Exam 22: An Introduction to Microbiology and Human Disease

The vector of West Nile virus is a ____________________.

Respiratory pathogens are most often spread by ____________________.

A disease such as tetanus, which cannot be spread from one host to another, is considered ____________________.

For bacterial cells, flagella provide ____________________.

The vector of Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a:

Small numbers of yeasts may be part of the resident flora of all of these sites except the:

Bacteria that are motile usually have one or more ____________________.

An infection in which the person has symptoms is called:

Viruses cause disease by ____________________.

The way a pathogen leaves a host is called the ____________________.

Bacteria that require oxygen to reproduce are called ____________________.

A(n) ____________________ infection is one that is acquired in a hospital.

Aerobic bacteria are those that require ____________________ to reproduce.

A(n) ____________________ antibiotic is considered effective against many kinds of bacteria.

Which of the following statements are true of yeasts and molds? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)

A chronic infection is one that ____________________.

A bacterial spore is a form that is:

Septicemia is the presence of ____________________ in the ____________________.

Which of these is LEAST important for preventing nosocomial infections?

Bacterial chemicals that are harmful to host cells are called: