BIOL 271 Module 6 (Latest Update 2026 /
2027) Microbiology Questions & Answers
{Grade A} 100% Correct - Portage Learning
Which of the following can be spread via airborne particles: - Correct answer All the
above
Measles; mumps; rubella
True or false: A patient with rubella is considered infectious one week before and after
the appearance of the trademark rash. - Correct answer True
A patient diagnosed with German measles may additionally experience what disease?
Select all that apply; - Correct answer Conjunctivitis; Influenza like symptoms
Which of the following diseases does a linear, double-stranded DNA virus cause? -
Correct answer None of the above.
Measles; Mumps; Rubella
, What disease displays as a secondary characteristics swelling of the testes/ovaries
and pancreas? - Correct answer Mumps. A patient infected with mumps has primary
swelling in the paratoid located in the neck but also may have secondary swelling in
the testes/ovaries and pancreas.
Describe two ways chickenpox can be spread. - Correct answer Chickenpox is highly
contagious and can be transmitted (1) through both air-borne droplets
(sneezing/coughs) or via (2) direct contact with the blisters of an infected individual.
True or false: Someone who has chickenpox as a child is likely to develop shingles
while in college, where the median age of college students is 18-22 years old. - Correct
answer False
True of false: Unlike chickenpox, the blisters that appear with shingles are localized
and limited to small areas. - Correct answer True
A person who has neither previous had chickenpox nor been administered the VZV
vaccine is exposed to someone with an active VZV outbreak and becomes infected.
2027) Microbiology Questions & Answers
{Grade A} 100% Correct - Portage Learning
Which of the following can be spread via airborne particles: - Correct answer All the
above
Measles; mumps; rubella
True or false: A patient with rubella is considered infectious one week before and after
the appearance of the trademark rash. - Correct answer True
A patient diagnosed with German measles may additionally experience what disease?
Select all that apply; - Correct answer Conjunctivitis; Influenza like symptoms
Which of the following diseases does a linear, double-stranded DNA virus cause? -
Correct answer None of the above.
Measles; Mumps; Rubella
, What disease displays as a secondary characteristics swelling of the testes/ovaries
and pancreas? - Correct answer Mumps. A patient infected with mumps has primary
swelling in the paratoid located in the neck but also may have secondary swelling in
the testes/ovaries and pancreas.
Describe two ways chickenpox can be spread. - Correct answer Chickenpox is highly
contagious and can be transmitted (1) through both air-borne droplets
(sneezing/coughs) or via (2) direct contact with the blisters of an infected individual.
True or false: Someone who has chickenpox as a child is likely to develop shingles
while in college, where the median age of college students is 18-22 years old. - Correct
answer False
True of false: Unlike chickenpox, the blisters that appear with shingles are localized
and limited to small areas. - Correct answer True
A person who has neither previous had chickenpox nor been administered the VZV
vaccine is exposed to someone with an active VZV outbreak and becomes infected.
