Question

A vesicle is ... A. a small sized fluid filled skin lesion B. a flat red lesion C. a pus filled lesion D. a reddish pus filled lesion An 8-year-old girl has scabs and pus-filled vesicles on her face and throat. Three weeks earlier she had visited her grandmother, who had shingles. What infection does the 8- year-old have? A) Chickenpox B) Measles C) Fever blisters D) Scabies E) Rubella Thrush and vaginitis are caused by A) Herpesvirus. B) Chlamydia trachomatis, C) Candida albicans. D) Staphylococcus aureus. E) Streptococcus pyogenes. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic used to identify Streptococcus pyogenes? A) Coagulase-positive B) Group A cell wall antigen C) Group M proteins D) Beta-hemolytic E) Cocci

Answer 1

1. A vesicle is a

A. small sized fluid filled lesion

They are usually about 5 to 10 millimeters in diameter. The vesicles are called blisters if the sacs become larger than that.

2.A. Chicken pox

Chicken pox is a viral infection that occurs due to the person getting exposed to the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). Her grand mother probably had a Herpez zoster infection caused by Varicella zoster virus. The girl got Varicella zoster infection and it presented as chicken pox in her.

3.C.

candida albicans are the most common cause for thrush and vaginitis.

4. A

streptococcus pyogenes are coagulase negative.