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What term describes the process used by restaurants and food producers to lower the number of microbes to a safe level?
What term describes the process used by restaurants and food producers to lower the number of microbes to a safe level?
Which area of the body is typically sterile?
Which area of the body is typically sterile?
What is the term for bacteria that are poisoned by oxygen?
What is the term for bacteria that are poisoned by oxygen?
Which type of transmission is defined as 'person-to-person' transmission?
Which type of transmission is defined as 'person-to-person' transmission?
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What mechanism do some bacteria use to resist antibiotic treatment by expelling the antibiotic from the cell?
What mechanism do some bacteria use to resist antibiotic treatment by expelling the antibiotic from the cell?
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What is the mechanism of resistance that refers to preventing substances from entering the cell?
What is the mechanism of resistance that refers to preventing substances from entering the cell?
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Which type of cell is primarily targeted by HIV for infection?
Which type of cell is primarily targeted by HIV for infection?
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What term describes a chain configuration of bacteria?
What term describes a chain configuration of bacteria?
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What is the term for a person who carries a pathogen without showing symptoms?
What is the term for a person who carries a pathogen without showing symptoms?
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Which component is universally found in all types of bacterial cell walls?
Which component is universally found in all types of bacterial cell walls?
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Which of the following will not effectively prevent the spread of HIV?
Which of the following will not effectively prevent the spread of HIV?
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Which type of bacteria is rod or brick-shaped?
Which type of bacteria is rod or brick-shaped?
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Which of the following is a modifiable patient factor when choosing an antibiotic?
Which of the following is a modifiable patient factor when choosing an antibiotic?
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What is the main characteristic of a contagious disease?
What is the main characteristic of a contagious disease?
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What type of vector involves the pathogen developing in the vector before transmission occurs?
What type of vector involves the pathogen developing in the vector before transmission occurs?
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Which of the following best describes a fomite?
Which of the following best describes a fomite?
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In terms of disease classification, what does the term 'endemic' refer to?
In terms of disease classification, what does the term 'endemic' refer to?
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Which of these bacteria would most likely inhabit the human body?
Which of these bacteria would most likely inhabit the human body?
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Which term describes bacteria that can survive without oxygen?
Which term describes bacteria that can survive without oxygen?
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What defines an epidemic disease?
What defines an epidemic disease?
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What type of infection is characterized by the absence of symptoms during a significant period?
What type of infection is characterized by the absence of symptoms during a significant period?
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Study Notes
Microbiology Quiz - Spring 2021 Midterm
- Hardest Microbe to Destroy: Prions
- Gene Transfer Method: Conjugation uses a pilus to transfer DNA
- Pathogen Ingestion Pathway: Gastrointestinal tract
- Best Infection Control: Handwashing
- Microbes Without Oxygen Requirement (but can use): Facultative anaerobes
- Cell Wall with Two Membranes and LPS: Gram-negative bacteria
- Cholera Transmission Classification: Pandemic
- Primary Infection Resulting in Pneumonia: HIV
- Microbe Reduction Process: Sanitation
- Sterile Body Locations: Upper Respiratory Tract
- Oxygen Poisoned Microbes: Obligate anaerobes
- Year of HIV Discovery: 1983
- HIV Virus Type: Retrovirus
- Person-to-Person Transmission: Direct contact
- Bacteria Grouping: Two bacteria grouped together are diplo-bacteria
- Rod-shaped Bacteria: Bacillus
- Modifiable Patient Factor: Patient education
- Influenza Transmission Type: Droplet
- Microbes with Oxygen Requirement: Obligate aerobes
- Patient Precautions with TB: Standard precautions only
- Mycolic Acid Layer: Acid-fast bacteria
- Immune-protection Bacteria Mechanism: Capsule
- Quick-onset, short-term disease: Acute
- Gene Transfer Via Viruses: Transduction
- Surface Disinfectants: Iodine or chlorhexidine are intermediate level disinfectants
- Sphere-shaped Bacteria: Coccus
- Microbe Entry Point (Inhalation): Mucous membranes
- Steam Autoclaving Process: Sterilization
- Low Oxygen Microbes: Microaerophiles
- Non-living Entity that Transfers Pathogens: Fomite
- Constantly Present Disease: Endemic
- Microbes Commonly Found on Humans: Mesophiles
- Curved Bacteria: Vibrio
- Long-term Infection: Latent
- Insect-Vector Transmission: Biological vector
- Pathogen Definition: A microbe that can cause disease at any time
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Test your knowledge on various concepts in microbiology from the Spring 2021 midterm. This quiz covers topics such as prions, gene transfer methods, and infection control practices. Challenge yourself to see how well you understand microorganisms and their interactions with humans.
