Exam 22: An Introduction to Microbiology and Human Disease

Which statement is NOT true of bacterial cell structure?

The vector of epidemic typhus is a:

A self-limiting disease is one that ____________________.

A disease such as cholera, which is spread by contaminated water, is called:

The vector of Lyme disease is a:

Viruses are obligatory intracellular parasites, which means:

Which of these is a zoonosis?

Most bacteria stimulate antibody production because they:

The measles virus is host specific, which means that it affects only ____________________ and not ____________________.

Which statement is NOT true of disease terminology?

Ticks are vectors of ____________________ and ____________________.

An infection that has spread throughout the body by way of the blood or lymph is called ____________________.

Fleas are the vectors of:

Ringworm is an example of a(n) ____________________ mycosis because it affects the ____________________.

Which of the following statements are true of infections and disease? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)

In women, the vagina has:

Fungi are present in small numbers in the skin flora but may multiply if the skin is constantly ____________________.

Mosquitoes are the vectors of:

The pathogens that are made of only a nucleic acid and protein are the ____________________.

Bacteria capable of self-locomotion have: