A  _____ bite can cause Rickettsia rickettsii, while a ________ bite can cause Rickettsia prowazekii

Which of the following organisms causes enteric fever?

The meningococcus usually causes septicemia before it reaches the meninges.

Which of the following is used as a topical antiseptic that is used on skin before surgery?

This type of immunity is present at birth and doesn’t have to be learned through exposure to a pathogen.

This club shaped rod produces an exotoxin that can affect nerves and organs (such as the heart) and causes a lesion called a pseudomembrane.

Which of the following describes a condition in which bacteria multiply in the blood?

Tularemia commonly localizes in the lymph nodes of the body and may be transmitted by the tick, fleas, lice, horseflies and deerflies.

Necrotizing Fasciitis also known as Flesh-Eating bacteria is not considered a rare infection of the skin and the tissues below it.

The infectious agent known to be transmitted by a vector that bites the host and causes a “bull eye” rash is: