Question 1

When an infected person is in the incubation period, that person cannot transmit the pathogen to others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Enterotoxins are

Accepted Answer

A) virulence factors. 
B) toxins that target the intestines. 
C) proteins. 
D) exotoxins. 
E) All of these choices are correct. 
A) virulence factors. 
B) toxins that target the intestines. 
C) proteins. 
D) exotoxins. 
E) All of these choices are correct.

Question 3

All of the following are correct about mechanical vectors, except

Accepted Answer

A) cockroaches are an example. 
B) the vector can carry the pathogen on its feet and mouthparts. 
C) the vector is important to the life cycle of the infectious agent. 
D) they can spread viral, bacterial, protozoan, and worm infections. 
E) some, like flies feed on garbage and feces. 
A) cockroaches are an example. 
B) the vector can carry the pathogen on its feet and mouthparts. 
C) the vector is important to the life cycle of the infectious agent. 
D) they can spread viral, bacterial, protozoan, and worm infections. 
E) some, like flies feed on garbage and feces.

Question 4

The primary, natural habitat of a pathogen where it continues to exist is called the

Accepted Answer

A) fomite. 
B) carrier. 
C) vector. 
D) reservoir. 
E) source. 
A) fomite. 
B) carrier. 
C) vector. 
D) reservoir. 
E) source.

Question 5

Write about some ways to prevent any contamination in lab while making sub-cultures.

Accepted Answer

There are several ways to prevent contam

Question 6

A person with which occupation is most at risk for a zoonotic disease?

Accepted Answer

A) accountant 
B) teacher 
C) nurse 
D) dental hygienist 
E) forest ranger 
A) accountant 
B) teacher 
C) nurse 
D) dental hygienist 
E) forest ranger

Question 7

Septicemia means that a pathogen is present and multiplying in the blood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The subjective evidence of disease sensed by the patient is termed

Accepted Answer

A) syndrome. 
B) symptom. 
C) sign. 
D) pathology. 
E) inflammation. 
A) syndrome. 
B) symptom. 
C) sign. 
D) pathology. 
E) inflammation.

Question 9

All of the following are signs of infectious diseases, except

Accepted Answer

A) fever. 
B) leucopenia. 
C) swollen lymph nodes. 
D) antibodies in serum. 
E) nausea. 
A) fever. 
B) leucopenia. 
C) swollen lymph nodes. 
D) antibodies in serum. 
E) nausea.

Question 10

An inanimate object that harbors and transmits a pathogen is a

Accepted Answer

A) fomite. 
B) carrier. 
C) vector. 
D) reservoir. 
E) source. 
A) fomite. 
B) carrier. 
C) vector. 
D) reservoir. 
E) source.

Question 11

STORCH is an acronym that represents the most common

Accepted Answer

A) genera of resident flora. 
B) sexually-transmitted diseases. 
C) portals of entry. 
D) vectors. 
E) infections of the fetus and neonate. 
A) genera of resident flora. 
B) sexually-transmitted diseases. 
C) portals of entry. 
D) vectors. 
E) infections of the fetus and neonate.

Question 12

Which genus is the most common resident flora of mouth surfaces?

Accepted Answer

A) Lactobacillus 
B) Streptococcus 
C) Haemophilus 
D) Escherichia 
E) Mycobacterium 
A) Lactobacillus 
B) Streptococcus 
C) Haemophilus 
D) Escherichia 
E) Mycobacterium

Question 13

Under certain circumstances, a person's resident flora can be opportunistic pathogens.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Infection occurs when

Accepted Answer

A) contaminants are present on the skin. 
B) a person swallows microbes in/on food. 
C) a person inhales microbes in the air. 
D) pathogens enter and multiply in body tissues. 
E) All of these choices are correct. 
A) contaminants are present on the skin. 
B) a person swallows microbes in/on food. 
C) a person inhales microbes in the air. 
D) pathogens enter and multiply in body tissues. 
E) All of these choices are correct.

Question 15

Which is mismatched?

