OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank- Chapter 16: Disease and Epidemiology

OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank- Chapter 16: Disease and Epidemiology BIOLOGY 206 * = Correct answer Multiple Choice 1. Which term refers to the study of the geographic distribution of disease and its transmission? A. epidemiology* B. etiology C. morbidology D. pathology Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: 23 2. Which term refers to the study of the cause of disease? A. epidemiology B. etiology* C. morbidology D. pathology Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: 23 3. Tetanus, which is caused by Clostridium tetani, is an example of which type of disease? A. endemic B. epidemic C. pandemic D. sporadic* Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: 23 4. Malarial disease in Brazil is an example of which type of disease? A. endemic* B. epidemic C. pandemic D. sporadic Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: 23 5. Examine the map below. The color distribution on the map is best described as which type of disease? A. endemic B. epidemic C. pandemic* D. sporadic Difficulty: Moderate ASM Standard: 23 6. Robert Koch was the first to conclusively determine the causative agent of which disease? A. anthrax* B. gonorrhea C. syphilis D. tuberculosis Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: 23 7. Which of the following most specifically describes a notifiable disease? A. any disease caused by a prion B. any disease of public health importance* C. any disease that is highly infectious D. any disease with a high ID50 Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: 23 8. Which of the following is not a notifiable disease? A. giardiasis B. gonorrhea C. MRSA* D. Zika Difficulty: Moderate ASM Standard: 23 9. John Snow developed a detailed map (the “ghost map”) to investigate the etiology of which disease? A. anthrax B. botulism C. cholera* D. listeriosis Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: 23 10. Which of the following is not an example of evidence used by John Snow to determine that cholera was being transmitted by water in London in the 1800s? A. a high frequency of cholera cases located near a water pump on Broad Street B. beer workers not contracting cholera because they drank beer rather than water C. microscopic examination of water* D. waste and sewage being dumped into