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epidermidis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔The principle species of Staphylococcus found on the skin is
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tuberculosis and pneumonia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Which of the following are considered diseases of the
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lower respiratory tract?
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Lancefield grouping - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔The process used for identifying the different carbohydrates of
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streptococci is called
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exoenzyme S - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Which of the following virulence factors has been associated with
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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H. influenzae AND S. pneumoniae - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔The most common bacterial pathogen(s) involved
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with sinusitis, otitis media and conjunctivitis is/are
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P. aeruginosa - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Which of the following produces a greenish pigment that may appear in
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infected wounds?
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there are more than 100 types of rhinovirus - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A vaccine for the common cold is not
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feasible because
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, B. pertussis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔The causative agent of whooping cough is
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Occurs in a population in which a large percentage of the population is immune - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Herd
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Immunity
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epidemic - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A dramatic increase inthe incidence of a specific disease in a given
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population is referred to as a(n)
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toxoid - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Which is used in the vaccination for C. diphtheria?
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the result of passive immunity - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Almost all of the antibodies found in a newborn are
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Smallpox was ONLY found in humans; rabies is found in numerous animal reservoirs. We cannot reasonably
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eliminate rabies in all of the animal reservoirs that exist - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Explain the most likely reason
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why smallpox was successfully eradicated by rabies probably never will be
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zoonotic - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Diseases that primarily exist in animals, but may be transmitted to humans
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are called
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inactivated tetanospasmin - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Tetanus vaccine contains v v v v v v
birth defects - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔The most serious consequence of rubella is
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tetanospasmin - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔The exotoxin produced by C. tetani is v v v v v v v v v
Depending on the microbe and the illness, and asymptomatic carrier in the incubation period might be
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shedding infectious microbes to his/her surroundings. In such case, a longer incubation period would lead to a
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greater spread of the disease as the carrier comes into contact with more individuals while he/she is generally
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epidermidis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔The principle species of Staphylococcus found on the skin is
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tuberculosis and pneumonia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Which of the following are considered diseases of the
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lower respiratory tract?
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Lancefield grouping - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔The process used for identifying the different carbohydrates of
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streptococci is called
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exoenzyme S - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Which of the following virulence factors has been associated with
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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H. influenzae AND S. pneumoniae - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔The most common bacterial pathogen(s) involved
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with sinusitis, otitis media and conjunctivitis is/are
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P. aeruginosa - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Which of the following produces a greenish pigment that may appear in
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infected wounds?
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there are more than 100 types of rhinovirus - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A vaccine for the common cold is not
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feasible because
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Occurs in a population in which a large percentage of the population is immune - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Herd
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Immunity
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epidemic - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A dramatic increase inthe incidence of a specific disease in a given
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population is referred to as a(n)
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toxoid - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Which is used in the vaccination for C. diphtheria?
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the result of passive immunity - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Almost all of the antibodies found in a newborn are
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Smallpox was ONLY found in humans; rabies is found in numerous animal reservoirs. We cannot reasonably
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eliminate rabies in all of the animal reservoirs that exist - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Explain the most likely reason
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why smallpox was successfully eradicated by rabies probably never will be
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zoonotic - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Diseases that primarily exist in animals, but may be transmitted to humans
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are called
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inactivated tetanospasmin - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Tetanus vaccine contains v v v v v v
birth defects - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔The most serious consequence of rubella is
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tetanospasmin - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔The exotoxin produced by C. tetani is v v v v v v v v v
Depending on the microbe and the illness, and asymptomatic carrier in the incubation period might be
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shedding infectious microbes to his/her surroundings. In such case, a longer incubation period would lead to a
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greater spread of the disease as the carrier comes into contact with more individuals while he/she is generally
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