Question 1

The number of new cases of a disease in a population over a specific period of time compared with the healthy population is the

Accepted Answer

A) mortality rate. 
B) morbidity rate. 
C) incidence rate. 
D) prevalence rate. 
E) epidemic rate. 
A) mortality rate. 
B) morbidity rate. 
C) incidence rate. 
D) prevalence rate. 
E) epidemic rate.

Question 2

Marion is going to the hospital for a triple bypass operation.She will have general anesthesia, intravenous catheter, surgical wounds, and a urinary catheter.Which health-care-associated infection is she at greatest risk for contracting?

Accepted Answer

A) respiratory 
B) septicemia 
C) urinary tract 
D) surgical site 
E) meningitis 
A) respiratory 
B) septicemia 
C) urinary tract 
D) surgical site 
E) meningitis

Question 3

Fomites, food, and air serve as indirect transmission routes of pathogens.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A disease that has a steady frequency over time in a population is

Accepted Answer

A) epidemic. 
B) endemic. 
C) pandemic. 
D) sporadic. 
E) chronic. 
A) epidemic. 
B) endemic. 
C) pandemic. 
D) sporadic. 
E) chronic.

Question 5

The human body typically begins to be colonized by its normal flora

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A) before birth, in utero. 
B) during, and immediately after birth. 
C) when a child first goes to school. 
D) when an infant gets its first infectious disease. 
E) during puberty. 
A) before birth, in utero. 
B) during, and immediately after birth. 
C) when a child first goes to school. 
D) when an infant gets its first infectious disease. 
E) during puberty.

Question 6

The study of the frequency and distribution of a disease in a defined population is

Accepted Answer

A) pathology. 
B) clinical microbiology. 
C) medicine. 
D) immunology. 
E) epidemiology. 
A) pathology. 
B) clinical microbiology. 
C) medicine. 
D) immunology. 
E) epidemiology.

Question 7

Health-care-associated infections involve all the following, except

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A) they are only transmitted by medical personnel. 
B) they often involve the patient's urinary tract and surgical incisions. 
C) the patient's resident flora can be the infectious agent. 
D) Escherichia coli and Staphylococci are common infectious agents. 
E) medical and surgical asepsis help lower their occurrence. 
A) they are only transmitted by medical personnel. 
B) they often involve the patient's urinary tract and surgical incisions. 
C) the patient's resident flora can be the infectious agent. 
D) Escherichia coli and Staphylococci are common infectious agents. 
E) medical and surgical asepsis help lower their occurrence.

Question 8

Local edema, swollen lymph nodes, fever, soreness, and abscesses are indications of

Accepted Answer

A) toxemia. 
B) inflammation. 
C) sequelae. 
D) a syndrome. 
E) latency. 
A) toxemia. 
B) inflammation. 
C) sequelae. 
D) a syndrome. 
E) latency.

Question 9

A veterinary hospital had an outbreak of Salmonella infantis.Within the facility, how can Salmonella be spread?

Accepted Answer

A) unwashed hands 
B) feces 
C) contaminated objects 
D) multiple animals using the same stalls without proper cleaning 
E) All of these choices are correct. 
A) unwashed hands 
B) feces 
C) contaminated objects 
D) multiple animals using the same stalls without proper cleaning 
E) All of these choices are correct.

Question 10

Endogenous infectious agents arise from microbes that are

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A) in food. 
B) the patient's own normal flora. 
C) on fomites. 
D) in the air. 
E) transmitted from one person to another. 
A) in food. 
B) the patient's own normal flora. 
C) on fomites. 
D) in the air. 
E) transmitted from one person to another.

Question 11

When a disease occurs occasionally at irregular intervals and random locales, it is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) sporadic. 
B) pandemic. 
C) endemic. 
D) epidemic. 
E) chronic. 
A) sporadic. 
B) pandemic. 
C) endemic. 
D) epidemic. 
E) chronic.

