WGU D311 MICROBIOLOGY OA EXAM |
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Why is the production of lactic acid by the resident microbe
Lactobacillus Important to human health? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Lactic acid is important to human health because it inhibits the growth
of pathogenic yeasts.
Which type of microbial control is necessary for surgical equipment? -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Sterilization
Which organism type contains species that perform adhesion through
the unique use of its flagella to move out fluid from under a large
adhesive disc, resulting in lower pressure to adhere to the intestinal
lining? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Protozoa
A hospital notices an increase in patients being admitted with
gastrointestinal symptoms and dehydration over a two-week period. An
epidemiological analysis reveals that the cause is the same pathogen,
but that none of the hospitalized individuals were ever in the same
location at the same time. What is an explanation for this analysis? -
, ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > These individuals all consumed contaminated
food from a common manufacturing source.
A patient presents to the emergency department with high fever.
difficulty breathing. vomiting, coughing up blood. and severe chest pain
when inhaling. Which pathogen would the provider suspect? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Bacillus anthracis
How are spore-forming bacteria killed to make canned foods safe for
consumption? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Heat and pressure
Which type of infections are prevented by proper sterilization of
hospital equipment and healthcare worker handwashing? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Nosocomial infections are prevented by proper
sterilization of hospital equipment and healthcare worker
handwashing.
A patient Is determined to have contracted Lyme disease after being bit
by an infected tick. What type of transmission is described in this
scenario? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Vector transmission is described
in this scenario.
Which is a description of vehicle transmission? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > A person drinks untreated water on vacation and later has
diarrhea and nausea is a description of vehicle transmission.
NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+ | 100% PASS | 2025 UPDATE!
Why is the production of lactic acid by the resident microbe
Lactobacillus Important to human health? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Lactic acid is important to human health because it inhibits the growth
of pathogenic yeasts.
Which type of microbial control is necessary for surgical equipment? -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Sterilization
Which organism type contains species that perform adhesion through
the unique use of its flagella to move out fluid from under a large
adhesive disc, resulting in lower pressure to adhere to the intestinal
lining? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Protozoa
A hospital notices an increase in patients being admitted with
gastrointestinal symptoms and dehydration over a two-week period. An
epidemiological analysis reveals that the cause is the same pathogen,
but that none of the hospitalized individuals were ever in the same
location at the same time. What is an explanation for this analysis? -
, ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > These individuals all consumed contaminated
food from a common manufacturing source.
A patient presents to the emergency department with high fever.
difficulty breathing. vomiting, coughing up blood. and severe chest pain
when inhaling. Which pathogen would the provider suspect? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Bacillus anthracis
How are spore-forming bacteria killed to make canned foods safe for
consumption? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Heat and pressure
Which type of infections are prevented by proper sterilization of
hospital equipment and healthcare worker handwashing? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Nosocomial infections are prevented by proper
sterilization of hospital equipment and healthcare worker
handwashing.
A patient Is determined to have contracted Lyme disease after being bit
by an infected tick. What type of transmission is described in this
scenario? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Vector transmission is described
in this scenario.
Which is a description of vehicle transmission? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > A person drinks untreated water on vacation and later has
diarrhea and nausea is a description of vehicle transmission.
