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QUESTION 84 Which of the following is likely to spread MRSA among athletes? O A) physical contact B) whirlpool baths C) taping gels D) shared equipment O E) All of the answers are correct QUESTION 85 Infiammation of the thin clear membrane lining the eyelid and eye is property termed O A) keratititis B) trachoma C) ophthalmia neonatorum D) conjunctivitis E) whitlow QUESTION 86 Pathogens of the skin often enter via hair follicles and ducts of the sweat glands O A) TRUE O B) FALSE QUESTION 87 The majority of the staphylococci isolated from human skin are coagulase-positive A) TRUE B) FALSE QUESTION 88 The abbreviation "GAS refers to pathogenic strains of Staphylococcus. A) TRUE B) FALSE

Answer 1

Answer: All of the answers are correct

MRSA ( Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) commonly spreads in community areas such as hospitals, gym, shop, etc. Skin-to-skin contact and shared equipment or supplies are also some common modes of transmission.

MRSA is resistant to several antibiotics that are used to treat ordinary staph infections.

Answer: Conjunctivitis

Conjunctiva is a tissue that lines the inside layer of eyelids and covers the sclera (white part of the eye). Its main function is to keep the eyes moist.

Conjunctivitis is the condition when the conjunctiva layer of the eye becomes inflamed.

Answer: FALSE

Microorganisms that live all over skin can't get through skin unless it's broken. A skin forms a waterproof mechanical barrier.

Answer: False

Commonly found bacteria on human skin are Gram-positive organisms such as Staphylococci, micrococci, diphtheroids. In Staphylococci sp. S aureus and S intermedius are coagulase positive. All other staphylococci are coagulase-negative.

Answer: FALSE

.Group A Streptococcal infection refers to as GAS.