Question 1

Some diseases can cause long-term or permanent damage in the patient termed

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A)  edema.
B)  sequelae.
C)  granulomas.
D)  abcesses.
E)  swollen lymph nodes.F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 2

Each of the following is inoculation of normal biota to a newborn except

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A)  the birth process through the birth canal.
B)  bottle feeding.
C)  breast feeding.
D)  contact with hospital staff.
E)  All of the choices are correct.F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 3

All communicable diseases

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A)  are contagious.
B)  only occur in animals.
C)  are caused by microorganisms or their products.
D)  are caused by vectors.
E)  involve viruses as the pathogen.F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 4

Which of the following is the endotoxin?

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A)  hemolysin
B)  hyaluronidase
C)  streptokinase
D)  collagenase
E)  lipopolysaccharideF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 5

Resident biota of the gastrointestinal tract include

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A)  Streptococcus.
B)  Bacteroides.
C)  Lactobacillus.
D)  Haemophilus.
E)  All of the choices are correct.F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 6

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

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A)  prodromal stage.
B)  convalescent stage.
C)  incubation period.
D)  period of invasion.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 7

Which of the following is not a method of bacterial adhesion?

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A)  fimbriae
B)  surface proteins
C)  specialized receptors
D)  adhesive slime or capsules
E)  ciliaF) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 8

TORCH is an acronym that represents the most common

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A)  genera of resident biota.
B)  sexually transmitted infections.
C)  portals of entry.
D)  vectors.
E)  infections of the fetus and neonate.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 9

Which of the following is not an antiphagocytic factor?

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A)  secretion of slime
B)  production of leukocidins
C)  adhering to the host
D)  secretion of a capsule
E)  ability to survive intracellularlyF) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 10

An endotoxin is

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A)  secreted by pathogenic organisms.
B)  indicative of gram-negative bacterial infection.
C)  secreted by gram-positive organisms.
D)  indicative of fungal infections.
E)  indicative of viral infections.F) C) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 11

The stage of an infectious disease when specific signs and symptoms are seen and the pathogen is at peak activity is the

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A)  prodromal stage.
B)  convalescent stage.
C)  incubation period.
D)  period of invasion.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

The term _____ refers to the presence of small numbers of bacteria in the blood.

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A)  bacteremia
B)  septicemia
C)  viremia
D)  toxemiaE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 13

Infections that go unnoticed because there are no symptoms are called

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A)  syndromes.
B)  malaise.
C)  inflammation.
D)  asymptomatic.
E)  secondary infections.F) A) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 14

The effect of beneficial microbes of normal biota against invading microbes is called

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A)  microbial antagonism.
B)  endogenous infection.
C)  infectious disease.
D)  axenic.
E)  gnotobiotism.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 15

When would Koch's postulates be utilized?

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A)  to determine the cause of a patient's illness in a hospital microbiology lab
B)  to develop a new antibiotic in a pharmaceutical lab
C)  to determine the cause of a new disease in a microbiology research lab
D)  to formulate a vaccine against a new pathogen in a genetic engineering lab
E)  whenever the scientific method can not be used to investigate a microbiological problemF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 16

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

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

Question 17

_____ is the lipopolysaccharide of the outer membrane of gram-negative cell walls.

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A)  Exotoxin
B)  Endotoxin
C)  Enterotoxin
D)  Leukocidin
E)  HemolysinF) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 18

An animal,such as an arthropod,that transmits a pathogen from one host to another is a

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

Question 19

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

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A)  pathology.
B)  clinical microbiology.
C)  medicine.
D)  immunology.
E)  epidemiology.F) A) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 20

An infection spread between animals and humans is a:

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A)  secondary infection.
B)  sequela.
C)  healthcare-associated infection.
D)  zoonosis.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Exam 13: Microbe-Human Interactions: Infection and Disease

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

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When would Koch's postulates be utilized?

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_____ is the lipopolysaccharide of the outer membrane of gram-negative cell walls.

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

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An endotoxin is

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All communicable diseases

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The effect of beneficial microbes of normal biota against invading microbes is called

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Which of the following is not a method of bacterial adhesion?

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Which of the following is not an antiphagocytic factor?

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Some diseases can cause long-term or permanent damage in the patient termed

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Infections that go unnoticed because there are no symptoms are called

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

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Which of the following is the endotoxin?

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Resident biota of the gastrointestinal tract include

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TORCH is an acronym that represents the most common

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Each of the following is inoculation of normal biota to a newborn except

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