Exam 47: Microbiology and Disease

An acute, often fatal, infectious bacterial disease caused by the introduction of pathogenic spores, which enter the body through a contaminated puncture wound, is____.

Which of the following is characteristic of a subcellular microorganism?

The study of microorganisms is called ________.

The most common way to classify bacteria is according to their ____.

Which of the following should you include when preparing a KOH mount?

Diplococci bacteria are responsible for causing ____.

A(n) ________ is an agent prescribed by a physician that kills microorganisms or suppresses their growth.

Which of the following is a virus that infects and gradually destroys components of the immune system, resulting in AIDS?

Which of the following is an organism that lives on or in another organism and uses that other organism for its nourishment, or for some other advantage, to the detriment of the host organism?

Beneficial bacteria found in the body that perform functions such as producing vitamins are called ____.

A complication of a strep infection manifested by inflammation of the heart tissue is ____.

The smallest known infectious agent, consisting only of nucleic acid surrounded by a protein coat, is a(n) ________.

What information must be included on a laboratory request form?

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) and Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) are caused by a(n) ____.

A(n) ________ mount is a type of mount used when a physician suspects that a patient has a fungal infection of the skin, nails, hair, or vagina because it dissolves the keratin and allows visualization of any fungus.

The determination of the number of bacteria present in specimens such as urine is referred to as a(n) _________ analysis.

Facultative bacteria are bacteria that ____.

Trinity is a 9-year-old patient who has a fever, swollen glands, and a red rash. Upon examination, the physician found the organism shown in the picture. Which of the following diseases might the physician suspect based on this evidence?

Which of the following would you include when obtaining a throat culture specimen from a patient?

Which of the following can weaken the body's ability to fight infection?