Exam 22: An Introduction to Microbiology and Human Disease

The incubation period of diseases:

Intestinal pathogens are usually spread by the:

The vector of West Nile virus is a:

Rod-shaped bacteria are called ____, and spiral bacteria are called ____.

If part of a bacterial cell is antigenic, that means it stimulates the formation of:

Bacterial capsules may be used to make vaccines because the capsules are ____________________.

The human body louse is the vector of:

With respect to the skin, the largest resident flora would be found in the:

A portal of exit may be:

The flaking of the stratum corneum continuously removes pathogens from the:

Rod-shaped bacteria that grow in chains are called ____________________.

Mucus from the respiratory tract is usually swallowed, and potential pathogens are destroyed by the ____________________ in the ____________________.

An infection that follows another infection that has lowered the host's resistance is called a ____________________.

The time between the entry of a pathogen and the beginning of symptoms is called the:

In women only, the acidic pH created by the normal flora of the ____________________ inhibits the growth of pathogens.

A systemic mycosis is a(n) ____________________ infection of ____________________.

For viruses spread by vectors, the portal of entry is the ____________________.

The procedure used to destroy all microorganisms on surgical instruments is called ____________________.

A bacterial spore is a dormant form, which means that the cell is ____________________.

Bacteria usually reproduce by a process called: