Microbiology 020 - General Microbiology » Spring 2022 » Review Quiz 8

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Question #1
Noncommunicable diseases tend to cause epidemics.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #2
Which is not a relationship we tend to have with our normal microbiota?
A.   mutualistic
B.   parasite-host
C.   commensal-host
Question #3
In Koch's postulate, which step follows the initial identification of the bacterial species obtained from the patient?
A.   infect a lab animal with the identified species
B.   grow another pure culture of the identified species
C.   tell the patient that the identified species was the etiologic agent of his/her disease
Question #4
During the ____________ stage of disease development, the patient is still showing only mild symptoms.
A.   convalescence
B.   illness
C.   incubation
D.   prodromal
Question #5
A ________________ has occurred if the disease has spread all over Asia, Europe & America.
A.   sporadic disease
B.   endemic disease
C.   pandemic
D.   epidemic
Question #6
Which agency is responsible for monitoring pandemics?
A.   Center for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC & P)
B.   Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
C.   World Health Organization (WHO)
D.   Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)
Question #7
Who are not human carriers? Those who are __________________.
A.   at the incubation stage of the disease
B.   convalescing from the disease
C.   experiencing severe symptoms of the disease
Question #8
__________________ are diseases whose reservoirs are animals.
A.   Acute diseases
B.   Systemic diseases
C.   Nosocomial diseases
D.   Zoonoses
Question #9
Which structures help pathogens adhere to preferred surfaces in the body?
A.   ribosome & lysosome
B.   inclusions in the cytoplasm
C.   fimbriae & capsule
D.   plasma membrane & cell wall
Question #10
Coronaviruses like SARS-CoV-2 are transmitted by all of the following mechanisms except _____________________.
A.   direct contact
B.   indirect contact
C.   droplet
D.   foodborne

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