Exam 22: An Introduction to Microbiology and Human Disease

Most fungi live on dead organic matter and are therefore called:

A zoonosis is a disease that:

Which of these is MOST important for preventing nosocomial infections?

The only fungi that are,in small numbers,considered part of the normal flora of the oral cavity are the ____________________.

An endogenous infection is one that is caused by the ____________________.

The colon flora are beneficial to us because they produce ____________________.

The incubation period of a disease is the time between the entry of the pathogen and the ____________________.

Intestinal pathogens are usually spread by the ____________________ route.

The use of moderate heat to destroy most of the bacteria in dairy products is called ____________________.

With respect to bacteria,diplo means ____________________,staphylo means ____________________,and strepto means ____________________.

Which of the following statements are true of portals of entry and exit? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)

The vector of Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a:

The vector of Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a ____________________.

An inapparent infection is one in which the person has no: