Host-Microbe Interactions in Infectious Diseases

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What is the term used to describe the collective microorganisms in a specific environment?

Immune system

Pathogens

Microbiota (correct)

Virulence factors

Which of the following is a component of the microbiome?

Viruses

Bacteria (correct)

Fungi

Prions

What term is used to describe an imbalance in the microbial community, often leading to negative health effects?

Commensalism

Symbiosis

Dysbiosis (correct)

Pathogenesis

Which route of infection involves the entry of pathogens through the respiratory system?

Inhalation Signup and view all the answers

Which type of microorganism is considered non-living?

Viruses Signup and view all the answers

What are the two main components of the microbiome?

Bacteria and fungi Signup and view all the answers

Which type of microorganism is considered non-living?

Viruses Signup and view all the answers

What term is used to describe an imbalance in the microbial community, often leading to negative health effects?

Dysbiosis Signup and view all the answers

What are prions?

Non-living proteinaceous infectious particles Signup and view all the answers

Which route of infection involves the entry of pathogens through the respiratory system?

Airborne route Signup and view all the answers

Host-Microbe Interactions in Infectious Diseases

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What is the term used to describe the collective microorganisms in a specific environment?

Which of the following is a component of the microbiome?

What term is used to describe an imbalance in the microbial community, often leading to negative health effects?

Which route of infection involves the entry of pathogens through the respiratory system?

Which type of microorganism is considered non-living?

What are the two main components of the microbiome?

Which type of microorganism is considered non-living?

What term is used to describe an imbalance in the microbial community, often leading to negative health effects?

What are prions?

Which route of infection involves the entry of pathogens through the respiratory system?

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