BIOS 242 WEEK 6 QUIZ
Question 1
pts
(TCO 10) Feces, soil, water, and even food can harbor pathogens. Therefore, we should routinely
_____.
eat rare steak
Correct!
thoroughly wash fruits and vegetables before eating them
buy only whole milk
eat sushi
avoid pasteurized milk
Chapter 14, Reservoirs of Infectious Diseases of Humans section
Question 2
pts
(TCO 10) What are the three modes of disease transmission?
Viral, bacterial, protozoan
Viral, acute, vector
Correct!
Vector, vehicle, contact
, Bacterial, viral, plasmoidal
Latent, viral, systemic
Chapter 14, Modes of Infectious Disease Transmission section
Question 3
pts
(TCO 10) Last year, 4,022 new cases of the flu were admitted into the County Hospital. This
statement tells us the disease’s _____.
virulence
epidemiology
Correct!
incidence
prevalence
None of the above
Chapter 14, Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases section
Question 4
pts
(TCO 10) Pathogens may cross the placental membranes and _____.
cause infection of embryo or fetus
Question 1
pts
(TCO 10) Feces, soil, water, and even food can harbor pathogens. Therefore, we should routinely
_____.
eat rare steak
Correct!
thoroughly wash fruits and vegetables before eating them
buy only whole milk
eat sushi
avoid pasteurized milk
Chapter 14, Reservoirs of Infectious Diseases of Humans section
Question 2
pts
(TCO 10) What are the three modes of disease transmission?
Viral, bacterial, protozoan
Viral, acute, vector
Correct!
Vector, vehicle, contact
, Bacterial, viral, plasmoidal
Latent, viral, systemic
Chapter 14, Modes of Infectious Disease Transmission section
Question 3
pts
(TCO 10) Last year, 4,022 new cases of the flu were admitted into the County Hospital. This
statement tells us the disease’s _____.
virulence
epidemiology
Correct!
incidence
prevalence
None of the above
Chapter 14, Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases section
Question 4
pts
(TCO 10) Pathogens may cross the placental membranes and _____.
cause infection of embryo or fetus
