Microbiology Chapter 14 Test Bank
With Detailed Correct Answers
t or f: Compromised hosts are always suffering from suppressed immune systems.
- correct answer false
A cold transmitted by a facial tissue is an example of
A) direct contact
B) droplet transmission
C) fomite
D) vector
E) vehicle transmission - correct answer vehicle transmission
A commensal bacterium
A) does not receive any benefit from its host
B) is beneficial to its host
C) may also be an opportunistic pathogen
D) isn't capable of causing disease in its host
E) always causes disease in its host - correct answermay also be an opportunistic
pathogen
A disease in which the causative agent remains inactive for a time before
producing symptoms is referred to as
A) subacute
B) subclinical
C) latent
D) zoonotic
E) acute - correct answerlatent
, A needlestick is an example of
A) direct contact
B) droplet transmission
C) indirect contact transmission by fomite
D) direct biological transmission by vector
E) vehicle transmission - correct answerindirect contact transmission by fomite
A nosocomial infection is
A) always present, but is inapparent at the time of hospitalization
B) acquired during the course of hospitalization
C) always caused by medical personnel
D) only a result of surgery
E) always caused by pathogenic bacteria - correct answeracquired during the
course of hospitalization
A researcher has performed a prospective study on a disease. To which specific
kind of epidemiological study is this referring?
A) analytical
B) case control
C) descriptive
D) experimental
E) prodromal - correct answerdescriptive
Biological transmission differs from mechanical transmission in that biological
transmission
A) occurs when a pathogen is carried on the feet of an insect
B) involves fomites
C) involves reproduction of a pathogen in an arthropod vector prior to
transmission
D) requires direct contact
E) works only with noncommunicable diseases - correct answerinvolves
reproduction of a pathogen in an arthropod vector prior to transmission
Emergence of infectious diseases can be attributed to all of the following EXCEPT
A) antibiotic resistance
B) climatic changes
With Detailed Correct Answers
t or f: Compromised hosts are always suffering from suppressed immune systems.
- correct answer false
A cold transmitted by a facial tissue is an example of
A) direct contact
B) droplet transmission
C) fomite
D) vector
E) vehicle transmission - correct answer vehicle transmission
A commensal bacterium
A) does not receive any benefit from its host
B) is beneficial to its host
C) may also be an opportunistic pathogen
D) isn't capable of causing disease in its host
E) always causes disease in its host - correct answermay also be an opportunistic
pathogen
A disease in which the causative agent remains inactive for a time before
producing symptoms is referred to as
A) subacute
B) subclinical
C) latent
D) zoonotic
E) acute - correct answerlatent
, A needlestick is an example of
A) direct contact
B) droplet transmission
C) indirect contact transmission by fomite
D) direct biological transmission by vector
E) vehicle transmission - correct answerindirect contact transmission by fomite
A nosocomial infection is
A) always present, but is inapparent at the time of hospitalization
B) acquired during the course of hospitalization
C) always caused by medical personnel
D) only a result of surgery
E) always caused by pathogenic bacteria - correct answeracquired during the
course of hospitalization
A researcher has performed a prospective study on a disease. To which specific
kind of epidemiological study is this referring?
A) analytical
B) case control
C) descriptive
D) experimental
E) prodromal - correct answerdescriptive
Biological transmission differs from mechanical transmission in that biological
transmission
A) occurs when a pathogen is carried on the feet of an insect
B) involves fomites
C) involves reproduction of a pathogen in an arthropod vector prior to
transmission
D) requires direct contact
E) works only with noncommunicable diseases - correct answerinvolves
reproduction of a pathogen in an arthropod vector prior to transmission
Emergence of infectious diseases can be attributed to all of the following EXCEPT
A) antibiotic resistance
B) climatic changes
