Chamberlain College of Nursing: BIOS 242 Microbiology Week 6 Quiz / BIOS242 Microbiology Week 6 Quiz (2 NEW Versions)
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BIOS 242 Quiz 6 / BIOS242 Quiz 6 (2 NEW Versions): Microbiology: Chamberlain College of Nursing
Question 1
(TCO 10) Feces, soil, water, and even food can harbor pathogens. Therefore, we should routinely _____.
eat rare steak
Correct!
thoroughly wash fruits and vegetables before eating them
buy only whole milk
eat sushi
avoid pasteurized milk
Chapter 14, Reservoirs of Infectious Diseases of Humans section
Question 2
(TCO 10) What are the three modes of disease transmission?
Viral, bacterial, protozoan
Viral, acute, vector
Correct!
Vector, vehicle, contact
Bacterial, viral, plasmoidal
Latent, viral, systemic
Chapter 14, Modes of Infectious Disease Transmission section
Question 3
(TCO 10) Last year, 4,022 new cases of the flu were admitted into the County Hospital. This statement tells us the disease’s _____.
virulence
epidemiology
Correct!
incidence
prevalence
None of the above
Chapter 14, Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases section
Question 4
(TCO 10) Pathogens may cross the placental membranes and _____.
cause infection of embryo or fetus
cause birth defects
cause premature birth
cause spontaneous abortion (miscarriage)
Correct!
All of the above
Chapter 14, The Movement of Microbes into Hosts: Infection section
Question 5
(TCO 10) A disease that is continually and normally found in an area is described as _____.
vectoral
sporadic
pandemic
epidemic
Correct!
endemic
Chapter 14, Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases section
Question 6
(TCO 11) Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome is caused by _____.
coagulase
lipase
beta-lactamase
Correct!
exfoliative toxins
staphylokinase
Chapter 19
Question 7
(TCO 11) The resistance of Pseudomonas to a wide variety of antimicrobial drugs is due, in part, to its _____.
production of exoenzyme S
production of pyocyanin
ability to utilize a wide range of carbon and nitrogen sources
ability to grow in almost any moist environment
Correct!
ability to pump drugs out of the cell
Chapter 19
Question 8
(TCO 11) Which of the following is the leading cause of meningitis in newborns?
Correct!
Streptococcus agalactiae
Listeria monocytogenes
Haemophilus influenzae
Neisseria meningitidis
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Chapter 20
Question 9
(TCO 11) Toxic shock-like syndrome is associated with _____.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Salmonella typhimurium
Correct!
Streptococcus pyogenes
Neisseria meningitidis
Escherichia coli
Chapter 21
Question 10
(TCO 11) Which of the following is characteristic of Yersinia pestis
infections?
Petechiae
A "bull's-eye" rash
Jaundice
Arthritis
Correct!
Buboes
Chapter 21
Question 11
10 / 10 pts
(TCO 11) Explain the relationship between chicken pox and shingles, paying special attention to the pathogenic processes and transmission of each of these diseases.
VERSION 2
1) Symbiotic microbes may be ____.
commensal and mutualistic
2) The common cold is classified as _____.
None of the above
3) The vector responsible for transmission of malaria is the _____.
Anopheles mosquito
4) Which of the following statements is one of Koch’s postulates?
The suspected bacterium or virus must be isolated, then grown in pure culture.
5) A disease that is continually and normally found in an area is described as _____.
Prevalence
6) The common name for a furuncle is _____.
a boil
7) Shingles, or herpes zoster, is caused by the same virus that causes _____.
chicken pox
8) Which of the following is the leading cause of meningitis in newborns?
Streptococcus agalactiae
9) Disseminated intravascular coagulation is a complication of which of the following?
Septicemia
10) Which of the following is characteristic of Yersinia pestis
infections?
Buboes
Question 11: Discuss the two types of poliovirus vaccines available, including the advantages and disadvantages of each. [Show Less]