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Which virus is responsible for causing acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)?
Which virus is responsible for causing acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)?
- Flaviviridae
- Poxviridae
- Retroviridae (correct)
- Rhabdoviridae
Which of the following pathogens enter the human body through the respiratory tract, digestive tract, skin, or mucous membranes?
Which of the following pathogens enter the human body through the respiratory tract, digestive tract, skin, or mucous membranes?
- Coccidioides immitis
- Blastomyces dermatidis
- Rickettsia typhi
- Francisella tularensis (correct)
What is the pathogen responsible for causing plague?
What is the pathogen responsible for causing plague?
- Coccidioides immitis
- Francisella tularensis
- Rickettsia typhi
- Yersinia pestis (correct)
Which pathogenicity group is characterized by a pathogenic agent that usually causes serious human or animal disease but does not spread from the sick to the healthy?
Which pathogenicity group is characterized by a pathogenic agent that usually causes serious human or animal disease but does not spread from the sick to the healthy?
Which family of viruses is associated with hemorrhagic fever including Marburg Virus and Ebola Virus?
Which family of viruses is associated with hemorrhagic fever including Marburg Virus and Ebola Virus?
Which of the following is an example of a disease caused by a bacterium in the I pathogenicity group?
Which of the following is an example of a disease caused by a bacterium in the I pathogenicity group?
Which pathogenicity group is characterized by a pathogenic agent that causes a particularly dangerous human or animal disease with a high mortality rate and/or large epidemic potential, easily transmitted from the patient to the healthy?
Which pathogenicity group is characterized by a pathogenic agent that causes a particularly dangerous human or animal disease with a high mortality rate and/or large epidemic potential, easily transmitted from the patient to the healthy?
Which type of virus is included in the examples of possible diseases for the I pathogenicity group?
Which type of virus is included in the examples of possible diseases for the I pathogenicity group?
Which group of microorganisms includes conditionally pathogenic microorganisms that do not cause visible, life-threatening diseases for humans and animals?
Which group of microorganisms includes conditionally pathogenic microorganisms that do not cause visible, life-threatening diseases for humans and animals?
In which group are pathogenic microorganisms that can cause disease but do not pose a serious risk to personnel, the public, livestock, or the environment?
In which group are pathogenic microorganisms that can cause disease but do not pose a serious risk to personnel, the public, livestock, or the environment?
Why is it important to have separate requirements for each pathogenicity group for the allocation of pure culture, storage, and transportation of material?
Why is it important to have separate requirements for each pathogenicity group for the allocation of pure culture, storage, and transportation of material?
What is the primary purpose of classifying microorganisms into pathogenicity groups?
What is the primary purpose of classifying microorganisms into pathogenicity groups?
