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Which of the following best describes 'pathogenicity'?
Which of the following best describes 'pathogenicity'?
What is 'virulence' in the context of pathogenicity?
What is 'virulence' in the context of pathogenicity?
Which route describes direct entry of pathogens into the blood or tissues?
Which route describes direct entry of pathogens into the blood or tissues?
What is the first stage for a successful pathogen transmission?
What is the first stage for a successful pathogen transmission?
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Which route of entry allows pathogens to gain access to the body when the mucosal or skin barriers are penetrated or injured?
Which route of entry allows pathogens to gain access to the body when the mucosal or skin barriers are penetrated or injured?
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Which microorganism can bore through intact skin, causing a rash?
Which microorganism can bore through intact skin, causing a rash?
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Which infectious disease is transmitted through insect bites?
Which infectious disease is transmitted through insect bites?
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Which pathogen causes typhoid fever?
Which pathogen causes typhoid fever?
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Which microorganism is responsible for causing gonorrhoea?
Which microorganism is responsible for causing gonorrhoea?
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Which infectious disease is commonly transmitted through contaminated food or water?
Which infectious disease is commonly transmitted through contaminated food or water?
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Which pathogen causes cholera?
Which pathogen causes cholera?
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Which infectious disease can be transmitted through direct or indirect contact with hands, door handles, or vectors like insect bites?
Which infectious disease can be transmitted through direct or indirect contact with hands, door handles, or vectors like insect bites?
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Which microorganism has an infectious dose of over 100,000 cells required to cause disease?
Which microorganism has an infectious dose of over 100,000 cells required to cause disease?
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Which pathogen is responsible for causing gas gangrene?
Which pathogen is responsible for causing gas gangrene?
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Which route of transmission is associated with droplet transmission via sneezing?
Which route of transmission is associated with droplet transmission via sneezing?
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Which pathogen is commonly transmitted through contaminated food or water and has an infectious dose ranging from 500 to 10,000 cells?
Which pathogen is commonly transmitted through contaminated food or water and has an infectious dose ranging from 500 to 10,000 cells?
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'Parenteral route' refers to the entry of pathogens into the body through:
'Parenteral route' refers to the entry of pathogens into the body through:
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'Hookworm larvae can bore through intact skin' is an example of pathogens gaining access to the body through:
'Hookworm larvae can bore through intact skin' is an example of pathogens gaining access to the body through:
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Which microorganism causes typhoid fever?
Which microorganism causes typhoid fever?
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Which route of entry allows pathogens to gain access to the body when mucosal or skin barriers are penetrated or injured?
Which route of entry allows pathogens to gain access to the body when mucosal or skin barriers are penetrated or injured?
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Which portal of entry is NOT correctly matched with an example of a disease-causing pathogen?
Which portal of entry is NOT correctly matched with an example of a disease-causing pathogen?
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What stage of successful pathogen transmission involves the pathogen adhering to the surface of the host?
What stage of successful pathogen transmission involves the pathogen adhering to the surface of the host?
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Which term refers to the degree of pathogenicity?
Which term refers to the degree of pathogenicity?
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Which route allows pathogens to gain access to the body when the mucosal or skin barriers are penetrated or injured?
Which route allows pathogens to gain access to the body when the mucosal or skin barriers are penetrated or injured?
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Study Notes
Pathogenicity and Virulence
- Pathogenicity is the ability of a microorganism to cause disease.
- Virulence is the degree of pathogenicity.
Routes of Entry
- Direct entry of pathogens into the blood or tissues occurs through the parenteral route.
- Pathogens can gain access to the body when mucosal or skin barriers are penetrated or injured through the compromised barriers route.
- Hookworm larvae can bore through intact skin, allowing pathogens to enter the body.
- Insect bites are an example of a route of entry that allows pathogens to gain access to the body.
Pathogen Transmission
- The first stage of successful pathogen transmission involves the pathogen adhering to the surface of the host.
- Typhoid fever is transmitted through contaminated food or water.
- Cholera is transmitted through contaminated food or water.
- Gonorrhoea is transmitted through direct or indirect contact with infected individuals.
- Gas gangrene is transmitted through direct or indirect contact with infected individuals.
- Insect bites can transmit infectious diseases such as typhoid fever.
- Droplet transmission via sneezing is an example of a route of transmission.
Pathogens and Diseases
- Salmonella causes typhoid fever.
- Neisseria gonorrhoeae causes gonorrhoea.
- Vibrio cholerae causes cholera.
- Clostridium perfringens causes gas gangrene.
- Some pathogens, such as Clostridium perfringens, have an infectious dose of over 100,000 cells required to cause disease.
- Some pathogens, such as Vibrio cholerae, have an infectious dose ranging from 500 to 10,000 cells.
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This quiz covers the microbial world and human microbial mechanisms of pathogenicity, focusing on how microorganisms enter a host, portals of entry, and quantifying pathogenicity through infectious dose and lethal dose. The definitions of pathogenicity, virulence, and their measurement are also discussed.
