MCB2010 EXAM 5 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
A cluster of cases in a specific population occurring in a brief
period of time is called a(n) Correct Answers outbreak
A commensal bacterium: Correct Answers May be an
opportunistic pathogen
A dramatic increase in the incidence of a specific disease in a
given population is referred to as a(n): Correct Answers
epidemic
A nosocomial infection is: Correct Answers alway acquired
during the course of hospitalization
All members of the penicillin family have Correct Answers
beta-lactam rings
All of the following statements about E, coli are true except?
Correct Answers E. coli may carry proto-oncogenes
An epidemic that spreads worldwide is called a(n) Correct
Answers pandemic
Antibiotics that affect various strains of Gram-positive bacteria
and various strains of Gram-negative bacteria are called Correct
Answers broad spectrum
Antimicrobials that kill microorganisms have the suffix Correct
Answers -cidal
, Antiviral drugs may target all of the following EXCEPT Correct
Answers viral ribosomes
Apparently healthy people who may transmit a pathogen they
harbor are called: Correct Answers carriers
Beta-lactam drugs are only effective against growing bacteria
(T/F) Correct Answers TRUE
Beta-lactamases Correct Answers break the beta-lactam ring
Broad-spectrum antibiotics have minimal effect on the normal
microbiota. (T/F) Correct Answers FALSE
Certain antimicrobials may be life-threatening. (T/F) Correct
Answers TRUE
COVID-19 began in Wuhan, China. From there, the causative
agent (SARS-CoV-2) spreadrapidly around the globe. When a
situation such as this occurs, it is referred to as a(n) Correct
Answers pandemic
Diseases that can be transmitted from one person to another are
termed: Correct Answers communicable
Drugs that are bacteriostatic Correct Answers inhibit growth of
bacteria
Explain the most likely reason why smallpox was successfully
eradicated but rabies probably never will be. Correct Answers
SOLUTIONS
A cluster of cases in a specific population occurring in a brief
period of time is called a(n) Correct Answers outbreak
A commensal bacterium: Correct Answers May be an
opportunistic pathogen
A dramatic increase in the incidence of a specific disease in a
given population is referred to as a(n): Correct Answers
epidemic
A nosocomial infection is: Correct Answers alway acquired
during the course of hospitalization
All members of the penicillin family have Correct Answers
beta-lactam rings
All of the following statements about E, coli are true except?
Correct Answers E. coli may carry proto-oncogenes
An epidemic that spreads worldwide is called a(n) Correct
Answers pandemic
Antibiotics that affect various strains of Gram-positive bacteria
and various strains of Gram-negative bacteria are called Correct
Answers broad spectrum
Antimicrobials that kill microorganisms have the suffix Correct
Answers -cidal
, Antiviral drugs may target all of the following EXCEPT Correct
Answers viral ribosomes
Apparently healthy people who may transmit a pathogen they
harbor are called: Correct Answers carriers
Beta-lactam drugs are only effective against growing bacteria
(T/F) Correct Answers TRUE
Beta-lactamases Correct Answers break the beta-lactam ring
Broad-spectrum antibiotics have minimal effect on the normal
microbiota. (T/F) Correct Answers FALSE
Certain antimicrobials may be life-threatening. (T/F) Correct
Answers TRUE
COVID-19 began in Wuhan, China. From there, the causative
agent (SARS-CoV-2) spreadrapidly around the globe. When a
situation such as this occurs, it is referred to as a(n) Correct
Answers pandemic
Diseases that can be transmitted from one person to another are
termed: Correct Answers communicable
Drugs that are bacteriostatic Correct Answers inhibit growth of
bacteria
Explain the most likely reason why smallpox was successfully
eradicated but rabies probably never will be. Correct Answers
