UTA MICROBIOLOGY THOLEN COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+

UTA MICROBIOLOGY THOLEN
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+


◉ Epidemiology can determine. Answer: Etiology, Transmission,
Susceptible populations


◉ Morbidity. Answer: individuals with disease


◉ Mortality. Answer: deaths from disease


◉ Prevalence. Answer: number of individuals at certain time


◉ Incidence. Answer: number of new cases


◉ Prevalence and Incidence can both be:. Answer: applied to morbidity
and mortality


◉ Sporadic. Answer: occurs occasionally w/o regional concentration
(ex. tetanus, rabies, plague)

, ◉ Endemic. Answer: constantly present in certain region (ex. malaria,
ebola, chickenpox)


◉ Epidemic. Answer: larger than normal amount of cases (ex. influenza,
west nile)


◉ Pandemic. Answer: epidemic that is cross continental (ex. virulent
influenza, ebola, etc.


◉ Goal of Etiology. Answer: to determine the causative agent of
infectious disease


◉ Epidemiology helps provide. Answer: clue for suspect pathogen


◉ Standard procedure of etiology. Answer: Koch's Postulates


◉ CDC protects public from:. Answer: disease/injury


◉ National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System (NNDSS) rules.
Answer: -All cases MUST be reported by physicians
-Ex. West Nile, HIV, measles, etc.
-Studies track notifiable disease to determine risks