MICROBIOLOGY CHAPTERS 19 to 20 STUDY
GUIDE 2025 to 2026 COMPLETE REVIEW
NOTES PRACTICE QUESTIONS and
DETAILED EXPLANATIONS
Which of the following is NOT a political/societal reason for a decrease in
rates of childhood immunizations? - CORRECT ANSWER-A lack of a
proper 'cold chain' for stable transport of vaccines into tropical areas.
Which of the following is called a zoonotic disease? - CORRECT
ANSWER-plague
The member of the hospital staff who surveys the types and numbers of
nosocomial infections is called the - CORRECT ANSWER-infection
control practitioner.
The threat of bioterrorism - CORRECT ANSWER-is due largely to
the ease of spread and severity of diseases AND may include rarely seen
infectious agents.
Apparently healthy people who may transmit a pathogen they harbor are
called - CORRECT ANSWER-carriers
Large respiratory droplets typically travel no farther from point of release
than - CORRECT ANSWER-1 meter.
, An experimental study in which neither the doctor nor the patient knows
who is getting the actual treatment is called - CORRECT ANSWER-
double-blind.
A cluster of cases in a specific population occurring in a brief period of time
is called a(n) - CORRECT ANSWER-outbreak
Diseases that primarily exist in animals, but may be transmitted to humans
are called - CORRECT ANSWER-zoonotic
Inanimate objects capable of transferring infectious disease agents are -
CORRECT ANSWER-fomites
A new serotype of Vibrio cholerae, V. cholerae 0139, has picked up the
ability to produce - CORRECT ANSWER-capsules
The amount of infecting agent received by susceptible individuals is called
the - CORRECT ANSWER-dose
An infection acquired during hospitalization is referred to as -
CORRECT ANSWER-nosocomial
The guidelines designed for prevention of nosocomial disease during care of
all patients is called - CORRECT ANSWER-Standard Precautions.
GUIDE 2025 to 2026 COMPLETE REVIEW
NOTES PRACTICE QUESTIONS and
DETAILED EXPLANATIONS
Which of the following is NOT a political/societal reason for a decrease in
rates of childhood immunizations? - CORRECT ANSWER-A lack of a
proper 'cold chain' for stable transport of vaccines into tropical areas.
Which of the following is called a zoonotic disease? - CORRECT
ANSWER-plague
The member of the hospital staff who surveys the types and numbers of
nosocomial infections is called the - CORRECT ANSWER-infection
control practitioner.
The threat of bioterrorism - CORRECT ANSWER-is due largely to
the ease of spread and severity of diseases AND may include rarely seen
infectious agents.
Apparently healthy people who may transmit a pathogen they harbor are
called - CORRECT ANSWER-carriers
Large respiratory droplets typically travel no farther from point of release
than - CORRECT ANSWER-1 meter.
, An experimental study in which neither the doctor nor the patient knows
who is getting the actual treatment is called - CORRECT ANSWER-
double-blind.
A cluster of cases in a specific population occurring in a brief period of time
is called a(n) - CORRECT ANSWER-outbreak
Diseases that primarily exist in animals, but may be transmitted to humans
are called - CORRECT ANSWER-zoonotic
Inanimate objects capable of transferring infectious disease agents are -
CORRECT ANSWER-fomites
A new serotype of Vibrio cholerae, V. cholerae 0139, has picked up the
ability to produce - CORRECT ANSWER-capsules
The amount of infecting agent received by susceptible individuals is called
the - CORRECT ANSWER-dose
An infection acquired during hospitalization is referred to as -
CORRECT ANSWER-nosocomial
The guidelines designed for prevention of nosocomial disease during care of
all patients is called - CORRECT ANSWER-Standard Precautions.
