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QUESTION 90 Candidiasis often occurs following antibiotic therapy for bacterial infections, OA) TRUE B) FALSE QUESTION 91 Infection with Pediculus humanus is called scabies. A) TRUE OB) FALSE QUESTION 92 Blue-green pus is characteristic of Pseudomonas wound infections OA) TRUE OB) FALSE QUESTION 93 The normal flora of the skin is predominantly gram-negative rods A) TRUE OB) FALSE QUESTION 94 Acanthamoeba infections are usually transmitted via insects OA) TRUE OB) FALSE QUESTION 95 The varicella-zoster virus is the causative agent of chickenpox and shingles A) TRUE B) FALSE Click Save and Submit to save and submit. Click Save All Answers to save all answers.

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Question 90:

Answer---A)TRUE

*Candidiasis is caused by the fungus candida albicans.It is an opportunistic pathogen,that is it causes infection whenever the host's immune system is compromised/low.Following antibiotic therapy,candidiasis often occurs due to lowering of immunity.

Question 91:

Answer----B)FALSE.

*Infestation of pediculus humanus causes pediculoses.scabies is due to the pathogen called Sarcoptes scabiei.

Question 92:

Answer---A)TRUE

*Blue green pus is a characteristic of pseudomonas wound infection.This is due to the production of pyocyanin(blue) and pyoverdin(yellow-green) pigments.

Question 93:

Answer---B)FALSE

*Normal flore of skin is predominantly by gram positive rods.(eg-staphylococcus)

Question 94:

Answer----B)FALSE

*Acanthamoeba is a free living amoeba,infecting human to cause serious amoebic keratitis.It is usually transmitted to the body via conjuctiva of eye (from a water body while bathing),or dissemi iated infection by entering through skin cuts,wounds,nostrils etc.

Question 95:

Answer---A)TRUE

* Varicella zoster is a virus which causes infections like chicken pox(red rashes which devoleps to fluid filled blisters) and shingles(rash or blisters with shooting pain).