Infectious Diseases Pathogenesis
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What is the term for the ability to cause disease?

  • Pathogenesis
  • Pathogenicity (correct)
  • Infectious disease
  • Microbe

What is the term that refers to the steps or mechanisms involved in the development of a disease?

  • Pathogenicity
  • Infectious disease
  • Pathogenesis (correct)
  • Microbiology

What is the term for a disease caused by a microbe?

  • Infection
  • Pathogenicity
  • Infectious disease (correct)
  • Microbe

What is the term that refers to the prefix meaning 'disease'?

<p>Patho (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the ability of a microorganism to attach to and colonize a host?

<p>Adhesin (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for microorganisms that cause infectious diseases?

<p>Pathogens (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary result of the virus damaging the ciliated epithelial cells of the respiratory tract?

<p>Opportunistic bacterial pathogens (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct order of steps in the pathogenesis of infectious diseases?

<p>Entry, attachment, multiplication, invasion, evasion (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the toxin-producing strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae?

<p>Toxigenic (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between virulent and avirulent strains of a particular species?

<p>Virulent strains cause disease, avirulent strains do not (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to express the measure or degree of pathogenicity?

<p>Virulence (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the minimum number of Shigella cells required to cause shigellosis?

<p>10 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used as a synonym for pathogenic?

<p>Virulent (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of molecules on the surface of pathogens enable them to recognize and bind to particular host cell receptors?

<p>Adhesins (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the ability of a pathogen to cause disease?

<p>Virulence (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for bacterial appendages that enable bacteria to attach to surfaces?

<p>Pili (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What determines the virulence factors of a pathogen?

<p>Genotypic characteristics (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for strains of pathogens that produce toxins?

<p>Toxigenic strains (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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