Accepted Answer

A) secondary infection - infection spreads to several tissue sites 
B) mixed infection - several agents established at infection site 
C) acute infection - rapid onset of severe, short-lived symptoms 
D) local infection - pathogen remains at or near entry site 
E) toxemia - pathogen's toxins carried by the blood to target tissues 
A) secondary infection - infection spreads to several tissue sites 
B) mixed infection - several agents established at infection site 
C) acute infection - rapid onset of severe, short-lived symptoms 
D) local infection - pathogen remains at or near entry site 
E) toxemia - pathogen's toxins carried by the blood to target tissues

Question 16

Universal precautions is designed to protect

Accepted Answer

A) patients. 
B) health care providers. 
C) the general public. 
D) All of these choices are correct. 
A) patients. 
B) health care providers. 
C) the general public. 
D) All of these choices are correct.

Question 17

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention assigns the most virulent microbes known to cause human disease to Biosafety Level 4.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which is mismatched?

Accepted Answer

A) fimbriae - adherence to substrate 
B) capsules - antiphagocytic factor 
C) coagulase - dissolve fibrin clots 
D) leukocidins - damage white blood cells 
E) hemolysins - damage red blood cells 
A) fimbriae - adherence to substrate 
B) capsules - antiphagocytic factor 
C) coagulase - dissolve fibrin clots 
D) leukocidins - damage white blood cells 
E) hemolysins - damage red blood cells

Question 19

A fetus can get an infection when a pathogen in the mother's blood is capable of crossing the placenta to the fetal circulation and tissues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

_____ are toxins that are the lipopolysaccharide of the outer membrane of gram-negative cell walls.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____ are toxins that are the lipopolysaccharide...

Exam 13: Microbe-Human Interactions: Infection and Disease

When an infected person is in the incubation period, that person cannot transmit the pathogen to others.

Enterotoxins are

All of the following are correct about mechanical vectors, except

The primary, natural habitat of a pathogen where it continues to exist is called the

Write about some ways to prevent any contamination in lab while making sub-cultures.

A person with which occupation is most at risk for a zoonotic disease?

Septicemia means that a pathogen is present and multiplying in the blood.

The subjective evidence of disease sensed by the patient is termed

All of the following are signs of infectious diseases, except

An inanimate object that harbors and transmits a pathogen is a

STORCH is an acronym that represents the most common

Which genus is the most common resident flora of mouth surfaces?

Under certain circumstances, a person's resident flora can be opportunistic pathogens.

Infection occurs when

Which is mismatched?

Universal precautions is designed to protect

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention assigns the most virulent microbes known to cause human disease to Biosafety Level 4.

Which is mismatched?

A fetus can get an infection when a pathogen in the mother's blood is capable of crossing the placenta to the fetal circulation and tissues.

_____ are toxins that are the lipopolysaccharide of the outer membrane of gram-negative cell walls.

The Main Themes of Microbiology

The Chemistry of Biology

Tools of the Laboratory: Methods of Studying Microorganisms

A Survey of Prokaryotic Cells and Microorganisms

A Survey of Eukaryotic Cells and Microorganisms

An Introduction to Viruses

Microbial Nutrition, Ecology, and Growth

An Introduction to Microbial Metabolism: the Chemical Crossroads of Life

Microbial Genetics

Genetic Engineering: a Revolution in Molecular Biology

Physical and Chemical Agents for Microbial Control

Drugs, Microbes, Host--The Elements of Chemotherapy

An Introduction to Host Defenses and Innate Immunities

Adaptive, Specific Immunity and Immunization

Disorders in Immunity

Procedures for Identifying Pathogens and Diagnosing Infections

The Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Cocci of Medical Importance

The Gram-Positive Bacilli of Medical Importance

The Gram-Negative Bacilli of Medical Importance

Miscellaneous Bacterial Agents of Disease

The Fungi of Medical Importance

The Parasites of Medical Importance

Introduction to Viruses That Infect Humans: the Dna Viruses

The Rna Viruses That Infect Humans

Environmental Microbiology

Applied and Industrial Microbiology

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