Microbiology 2010 - Microbiology with Lab » Summer 2022 » Chapter 5

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Question #1
What term best describes the openings by which pathogens can gain access to the body?
A.   Reservoirs of infection
B.   Portals of entry
C.   Vectors
D.   Tracts
Question #2
A carrier of disease who does not have any symptoms of the disease is known as a reservoir of infection.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #3
_________ are nonliving objects that may harbor and transmit diseases.
A.   vile
B.   parasites
C.   vectors
D.   fomites
Question #4
A patient develops the flu after handling an object that was used by someone else with the illness. What type of transmission has occurred?
A.   Direct contact
B.   Common vehicle
C.   Indirect contact
D.   Airborne
Question #5
A vector must develop the disease before it is able to spread it to humans.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #6
Resident flora prevents skin from being contaminated with other microbes by antagonizing them.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #7
What are the minimum standards of infection prevention that should be applied to all patients?
A.   Airborne precautions
B.   Droplet precautions
C.   Contact precautions
D.   Standard precautions
Question #8
Health care providers should use alcohol-based hand rubs after using the restroom.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #9
What type of special precautions should be implemented when there is a risk of pathogen transmission by body-to-body contact?
A.   Airborne
B.   Standard
C.   Contact
D.   Droplet
Question #10
The Bloodborne Pathogen Standard requires employers to provide personal protective equipment such as masks, gloves, and gowns.
A.   True
B.   False

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