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pathology.

inflammation.

Question 47 0.1 out of 0.1 points

The objective, measurable evidence of disease evaluated by an observer is termed

Selected Answer: sign.

Answers: syndrome.

symptom.

sign.

pathology.

inflammation.

Question 48 0.1 out of 0.1 points

The study of the frequency and distribution of a disease in a defined population is

Selected Answer: epidemiology.

Answers: pathology.

clinical microbiology.

medicine.

immunology.

epidemiology.

Question 49 0.1 out of 0.1 points

The principal government agency responsible for tracking infectious diseases in the
United States is the

Selected Answer:

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Answers:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

World Health Organization.

National Institutes of Health.

United States Department of Agriculture.

Infection Control Committee.

Question 50 0.1 out of 0.1 points

The number of new cases of a disease in a population over a specific period of

time compared with the healthy population is the

Selected Answer: incidence rate.

Answers: mortality rate.

morbidity rate.

incidence rate.

prevalence rate.

epidemic rate.

Question 51 0.1 out of 0.1 points

A disease that has a steady frequency over time in a population is

Selected Answer: endemic.

Answers: epidemic.

endemic.

pandemic.

sporadic.

chronic.

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Question 52 0.1 out of 0.1 points

The primary, natural habitat of a pathogen where it continues to exist is called the

Selected Answer:
reservoir.

Answers: fomite.

carrier.

vector.

reservoir.

source.

Question 53 0.1 out of 0.1 points

Someone who inconspicuously harbors a pathogen and spreads it to others is a

Selected Answer: carrier.

Answers: fomite.

carrier.

vector.

reservoir.

source.

Question 54 0.1 out of 0.1 points

An animal, such as an arthropod, that transmits a pathogen from one host to

another is a

Selected Answer: vector.

Answers: fomite.

carrier.

vector.

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reservoir.

source.

Question 55 0.1 out of 0.1 points

An inanimate object that harbors and transmits a pathogen is a

Selected Answer: fomite.

Answers: fomite.

carrier.

vector.

reservoir.

source.

Question 56 0.1 out of 0.1 points

Which of the following is an example of congenital transmission?

Selected Answer:
*a mother transmitting syphilis to her fetus

Answers: drinking contaminated water

a sneeze transmitting a cold

oral-fecal transmission involving a diaper

a mosquito bite

*a mother transmitting syphilis to her fetus

Question 57 0.1 out of 0.1 points

Reservoirs include

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All of these choices are correct.

Answers: humans.

animals.

soil.

water.

All of these choices are correct.

Question 58 0.1 out of 0.1 points

Animals that participate in the life cycles of pathogens and transmit pathogens from
host to host are

Selected Answer: biological vectors.

Answers: fomites.

aerosols.

mechanical vectors.

droplet nuclei.

biological vectors.

Question 59 0.1 out of 0.1 points

Health-care-associated infections involve all the following, except

Selected they are only transmitted by medical personnel.

Answer:

Answers: they are only transmitted by medical personnel.

they often involve the patient's urinary tract and surgical

incisions.

the patient's resident flora can be the infectious agent.

Escherichia coli and Staphylococci are common infectious

agents.

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medical and surgical asepsis help lower their occurrence.

Question 60 0.1 out of 0.1 points

When would Koch's Postulates be utilized?

Selected
Answer: to determine the cause of a new disease in a microbiology
research lab

Answers:
to determine the cause of a patient's illness in a hospital
microbiology lab

to develop a new antibiotic in a pharmaceutical lab

to determine the cause of a new disease in a microbiology

research lab

to formulate a vaccine against a new pathogen in a genetic

engineering lab

whenever the scientific method is used to investigate a

microbiological problem

Question 61 0.1 out of 0.1 points

All of the following are correct about mechanical vectors, except

Selected
Answer: the vector is important to the life cycle of the infectious agent.

Answers: cockroaches are an example.

the vector can carry the pathogen on its feet and mouthparts.

the vector is important to the life cycle of the infectious agent.

they can spread viral, bacterial, protozoan, and worm

infections.

some, like flies feed on garbage and feces.

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Question 62 0.1 out of 0.1 points

All of the following are signs of infectious diseases, except

Selected Answer: nausea.

Answers: fever.

Inflammation

swollen lymph nodes.

antibodies in serum.

nausea.

Question 63 0.1 out of 0.1 points

When a disease occurs occasionally at irregular intervals and random locales, it is

referred to as

Selected Answer: sporadic.

Answers: sporadic.

pandemic.

endemic.

epidemic.

chronic.

Question 64 0.1 out of 0.1 points

Under certain circumstances, a person's resident microbiota can be opportunistic

pathogens.

Selected Answer: This statement is True

Answers: This statement is True

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This Statement is False

Question 65 0.1 out of 0.1 points

The virulence factors of a pathogen are established by how strong or weak a

patient's body defenses are at the time of infection.

Selected Answer:
This Statement is False

Answers: This statement is True

This Statement is False

Question 66 0.1 out of 0.1 points

Which of the following pairs is mismatched?

  

Selected Answer: All these are correctly matched.

Answers: Malaria – vector

 Salmonellosis – vehicle transmission

Syphilis – direct contact

In"uenza – droplet infection

All these are correctly matched.

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