Basic Nursing: Respiratory, Fluid & Electrolyte, Infectious, and Immunologic Disorders Quiz
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Which of the following is a characteristic of causative agents of communicable diseases?

  • They do not have the ability to invade and multiply within the host
  • They can be bacteria, virus, fungi, or parasite (correct)
  • They do not produce toxins
  • They are always aerobic microorganisms

    • Which term describes diseases that can be easily transmitted from person to person?

  • Vector-borne
  • Infectious
  • Contagious (correct)
  • Pathogenic

    • What is the ability of a microorganism to cause a disease called?

  • Virulence
  • Toxin production
  • Antigenicity
  • Pathogenicity (correct)

    • Which component is part of the chain of infection?

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    What type of diseases require direct inoculation through a break in the previously intact skin or mucous membrane?

    <p>$Tetanus$</p> Signup and view all the answers

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