CHAPTER 14 TEST BANK FOR
MICROBIOLOGY WITH DETAILED
ANSWERS
A cold transmitted by a facial tissue is an example of
A)direct contact.
B)droplet transmission.
C)vehicle transmission.
D)vector.
E)fomite. - correct answer C
A commensal bacterium
A)may also be an opportunistic pathogen.
B)does not receive any benefit from its host.
C)does not infect its host.
D)is beneficial to its host.
E)is beneficial to, and does not infect, its host. - correct answerA
A disease in which the causative agent remains inactive for a time before
producing symptoms is referred to as
A)zoonotic.
B)acute.
C)subclinical.
D)latent.
E)subacute. - correct answerD
, A host is not considered diseased until an infection changes one's state of health.
- correct answerTrue
A needlestick is an example of
A)direct contact.
B)vector.
C)fomite.
D)vehicle transmission.
E)droplet transmission. - correct answerC
A nosocomial infection is
A)only a result of surgery.
B)acquired during the course of hospitalization.
C)always present, but is inapparent at the time of hospitalization.
D)always caused by medical personnel.
E)always caused by pathogenic bacteria. - correct answerB
A researcher has performed a prospective study on the disease tetanus. To which
specific kind of epidemiological study is this referring?
A)descriptive
B)analytical
C)case control
D)prodromal
E)experimental - correct answerA
A researcher only needs to select a cohort group when implementing an analytical
epidemiological study. - correct answerFalse
Biological transmission differs from mechanical transmission in that biological
transmission
A)works only with noncommunicable diseases.
B)requires direct contact.
MICROBIOLOGY WITH DETAILED
ANSWERS
A cold transmitted by a facial tissue is an example of
A)direct contact.
B)droplet transmission.
C)vehicle transmission.
D)vector.
E)fomite. - correct answer C
A commensal bacterium
A)may also be an opportunistic pathogen.
B)does not receive any benefit from its host.
C)does not infect its host.
D)is beneficial to its host.
E)is beneficial to, and does not infect, its host. - correct answerA
A disease in which the causative agent remains inactive for a time before
producing symptoms is referred to as
A)zoonotic.
B)acute.
C)subclinical.
D)latent.
E)subacute. - correct answerD
, A host is not considered diseased until an infection changes one's state of health.
- correct answerTrue
A needlestick is an example of
A)direct contact.
B)vector.
C)fomite.
D)vehicle transmission.
E)droplet transmission. - correct answerC
A nosocomial infection is
A)only a result of surgery.
B)acquired during the course of hospitalization.
C)always present, but is inapparent at the time of hospitalization.
D)always caused by medical personnel.
E)always caused by pathogenic bacteria. - correct answerB
A researcher has performed a prospective study on the disease tetanus. To which
specific kind of epidemiological study is this referring?
A)descriptive
B)analytical
C)case control
D)prodromal
E)experimental - correct answerA
A researcher only needs to select a cohort group when implementing an analytical
epidemiological study. - correct answerFalse
Biological transmission differs from mechanical transmission in that biological
transmission
A)works only with noncommunicable diseases.
B)requires direct contact.
