MICRO 2024 ACTUAL FINAL EXAM
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Which of the following is an example of the symbiotic
relationship known as mutualism?
a. a tapeworm in the gastrointestinal tract of a human
b. Corynebacterium on the surface of the eye
c. saprophytic Mycobacterium of the ear
d. E. coli within the large intestine - ANSWER-E. coli within the
large intestine
Which of the following is classified as a latent disease?
a. infectious mononucleosis
,b. shingles
c. influenza
d. tuberculosis - ANSWER-shingles
Which of the following statements concerning pathology,
infection, and disease is true?
a. The majority of microorganisms are pathogenic.
b. The term infection is synonymous with the term disease.
c. Microorganisms that make up the normal microbiota of an
individual never cause disease.
d. Pathology refers to the study of structural and functional
changes that occur in the body as a result of a disease. -
ANSWER-Pathology refers to the study of structural and
functional changes that occur in the body as a result of a
disease.
Which of the following statements about the development of
infectious diseases is correct?
a. During the incubation period, the infected individual exhibits
obvious signs of sickness.
,b. The period of convalescence is the time during which the
person regains health and fully recovers (back to the pre-
disease state).
c. The period of decline is the time when the infected
individual's health rapidly deteriorates.
d. The prodromal period is characterized by very severe
symptoms. - ANSWER-The period of convalescence is the time
during which the person regains health and fully recovers (back
to the pre-disease state).
Which of the following is a protozoan zoonosis that can be
transmitted by direct contact?
a. Toxoplasmosis
b. West Nile encephalitis
c. Lyme disease
d. Rabies - ANSWER-Toxoplasmosis
Which of the following would be an example of disease
transmission via indirect contact?
a. Mr. Smith sneezes on an airplane, and the person sitting
beside him catches his cold.
, b. A tick that is infected with Lyme disease bites a hiker, and
the hiker gets Lyme disease.
c. A student sneezes on her test booklet. The instructor grades
it and catches her cold.
d. A restaurant worker has diarrhea caused by Norovirus. He
fails to wash his hands adequately before preparing the salad,
and his customers get sick. - ANSWER-A student sneezes on her
test booklet. The instructor grades it and catches her cold.
Which of the following statements concerning pathology,
infection, and disease is true?
a. The majority of microorganisms are pathogenic.
b. The term infection is synonymous with the term disease.
c. Microorganisms that make up the normal microbiota of an
individual never cause disease.
d. Pathology refers to the study of structural and functional
changes that occur in the body as a result of a disease. -
ANSWER-Pathology refers to the study of structural and
functional changes that occur in the body as a result of a
disease.
As a health care worker, you are keenly aware of how
important it is to avoid harming patients. You worry about
inadvertently transmitting an infectious disease to an already
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