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

The time between the entry of a pathogen and the onset of symptoms of disease is called the ______________________________.

A disease that typically lasts a certain period of time and is followed by recovery is called ________________________________.

Most fungi live on dead organic matter and are called _________________________.

In epidemiology,to be a reservoir means to be a(n)_______________________________.

An important trigger for some mucosal yeast infections is the use of a(n)__________________ for a previous infection.

An infection that follows another infection that has lowered the host's resistance is called a(n)_________________________________.

The vector of malaria is a(n)__________________________.

A coccus is shaped like a(n)__________________; a bacillus is shaped like a(n)_______________,and a spirillum is shaped like a(n)____________________.

The vector of West Nile virus is a(n)_______________________.

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

A chronic infection is one that _________________________________.

A systemic mycosis is a(n)____________________ infection of ________________________.

A disease that people acquire from animals is called a(n)_______________________,and an example is __________________________.

The way a pathogen gets into a host is called the _______________________________.

In women,the flora of the vagina create a(n)_________________ pH that inhibits the growth of pathogens.

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

Spiral bacteria are called _____________________,rod-shaped bacteria are called ______________________,and spherical bacteria are called _______________________.

A self-limiting disease is one that _______________________________________.

The colon flora are beneficial to us because they produce _____________________,and they inhibit ____________________________.

Viruses are obligate intracellular parasites,which means that they must be _________________ in order to ______________________.