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UNE Microbiology Unit 2 PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST
VERSION WTH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND WELL
ELABORATED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
Question: An individual who inconspicuously shelters a pathogen and spreads it to others
without notice is a __________.
Multiple Choice
a. biological vector
b. carrier
c. reservoir
d. immunocompromised host - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔b. carrier
Question: Please choose the answer that best fills in the blanks of this sentence in the correct
order. A mosquito which transmits malaria by injecting infected saliva into the blood of its
victim is an example of a __________ vector, whereas a fly which transmits trachoma on its feet
as it moves from one infected individual to the eye area of a noninfected individual is an
example of a __________ vector.
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Multiple Choice
a. biological; mechanical
b. mechanical; biological
c. biological; asymptomatic
d. subclinical; mechanical - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a. biological; mechanical
Question: Please choose the statement that provides correct information about zoonoses.
Multiple Choice
a. Zoonoses are quite rare infections in North America.
b. Zoonoses are frequently transmitted in the hospital setting and are important nosocomial
infections.
c. The transmission of zoonoses always involves arthropod vectors.
d. 70 percent of the new emerging infections seen today are zoonoses.
e. Since zoonoses involve animal reservoirs, they are readily controlled and eradicated. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔d. 70 percent of the new emerging infections seen today are zoonoses.
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Question: Please choose the answer that best fills in the blanks of this sentence in the correct
order. A/An __________ infectious disease, such as a urinary tract infection, is not transmitted
from person to person, whereas an infectious disease which is transmitted from one person to
another, such as influenza, is referred to as a/an __________ infectious disease.
Multiple Choice
a. noncommunicable; communicable
b. communicable; contagious
c. communicable; noncommunicable - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a. noncommunicable;
communicable
Question: An infection that is acquired or develops during a person's stay in the hospital is a
__________ infection.
Multiple Choice
a. healthcare-associated
b. source
c. contagious
d. community-acquired - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a. healthcare-associated
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Question: The study of the frequency and distribution of disease in defined human populations
is known as __________.
Multiple Choice
a. epidemiology
b. etiology
c. population genetics
d. parasitology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a. epidemiology
Question: Please choose the statement that best describes the use of Koch's postulates.
Multiple Choice
a. Koch's postulates enable the determination of antibiotic susceptibility profiles of a pathogen.
b. Koch's postulates are used to establish that a particular microorganism causes a specific
disease.
c. Koch's postulates are used to determine epidemiological disease patterns.
d. Koch's postulates are used to determine which virulence factors are involved in development
of infection.
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UNE Microbiology Unit 2 PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST
VERSION WTH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND WELL
ELABORATED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
Question: An individual who inconspicuously shelters a pathogen and spreads it to others
without notice is a __________.
Multiple Choice
a. biological vector
b. carrier
c. reservoir
d. immunocompromised host - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔b. carrier
Question: Please choose the answer that best fills in the blanks of this sentence in the correct
order. A mosquito which transmits malaria by injecting infected saliva into the blood of its
victim is an example of a __________ vector, whereas a fly which transmits trachoma on its feet
as it moves from one infected individual to the eye area of a noninfected individual is an
example of a __________ vector.
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Multiple Choice
a. biological; mechanical
b. mechanical; biological
c. biological; asymptomatic
d. subclinical; mechanical - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a. biological; mechanical
Question: Please choose the statement that provides correct information about zoonoses.
Multiple Choice
a. Zoonoses are quite rare infections in North America.
b. Zoonoses are frequently transmitted in the hospital setting and are important nosocomial
infections.
c. The transmission of zoonoses always involves arthropod vectors.
d. 70 percent of the new emerging infections seen today are zoonoses.
e. Since zoonoses involve animal reservoirs, they are readily controlled and eradicated. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔d. 70 percent of the new emerging infections seen today are zoonoses.
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Question: Please choose the answer that best fills in the blanks of this sentence in the correct
order. A/An __________ infectious disease, such as a urinary tract infection, is not transmitted
from person to person, whereas an infectious disease which is transmitted from one person to
another, such as influenza, is referred to as a/an __________ infectious disease.
Multiple Choice
a. noncommunicable; communicable
b. communicable; contagious
c. communicable; noncommunicable - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a. noncommunicable;
communicable
Question: An infection that is acquired or develops during a person's stay in the hospital is a
__________ infection.
Multiple Choice
a. healthcare-associated
b. source
c. contagious
d. community-acquired - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a. healthcare-associated
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Question: The study of the frequency and distribution of disease in defined human populations
is known as __________.
Multiple Choice
a. epidemiology
b. etiology
c. population genetics
d. parasitology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a. epidemiology
Question: Please choose the statement that best describes the use of Koch's postulates.
Multiple Choice
a. Koch's postulates enable the determination of antibiotic susceptibility profiles of a pathogen.
b. Koch's postulates are used to establish that a particular microorganism causes a specific
disease.
c. Koch's postulates are used to determine epidemiological disease patterns.
d. Koch's postulates are used to determine which virulence factors are involved in development
of infection.
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