Exam 22: An Introduction to Microbiology and Human Disease

A saprophyte is a microorganism that:

An infection in which a person shows no symptoms is called ____________________ or ____________________.

A bacterial spore is a resistant form, which means that it can survive extremes of ____________________.

The part of a bacterial cell that enables it to resist phagocytosis by WBCs is the ____________________.

The sweeping of ciliated epithelium normally prevents pathogens from reaching the:

A subclinical infection is one in which the person ____________________.

Microorganisms that are on or in nearly everyone most of the time are called ____________________.

Facultative anaerobic bacteria are those that can reproduce ____________________.

The part of a bacterial cell that makes it gram positive or negative is the ____________________.

If a disease has become epidemic, this means that there are ____________________.

Spiral bacteria are called ____________________, rod-shaped bacteria are called ____________________, and spherical bacteria are called ____________________.

Which statement is NOT true of the normal flora (microbiota) of a person?

Spherical bacteria are called ____________________.

An important trigger for some mucosal yeast infections is often the use of:

Worms are endoparasites, which means they affect the ____________________.

An important trigger for some mucosal yeast infections is the use of a(n) ____________________ for a previous infection.

The respiratory tract limits the intake of airborne pathogens because of its ____________________ epithelium.

The incubation period of a disease is the time between the entry of the pathogen and the ____________________.

An infection such as a cold, in one area of the body, is called ____________________.

Mucous membrane tracts may be colonized by bacteria because they have: