KROK 1 2009 – Question 49 · KROK (Medicine) · Microbiology, Virology, and Immunology
A man died from an acute infectious disease accompanied by fever, jaundice, haemorrhagic rash on the skin and mucous membranes as well as by acute renal insufficiency. Histological examination of renal tissue (stained by Romanovsky-Giemsa method) revealed some convoluted bacteria looking like C and S letters. What bacteria were revealed?
- A. Borrelia
- B. Spirilla
- C. Treponema
- D. Leptospira
- E. Campylobacteria
Hint
Combine the triad of jaundice, haemorrhages and kidney failure with the letter-like shapes seen in the tissue to choose the genus.
The answer, the explanation and a note on every option are available once you log in. The account is free: topic tests, a mock exam, mistake review and statistics.
More questions on Microbiology, Virology, and Immunology
- A bacteriological laboratory has received smears from the sputum of a patient with a chronic pulmonary disease. Microscopical examination of the…
- Retrospective diagnostics of bacterial dysentery involved serological analysis of blood serum intended for determination of Shigella antibody titre…
- A 10-year-old child had the mantoux tuberculin test administered. 48 hours later a papule up to 8 mm in diameter appeared on the site of the…
- A patient with clinical presentations of immunodeficiency has undergone immunological tests. They revealed significant decrease in number of cells…
- During the regular sanitary-epidemiological inspection of a pharmacy, the bacteriological analysis of air was performed. The air was found to have…
- Following exposure to radiation a lot of mutant cells appeared in a patient. Some time later most of them were detected and destroyed by the…