UTA Microbiology Tholen: Exam 4|22
Answered Questions
Which of the following would be a sign of an infection?
a) muscle aches
b) headache
c) fever
d) nausea - -c) fever
- Which of the following is an example of a noncommunicable infectious
disease?
a) infection with a respiratory virus
b) food poisoning due to a preformed bacterial toxin in food
c) skin infection acquired from a dog bite
d) infection acquired from the stick of a contaminated needle - -b) food
poisoning due to a preformed bacterial toxin in food
- During an oral surgery, the surgeon nicked the patient's gum with a sharp
instrument. This allowed Streptococcus, a bacterium normally present in the
mouth, to gain access to the blood. As a result, the patient developed
bacterial endocarditis (an infection of the heart). Which type of disease is
this?
a) iatrogenic
b) nosocomial
c) vectors
d) zoonotic - -a) iatrogenic
- Which period is the stage of disease during which the patient begins to
present general signs and symptoms?
a) convalescence
b) incubation
c) illness
d) prodromal - -d) prodromal
- A communicable disease that can be easily transmitted from person to
person is which type of disease?
a) contagious
b) iatrogenic
c) acute
d) nosocomial - -a) contagious
- Which of the following is a pathogen that could not be identified by the
original Koch's postulates?
a) Staphylococcus aureus
Answered Questions
Which of the following would be a sign of an infection?
a) muscle aches
b) headache
c) fever
d) nausea - -c) fever
- Which of the following is an example of a noncommunicable infectious
disease?
a) infection with a respiratory virus
b) food poisoning due to a preformed bacterial toxin in food
c) skin infection acquired from a dog bite
d) infection acquired from the stick of a contaminated needle - -b) food
poisoning due to a preformed bacterial toxin in food
- During an oral surgery, the surgeon nicked the patient's gum with a sharp
instrument. This allowed Streptococcus, a bacterium normally present in the
mouth, to gain access to the blood. As a result, the patient developed
bacterial endocarditis (an infection of the heart). Which type of disease is
this?
a) iatrogenic
b) nosocomial
c) vectors
d) zoonotic - -a) iatrogenic
- Which period is the stage of disease during which the patient begins to
present general signs and symptoms?
a) convalescence
b) incubation
c) illness
d) prodromal - -d) prodromal
- A communicable disease that can be easily transmitted from person to
person is which type of disease?
a) contagious
b) iatrogenic
c) acute
d) nosocomial - -a) contagious
- Which of the following is a pathogen that could not be identified by the
original Koch's postulates?
a) Staphylococcus aureus
