Exam 22: An Introduction to Microbiology and Human Disease

A person who recovers from a disease but continues to shed the pathogen is called:

Binary fission is the process by which:

A chemical that is used to destroy bacteria on the skin is called a(n)____________________.

The term for a parasite that lives on the body surface is:

Our resident colon flora (microbiota)is important to us because the bacteria produce:

Vectors are ectoparasites,which means they affect the ____________________.

Mosquitoes are vectors of ____________________ and ____________________.

A disease such as malaria,which is spread by a vector,is called:

The measles virus is host specific,which means that it affects only ____________________ and not ____________________.

A disease that may be spread directly or indirectly from host to host is considered ____________________.

The unicellular fungi are called ____________________,and they reproduce by the process of ____________________.

The procedure used to destroy all microorganisms on surgical instruments is called ____________________.

In women,the vagina has:

Fungi are present in small numbers in the skin flora but may multiply if the skin is constantly ____________________.

A(n)____________________ disease is one that is present in a population,with a certain number of cases expected.

When more than the usual number of cases of a disease occurs in a population,the disease is said to be:

Facultative anaerobic bacteria are those that can reproduce ____________________.

The term for a parasite that lives within the body is:

Which of these is NOT ever part of a virus?

An infection that lasts a long time or that progresses slowly is called ____________________.