microbiology exam 3 practice questions mcgraw hill exam with correct answers

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Thenatural habitatofapathogenisreferredtoasits

A)home

B)reservoir

C)primaryinhabitance

D)infectioussite

E)place-correct answer✔✔resevoir



Thenumberofpeopleinadefinedpopulationwhodieduringagivenperiodiscalledthe

A)mortalityrate

B)morbidityrate

C)attackrate

D)incidence rate

E)caserate-correct answer✔✔mortalityrate



Diseases constantlypresentinapopulationarecalled

A)epidemic

B)chronic

C)latent

D)endemic

E)prodromic-correct answer✔✔endemic

, Whichofthefollowingisnotavector?

A)doorknob

B)Tick

C)Fly

D)Flea

E)Mosquito-correct answer✔✔doorknob



A56-year-old manseeshisprimaryhealthcarephysicianwiththefollowingsignsandsymptoms:
muscle aches,headache,fever,cough,shortnessofbreath,chestandabdominal pain,anddiscloses
thathealsohashadmilddiarrhea.Thephysiciandiagnosesthemanwithhavingbacterialpneumonia
andprescribesamoxicillin.Thoughthemanshowedsignsofimprovement,10dayslaterheisbacknow
withevenmoreseveresymptomsandwhatappears,bychestx-ray,tobelobarpneumonia.Further
historyrevealsthatthemanisaplumberandrecentlycompletedajobwhereheandateamrebuilta
faultyairconditioningsysteminanolderhigh-rise officebuilding.Afterabriefconsultationwithexperts
attheCDC,thephysiciantellsthemanthathebelievehehas:

A)Legionnaires'Disease

B)Tuberculosis

C)Diphtheria

D)Pneumococcalpneumonia

E)cannotbediagnosedfromthedataprovided-correct answer✔✔legionaires'disease



Disease(s)inwhichthecausativeagentbecomeslatentis/are

A)coldsoresANDinfluenza

B)genitalherpesANDpneumonia

C)chickenpoxANDinfluenza

D)shingles,genital herpes,ANDcoldsores

E)shingles,genitalherpes,ANDcommoncolds.-correct answer✔✔shingles,genitalherpes,andcold
sores