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30. A fungal organism that can cause disease in people cleaning ledges of buildi

ID: 252343 • Letter: 3

Question

30. A fungal organism that can cause disease in people cleaning ledges of building Pittsburgh and is also associated with birds is: a. Cladosporium b. Stachybotrys c. Candida albicans d. H. capsalatum e. C. perfringens f. Rhizopus g. Tina capitis 31. The genetic material in viruses is/are? a. DNA b. RNA c. protein d. a and b e. a and c 32-38. Matching. There can be more than one correct answer for a question and it may be possible to use an answer more than once, but list only one answer on the left. So for example, choice "a" could be used twice on the left. Do not list two answers for any possibilities on the left. Rota virus VCJD Deer Ringworm Bats Ancylostoma duodenale A/California a - Hepatitis C b Nameless virus c- Influenza (HNi) d - Embola e Hanta f - Necator americanus g - Mad cow h - Chronic wasting disease i - Gerstmann-Staussler-Scheinker syndrome j- Hookworm k- Tinea capitis l- Nipah m - Fore tribe n. Diarrhea

Explanation / Answer

ANswer to question 30

Option D - Histoplasma capsalatum

Reason: This fungus is associated with birds especially in bats and pigeons and can also cause poultry infections. It causes histoplasmosis in humans. Ledges consist of excrete of pigeons. Hence, while cleaning, person my get infected with H. capsalatum

Answer to question 31

Option d - a and b

Reason: A virus will have either DNA or RNA. But not both. However, when present DNA or RNA act as genetic material.

Answer 32-38

Rota virus - Diarrhea

vCJD - Mad cow

Deer - Chronic vasting disease

Ring worm - Tinea capitis

Bats - Nipah virus

Ancylostoma duodenale - Hookworm

A/California - Nameless virus

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