Purulent urethritis is a typical sign of ____________ in males. 

The symptoms of scarlet fever are due to the _________ produced by Streptococcus pyogenes.

___________  prevents muscle contraction leading to paralysis.

Which of the following is associated with impetigo?

A 68 year-old male was admitted to the hospital from his long-term care facility after one week of difficulty breathing and cough with rusty colored sputum. Prior to the development of these symptoms, the patient had a cold, but then his symptoms progressively worsened over the next few days. Review of systems reveals fever, chills, cough (sometimes productive) and labored breathing.  A chest X-ray shows lung inflammation indicating the presence of an infection. The sputum sample revealed the presence of gram positive cocci in chains and pairs that were Quellung positive (swollen capsule).  Blood agar plates were inoculated and the bacterium was positive for alpha hemolysis.  A. Name the bacterium (genus and species name) that caused this infection. B. What disease does the patient have? C. Explain your reasoning.  D. Explain how this could have been prevented. E. List two other infections this bacterium causes. 

Escherichia coli is ______________.

Microbiology is front page news, so it is important to me that students are able to make connections between what they learn in the classroom and what they see in everyday life.  A. Do you have any examples where you were able to apply something that you learned this semester to everyday life (i.e. conversations with friends/family, finding a connection between microbiology and concepts from other classes, a better understanding news reports, etc….)? Please share.  B. Did you find a particular topic so interesting that you were motivated to seek information outside of course materials (books, internet searches, etc….)?  Please share.

True or False: Purulent urethritis is associated with gonorrhea. 

True or False: Purulent urethritis is associated with gonorrhea. 

True or False: Infant botulism is associated with Streptococcus pyogenes.