Microbiology (ONLINE) Module 11 FINAL
EXAM
Animals that are capable of transmitting infectious disease are called
VECTORS
Which of the following is not considered to be a vehicle transmission?
INSECT
Which of the following cannot be and should not be treated with antibiotics?
COMMON COLD
Which of the following is likely to be the most frequently used portal of entry for pathogens?
MUCOSAL SURFACES
Which of the following is the causative agent for fungal meningitis, mostly in immunocompromised
patients?
CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS
The three types of hepatitis virus that can be transmitted through sexual activity are
B, C, AND D
Giardiasis is a waterborne gastrointestinal disease caused by Giardia intestinalis, which is a(n
PROTOZOAN
Meningococcal meningitis is caused
by NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS
Rod-shaped bacteria, some of which are endospore forming, are referred to as
BACILLI
Which of the following is NOT a common characteristic used in the selection of an antimicrobial drug?
ABILITY TO ADMINISTER INTRAVENOUSLY
A complication of influenza that can occur in children and adolescents is a condition known as
REYE SYNDROME
All of the following are nitrogen-fixing bacteria except
STAPHYLOCOCCUS
A relationship between organisms in which the waste product of one provides nutrients for another is
called
COMMENSALISM
Which of the following organisms is the causative agent for gonorrhea?
EXAM
Animals that are capable of transmitting infectious disease are called
VECTORS
Which of the following is not considered to be a vehicle transmission?
INSECT
Which of the following cannot be and should not be treated with antibiotics?
COMMON COLD
Which of the following is likely to be the most frequently used portal of entry for pathogens?
MUCOSAL SURFACES
Which of the following is the causative agent for fungal meningitis, mostly in immunocompromised
patients?
CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS
The three types of hepatitis virus that can be transmitted through sexual activity are
B, C, AND D
Giardiasis is a waterborne gastrointestinal disease caused by Giardia intestinalis, which is a(n
PROTOZOAN
Meningococcal meningitis is caused
by NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS
Rod-shaped bacteria, some of which are endospore forming, are referred to as
BACILLI
Which of the following is NOT a common characteristic used in the selection of an antimicrobial drug?
ABILITY TO ADMINISTER INTRAVENOUSLY
A complication of influenza that can occur in children and adolescents is a condition known as
REYE SYNDROME
All of the following are nitrogen-fixing bacteria except
STAPHYLOCOCCUS
A relationship between organisms in which the waste product of one provides nutrients for another is
called
COMMENSALISM
Which of the following organisms is the causative agent for gonorrhea?
