides for the treatment of epidemic and endemic typhus
1) What are the different types of medically important Rickettsial infections? Select all the correct answers
a) Epidemic and endemic typhus
b) Scrub typhus group
c) Yellow fever
d) Rocky Mountain spotted fever
2) All the statements given below are correct about 'epidemic typhus', Except?
a) Transmitted to humans is via vector, louse
b) People 40 years and older are most affected
c) Fever lasts for about two weeks
d) The causative pathogen is Rickettsia typhi
3) Which of the following Rickettsia spp causes rickettsialpox in humans transferred from vector called mites, mild fever and rashes are early symptoms that resemble the symptoms of varicella infection?
a) Rickettsia rickettsi
b) Rickettsia akari
c) Rickettsia prowazekii
d) Rickettsia australis
4) Which of the following statements is incorrect about the characteristics of Rocky Mountain spotted fever?
a) It is caused by Rickettsia rickettsii
b) Predominant in the eastern and southeastern region of the United States
c) Fever and Skin rashes develop within 6 hours of the ticks' bite
d) Ticks are the primary vectors
5) All of the statements given below are correct about the Ehrlichiosis infections in humans, EXCEPT?
a) Ehrlichia chaffeensis is the causative organism
b) Ticks are the vectors that transmit Ehrlichiosis infection in humans
c) The infection represents an Intracellular inclusion called morulae
d) The infection case was first reported in China
6) Which of the following bacterial zoonotic diseases resembles the symptoms of influenza and pneumonia, it can be spread to humans most commonly by inhalation of air and dust that may contain body fluids of sheep, goats, and other cattle?
a) Rocky mountain fever
b) Q fever
c) Dengue fever
d) Yellow fever
a) Epidemic and endemic typhus
b) Scrub typhus group
c) Yellow fever
d) Rocky Mountain spotted fever
2) All the statements given below are correct about 'epidemic typhus', Except?
a) Transmitted to humans is via vector, louse
b) People 40 years and older are most affected
c) Fever lasts for about two weeks
d) The causative pathogen is Rickettsia typhi
3) Which of the following Rickettsia spp causes rickettsialpox in humans transferred from vector called mites, mild fever and rashes are early symptoms that resemble the symptoms of varicella infection?
a) Rickettsia rickettsi
b) Rickettsia akari
c) Rickettsia prowazekii
d) Rickettsia australis
4) Which of the following statements is incorrect about the characteristics of Rocky Mountain spotted fever?
a) It is caused by Rickettsia rickettsii
b) Predominant in the eastern and southeastern region of the United States
c) Fever and Skin rashes develop within 6 hours of the ticks' bite
d) Ticks are the primary vectors
5) All of the statements given below are correct about the Ehrlichiosis infections in humans, EXCEPT?
a) Ehrlichia chaffeensis is the causative organism
b) Ticks are the vectors that transmit Ehrlichiosis infection in humans
c) The infection represents an Intracellular inclusion called morulae
d) The infection case was first reported in China
6) Which of the following bacterial zoonotic diseases resembles the symptoms of influenza and pneumonia, it can be spread to humans most commonly by inhalation of air and dust that may contain body fluids of sheep, goats, and other cattle?
a) Rocky mountain fever
b) Q fever
c) Dengue fever
d) Yellow fever
7) ….................... causes endemic typhus or murine typhus which is transmitted to humans primarily through rats and cats fleas.
a) Rickettsia prowazekii
b) Rickettsia rickettsii
c) Coxiella burnetii
d) Rickettsia typhi
8) Which serological test is mostly preferred for the positive diagnosis of the Rickettsia rickettsii from skin biopsy specimens of a rash?
a) Rickettsia prowazekii
b) Rickettsia rickettsii
c) Coxiella burnetii
d) Rickettsia typhi
8) Which serological test is mostly preferred for the positive diagnosis of the Rickettsia rickettsii from skin biopsy specimens of a rash?
a) Complement fixation test
b) Indirect Immunofluorescence technique
c) Schick skin test
d) Agglutination test
9) What is the effective drug regimen used in the treatment of chronic Q fever?
a) Combination therapy with doxycycline and hydroxychloroquine for up to 18 months
b) Doxycycline for 18 months
c) Combination therapy with penicillin and fluoroquinolones for 12 months
d) Antibiotics do not work in this phase of illness
10) Which of the following statements is most correct about the antigenic forms of Coxiella burnetii?
a) The antigens exist in two phases 1 and 2 and phase 1 is a virulent form
b) The antigens are less pathogenic when grown in laboratory animals
c) Both a and b
d) None of the above
11) Which of the following disease is NOT a tick-borne rickettsial disease?
a) Epidemic typhus
b) Scrub typhus
c) Tularemia
d) Ehrlichiosis
b) Indirect Immunofluorescence technique
c) Schick skin test
d) Agglutination test
9) What is the effective drug regimen used in the treatment of chronic Q fever?
a) Combination therapy with doxycycline and hydroxychloroquine for up to 18 months
b) Doxycycline for 18 months
c) Combination therapy with penicillin and fluoroquinolones for 12 months
d) Antibiotics do not work in this phase of illness
10) Which of the following statements is most correct about the antigenic forms of Coxiella burnetii?
a) The antigens exist in two phases 1 and 2 and phase 1 is a virulent form
b) The antigens are less pathogenic when grown in laboratory animals
c) Both a and b
d) None of the above
11) Which of the following disease is NOT a tick-borne rickettsial disease?