Question 12

The implementation of universal blood and body fluid precautions assumes that any and all patient specimens may harbor infectious agents and must be handled with the same degree of care.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The total number of deaths in a population due to a disease is the _____ rate.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The total number of deaths in a...

Question 14

The body site with resident flora that produces beneficial body products, including vitamin K and several other vitamins is the

Accepted Answer

A) skin. 
B) mouth. 
C) large intestine. 
D) vagina. 
E) nasal passages. 
A) skin. 
B) mouth. 
C) large intestine. 
D) vagina. 
E) nasal passages.

Question 15

Sentinel animals are monitored for specific diseases in order to determine the potential for human exposure to a disease.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The dried residues of fine droplets from mucus or saliva that harbor and transmit pathogen are

Accepted Answer

A) fomites. 
B) aerosols. 
C) mechanical vectors. 
D) droplet nuclei. 
E) biological vectors. 
A) fomites. 
B) aerosols. 
C) mechanical vectors. 
D) droplet nuclei. 
E) biological vectors.

Question 17

The time from when pathogen first enters the body and begins to multiply, until symptoms first appear is the

Accepted Answer

A) prodromal stage. 
B) convalescent stage. 
C) incubation period. 
D) period of invasion. 
E) All of these choices are correct. 
A) prodromal stage. 
B) convalescent stage. 
C) incubation period. 
D) period of invasion. 
E) All of these choices are correct.

Question 18

The collection of genetic material from all of the normal microbiota that reside on the human body is known as the

Accepted Answer

A) human biome. 
B) human microbiome. 
C) human microcommunity. 
D) human genome. 
A) human biome. 
B) human microbiome. 
C) human microcommunity. 
D) human genome.

Question 19

Rabid animals typically salivate excessively in the late stages of the disease.This excess salivation

Accepted Answer

A) helps reduce and control the fever. 
B) is the result of hydrophobia. 
C) provides a portal of exit for the virus. 
D) indicates that the salivary glands are the portal of entry. 
A) helps reduce and control the fever. 
B) is the result of hydrophobia. 
C) provides a portal of exit for the virus. 
D) indicates that the salivary glands are the portal of entry.

Question 20

Reservoirs include

Accepted Answer

A) humans. 
B) animals. 
C) soil. 
D) water. 
E) All of these choices are correct. 
A) humans. 
B) animals. 
C) soil. 
D) water. 
E) All of these choices are correct.

Exam 13: Microbe-Human Interactions: Infection and Disease

The number of new cases of a disease in a population over a specific period of time compared with the healthy population is the

Marion is going to the hospital for a triple bypass operation.She will have general anesthesia, intravenous catheter, surgical wounds, and a urinary catheter.Which health-care-associated infection is she at greatest risk for contracting?

Fomites, food, and air serve as indirect transmission routes of pathogens.

A disease that has a steady frequency over time in a population is

The human body typically begins to be colonized by its normal flora

The study of the frequency and distribution of a disease in a defined population is

Health-care-associated infections involve all the following, except

Local edema, swollen lymph nodes, fever, soreness, and abscesses are indications of

A veterinary hospital had an outbreak of Salmonella infantis.Within the facility, how can Salmonella be spread?

Endogenous infectious agents arise from microbes that are

When a disease occurs occasionally at irregular intervals and random locales, it is referred to as

The implementation of universal blood and body fluid precautions assumes that any and all patient specimens may harbor infectious agents and must be handled with the same degree of care.

The total number of deaths in a population due to a disease is the _____ rate.

The body site with resident flora that produces beneficial body products, including vitamin K and several other vitamins is the

Sentinel animals are monitored for specific diseases in order to determine the potential for human exposure to a disease.

The dried residues of fine droplets from mucus or saliva that harbor and transmit pathogen are

The time from when pathogen first enters the body and begins to multiply, until symptoms first appear is the

The collection of genetic material from all of the normal microbiota that reside on the human body is known as the

Rabid animals typically salivate excessively in the late stages of the disease.This excess salivation

Reservoirs include

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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