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

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