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Which of the following is a type of contiguous disease?
Which of the following is a type of contiguous disease?
- Disease transmitted from animals
- Disease transmitted directly from one person to another (correct)
- Disease transmitted through soil
- Disease transmitted through air or natural microbial flora
Which infectious agent is responsible for illnesses such as strep throat and tuberculosis?
Which infectious agent is responsible for illnesses such as strep throat and tuberculosis?
- Bacteria (correct)
- Prions
- Viruses
- Fungi
What class of infectious agents includes prions?
What class of infectious agents includes prions?
- Prions are fungi
- Prions are viruses
- Prions are modified host proteins lacking genetic molecules (correct)
- Prions are bacteria
What type of disease is transmitted through soil, air, or natural microbial flora?
What type of disease is transmitted through soil, air, or natural microbial flora?
Which infectious agent causes diseases ranging from the common cold to AIDS?
Which infectious agent causes diseases ranging from the common cold to AIDS?
What is chemoprophylaxis used for in certain circumstances of infection?
What is chemoprophylaxis used for in certain circumstances of infection?
What kind of organisms cause skin diseases such as ringworm and athlete's foot?
What kind of organisms cause skin diseases such as ringworm and athlete's foot?
Which microorganisms can infect your lungs or nervous system?
Which microorganisms can infect your lungs or nervous system?
What kind of microorganisms are responsible for a disease like mad cow disease?
What kind of microorganisms are responsible for a disease like mad cow disease?
Which of the following infectious agents is responsible for causing diseases that are smaller than bacteria?
Which of the following infectious agents is responsible for causing diseases that are smaller than bacteria?
In terms of transmission, which type of disease is transmitted directly from one person to another?
In terms of transmission, which type of disease is transmitted directly from one person to another?
What is the term used to describe substances that are obtained from several sources including animals, insects, soil, air, or the natural microbial flora present in the human body?
What is the term used to describe substances that are obtained from several sources including animals, insects, soil, air, or the natural microbial flora present in the human body?
Infectious diseases can only be transmitted through direct contact between individuals.
Infectious diseases can only be transmitted through direct contact between individuals.
Fungi are responsible for a limited range of diseases and do not have the capacity to infect the lungs or nervous system.
Fungi are responsible for a limited range of diseases and do not have the capacity to infect the lungs or nervous system.
Prions, responsible for diseases like mad cow disease, contain genetic molecules such as RNA or DNA.
Prions, responsible for diseases like mad cow disease, contain genetic molecules such as RNA or DNA.