a) Epidemic typhus
b) Scrub typhus
c) Tularemia
d) Ehrlichiosis
e) Rocky mountain spotted fever
12) All of the following statements are true about the 'Scrub typhus' disease caused by Rickettsia spp, EXCEPT?
a) The common symptom fever and bodyache
b) Ulcer known as eschar ulcer appears at the site of the bite
c) Cases usually occur in people who work in farms
d) The causative agent is Rickettsia australis
13) ..............................also called 'recrudescent typhus', it is a late relapse of epidemic typhus that is transmitted by vector human body louse and the causative organism is R. prowazekii
12) All of the following statements are true about the 'Scrub typhus' disease caused by Rickettsia spp, EXCEPT?
a) The common symptom fever and bodyache
b) Ulcer known as eschar ulcer appears at the site of the bite
c) Cases usually occur in people who work in farms
d) The causative agent is Rickettsia australis
13) ..............................also called 'recrudescent typhus', it is a late relapse of epidemic typhus that is transmitted by vector human body louse and the causative organism is R. prowazekii
a) Rickettsialpox
b) Scrub typhus
c) Brill-Zinsser disease
d) Murine typhus
14) Which of the following are the reservoirs of the flea borne typhus also called murine typhus?
a) Rats
b) Dogs
c) Ticks
d) Mites
15) Which of the following is NOT the proper preventive method to control Rickettsial diseases?
a) Use of insecticides to control possible vectors and reservoirs of the pathogen
b) Use of tick and insect repellent while travelling to endemic areas
c) Proper hygiene and cleanliness to eliminate lice and fleas
d) Use of sulfonamides for the treatment of typhus fever
b) Scrub typhus
c) Brill-Zinsser disease
d) Murine typhus
14) Which of the following are the reservoirs of the flea borne typhus also called murine typhus?
a) Rats
b) Dogs
c) Ticks
d) Mites
15) Which of the following is NOT the proper preventive method to control Rickettsial diseases?
a) Use of insecticides to control possible vectors and reservoirs of the pathogen
b) Use of tick and insect repellent while travelling to endemic areas
c) Proper hygiene and cleanliness to eliminate lice and fleas
d) Use of sulfonamides for the treatment of typhus fever
16) A PCR test is a commonly used molecular diagnostic method for the detection of all medically important Rickettsial diseases, the test is less sensitive during which stage of the disease? Select all that applies
a) Late stage of the infection
b) Within 2-3 days of the infection
c) Between 1-2 weeks of the infection
d) 1 week after the antibiotic therapy
17) A serological testing is a test done usually in two phases of rickettsial infection, acute phase and convalascent phase. Select all the statements that are true about the diagnosis done during this phases
17) A serological testing is a test done usually in two phases of rickettsial infection, acute phase and convalascent phase. Select all the statements that are true about the diagnosis done during this phases
a) Sample is collected within initial 14 days in acute phase
b) Decrease in IgG antibody titre is a confirmatory result of the infection
c) Convalscent sample are collected after the 2-3 weeks of acute phase
d) Collection of sample for antibody titre is done in acute phase
18) 'Anaplasmosis' in humans have mostly occured in which of the following parts of the world?
a) United States
b) United kingdoms
c) Australia
d) Japan
19) Name the specimen most commonly used for the microscopic diagnosis of the rickettsial diseases
a) Urine
b) Nose swab
c) Blood
d) Throat secretions
20) Which of the following is most correct general characteristic of the pathogen Coxiella burnetii?
a) A gram negative rod
b) Causes Lyme disease
c) Trasnmitted to humans via tick bites
d) Usually resistant to high temperatures and chemical disinfectants
Multiple Choice Answers Review:
1-a) Epidemic and endemic typhus & (b) Scrub typhus group and (d) Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
Yellow fever is caused by the virus
2-d) The causative pathogen is Rickettsia typhi
3- b) Rickettsia akari
4-c) Fever and Skin rashes develop within 6 hours of the ticks' bite
3- b) Rickettsia akari
4-c) Fever and Skin rashes develop within 6 hours of the ticks' bite
5-d) The infection case was first reported in China
(it was first reported in the USA)
6-b) Q fever
6-b) Q fever
Dengue fever and yellow fever are 'viral diseases', Rocky mountain is a 'bacterial infection' caused by a tick bite. Q fever is transmitted to humans through air and dust that contain animal body fluids
7-d) Rickettsia typhi
R. typhi causes endemic typhus, R. prowazekii causes epidemic typhus, R. rickettsii causes Rocky mountain fever. C. burnetti causes Q fever
8-b) Indirect Immunofluorescence technique
Antibody level measurement helps in the proper diagnosis of Rickettsial diseases
9-a) Combination therapy with doxycycline and hydroxychloroquine for up to 18 months
10-b) The antigens are less pathogenic when grown in laboratory animals
11-b) Scrub typhus
12-d) The causative agent is Rickettsia australis
The causative organism is Orientia tsutsugamushi
13-c) Brill-Zinsser disease
14-a) Rats
15-d) Use of sulfonamides for the treatment of epidemic and endemic typhus
16- a)Late stage of the infection, d)1 week after the antibiotic therapy
PCR results are positive mostly within 14 days of the infection
17- b)Decrease in IgG antibody titre is a confirmatory result of the infection
(Antibody level is measured to observe the increse in IgG that occurs during the infection)
18- a) United States
19- c) Blood
20- d) Resistant to high temperatures and chemical disinfectants
(C. burnetii is a gram negative coccobacillary that causes Q fever, human transission is via tick bites)
Lyme disease is caused by bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi
