Exam 1:An Introduction to Microbiology and Human Disease-Part A

The part of a bacterial cell that makes it gram positive or gram negative is the:

Potential sources of infectious disease include:

The vector of malaria is a:

Respiratory pathogens are most often spread by:

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

A systemic mycosis might involve each of these except the:

The human body louse is the vector of:

The pathogens that are made of DNA or RNA and a protein shell are the:

A nosocomial infection is one that is acquired:

Which statement is NOT true of bacterial cell structure?

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

The cell walls of bacteria:

Which statement is NOT true of disease terminology?

The vector of Lyme disease is a:

Binary fission is the process by which:

An infection that is acquired in a hospital or other healthcare facility is called:

Bacteria that can reproduce in the presence or absence of oxygen are called:

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

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

A potential source of infection for some diseases is: