16.2: Review Questions
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Which of the following diseases is caused by a spirochete?
- tularemia
- relapsing fever
- rheumatic fever
- Rocky Mountain spotted fever
- Answer
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B
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Which of the following diseases is transmitted by body lice?
- tularemia
- bubonic plague
- murine typhus
- epidemic typhus
- Answer
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D
- Lyme disease is characterized by a(n) ________ that forms at the site of infection.
- Answer
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bull’s eye-rash
- Why are most vascular pathogens poorly communicable from person to person?