IUPUI MICROBIOLOGY PRACTICE
SOLUTION TEST 1 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● Subacute.
Answer: Between acute and chronic (4-14 days)
●● Chronic.
Answer: Develops slowly and lasts a long time (ex. Hep B or Leprosy);
14 days to years
●● Latent.
Answer: Appears a long time after initial infection.
●● Focal infection.
Answer: one in which the organisms are originally confined to one area
●● disseminated infection.
Answer: Infection spreads beyond the primary site of infection
●● bacteremia.
Answer: bacteria in the blood
,●● septicemia.
Answer: growth of bacteria in the blood
●● viremia.
Answer: viruses in the blood
●● toxemia.
Answer: toxins in the blood
●● primary infection.
Answer: initial infecting pathogen
●● secondary infection.
Answer: opportunistic infection after a primary infection
●● iatrogenic infection.
Answer: infection transmitted from a health care worker to a patient
●● nosocomial infection.
Answer: a disease acquired from a hospital or clinical setting
, ●● Community acquired infection.
Answer: infection caused by microorganisms that originated in a setting
outside of a health care facility
●● clean.
Answer: remove waste, dirt, debris, and microbes from a surface; this
does not kill the microbes.
●● sterilization.
Answer: The process that completely destroys all microbial life,
including spores and human cells.
●● Disinfection.
Answer: The killing of pathogenic agents by direct application of
chemicals to a surface.
●● sanitation.
Answer: cleans and disinfects; removes waste and kills pathogens on a
surface
●● Antisepsis.
Answer: Removing pathogens from living tissue
SOLUTION TEST 1 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● Subacute.
Answer: Between acute and chronic (4-14 days)
●● Chronic.
Answer: Develops slowly and lasts a long time (ex. Hep B or Leprosy);
14 days to years
●● Latent.
Answer: Appears a long time after initial infection.
●● Focal infection.
Answer: one in which the organisms are originally confined to one area
●● disseminated infection.
Answer: Infection spreads beyond the primary site of infection
●● bacteremia.
Answer: bacteria in the blood
,●● septicemia.
Answer: growth of bacteria in the blood
●● viremia.
Answer: viruses in the blood
●● toxemia.
Answer: toxins in the blood
●● primary infection.
Answer: initial infecting pathogen
●● secondary infection.
Answer: opportunistic infection after a primary infection
●● iatrogenic infection.
Answer: infection transmitted from a health care worker to a patient
●● nosocomial infection.
Answer: a disease acquired from a hospital or clinical setting
, ●● Community acquired infection.
Answer: infection caused by microorganisms that originated in a setting
outside of a health care facility
●● clean.
Answer: remove waste, dirt, debris, and microbes from a surface; this
does not kill the microbes.
●● sterilization.
Answer: The process that completely destroys all microbial life,
including spores and human cells.
●● Disinfection.
Answer: The killing of pathogenic agents by direct application of
chemicals to a surface.
●● sanitation.
Answer: cleans and disinfects; removes waste and kills pathogens on a
surface
●● Antisepsis.
Answer: Removing pathogens from living tissue
