Question 1

What is an example of a viral disease that is showing signa of becoming resistant to medical treatment?

Accepted Answer

HIV

Question 2

What is one reason you may choose a bacteriostatic over a bactericidal antibiotic?

Accepted Answer

If a bacterial toxin is contributing to the illness, inhibiting protein synthesis, and thus inhibiting the production of the toxin, it might be a really good choice, even though it might take longer to eliminate the bacteria.

Question 3

The misuse of antibiotics is now a major public health problem. Describe examples of "misuse." What do you recommend towards the solution?

Accepted Answer

Failure to complete dose (for different reasons in developed and in developing countries); physicians prescribing antibiotics when viruses are suspected; "demanding" public insisting on antibiotics

Question 4

Antibiotic drugs target components of a microbe that human cells do not have. What is this called?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Antibiotic drugs target components of a microbe...

Question 5

Who are the "gatekeepers" of the cell?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cell membrane 
B)  Cell wall 
C)  Ribosomes 
D)  Mitochondria 
A)  Cell membrane 
B)  Cell wall 
C)  Ribosomes 
D)  Mitochondria

Question 6

Sanitation is an important public health achievement of the past century. Write a short essay on this topic.

Accepted Answer

Open ended. For example: Sanitation prom

Question 7

The human body has ________times more bacterial cells living in or on it than the number of human cells

Accepted Answer

A)  5 
B)  10 
C)  15 
D)  20 
A)  5 
B)  10 
C)  15 
D)  20

Question 8

Which of the following may carry bacterial antibiotic resistance genes?

Accepted Answer

A)  transposons 
B)  plasmids 
C)  chromosomes 
D)  all of the above 
A)  transposons 
B)  plasmids 
C)  chromosomes 
D)  all of the above

Question 9

________________are drugs that are structurally similar to natural compounds involved in metabolism and that competitively bind with these enzymes.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________________are drugs that are structurally similar to...

Question 10

What is one of the most common physical forms of microbial growth?

Accepted Answer

A)  Radiation 
B)  Temperature 
C)  Halogens 
D)  Aldehydes 
A)  Radiation 
B)  Temperature 
C)  Halogens 
D)  Aldehydes

Question 11

Polymyxin B would most likely affect which structure/process in the pathogen?

Accepted Answer

A)  Protein synthesis would cease 
B)  Cell membrane would become more permeable 
C)  Cell wall would become less stable 
D)  Cell would stop secreting toxins 
A)  Protein synthesis would cease 
B)  Cell membrane would become more permeable 
C)  Cell wall would become less stable 
D)  Cell would stop secreting toxins

Question 12

Your child scraped their knee. What should be the first thing you do?

Accepted Answer

A)  Apply antiseptic spray 
B)  Cover with bandage 
C)  Wash wound with soap and water 
D)  Put on antibiotic ointment 
A)  Apply antiseptic spray 
B)  Cover with bandage 
C)  Wash wound with soap and water 
D)  Put on antibiotic ointment

Question 13

Name three of the mechanisms of antimicrobial activity.

Accepted Answer

interference with cell wall sy

Question 14

Bacterial cells have rigid cell walls called ________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Bacterial cells have rigid cell walls called...

Question 15

What is considered the "last stronghold" antibiotic?

Accepted Answer

A)  ciprofloxacin 
B)  vancomycin 
C)  streptomycin 
D)  amoxicillin 
A)  ciprofloxacin 
B)  vancomycin 
C)  streptomycin 
D)  amoxicillin

Question 16

How do antimetabolites function?

Accepted Answer

Antimetabolites are drugs that are struc

Question 17

___________ is a mechanism by which genes are passed from one mature bacterial cell to another.

Accepted Answer

A)  Horizontal gene transfer 
B)  Transposons 
C)  Vertical gene transfer 
D)  Passive transfer 
A)  Horizontal gene transfer 
B)  Transposons 
C)  Vertical gene transfer 
D)  Passive transfer

Question 18

A strain of bacteria that has become resistant to antibiotic drugs is called a ____________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A strain of bacteria that has become...

Question 19

Long chains of the cell wall are crosslinked together by an enzyme known as____________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Long chains of the cell wall are...

Question 20

What is the structure where protein synthesis takes place in the cell?

Accepted Answer

A)  nucleus 
B)  cell membrane 
C)  ribosome 
D)  plastids 
A)  nucleus 
B)  cell membrane 
C)  ribosome 
D)  plastids

What is an example of a viral disease that is showing signa of becoming resistant to medical treatment?

What is one reason you may choose a bacteriostatic over a bactericidal antibiotic?

The misuse of antibiotics is now a major public health problem. Describe examples of "misuse." What do you recommend towards the solution?

Antibiotic drugs target components of a microbe that human cells do not have. What is this called?

Who are the "gatekeepers" of the cell?

Sanitation is an important public health achievement of the past century. Write a short essay on this topic.

The human body has ________times more bacterial cells living in or on it than the number of human cells

Which of the following may carry bacterial antibiotic resistance genes?

________________are drugs that are structurally similar to natural compounds involved in metabolism and that competitively bind with these enzymes.

What is one of the most common physical forms of microbial growth?

Polymyxin B would most likely affect which structure/process in the pathogen?

Your child scraped their knee. What should be the first thing you do?

Name three of the mechanisms of antimicrobial activity.

Bacterial cells have rigid cell walls called ________________.

What is considered the "last stronghold" antibiotic?

How do antimetabolites function?

___________ is a mechanism by which genes are passed from one mature bacterial cell to another.

A strain of bacteria that has become resistant to antibiotic drugs is called a ____________.

Long chains of the cell wall are crosslinked together by an enzyme known as____________.

What is the structure where protein synthesis takes place in the cell?

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Sanitation, Clean Water, and Food Safety

Identifying the Challenge

The Microbial World

Beneficial Aspects of Microbes: The Other Side of the Coin

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Bacterial Genetics

Concepts of Microbial Disease

Epidemiology and Cycle of Microbial Disease

Bacterial Diseases

Viral and Prion Diseases

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The Immune Response

Harnessing the Power of Microbes: Peril and Promise

Partnerships in the Control of Infectious Diseases and Unfinished Agenda

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Exam 16: Control of Microbial Diseases

What is an example of a viral disease that is showing signa of becoming resistant to medical treatment?

What is one reason you may choose a bacteriostatic over a bactericidal antibiotic?

The misuse of antibiotics is now a major public health problem. Describe examples of "misuse." What do you recommend towards the solution?

Antibiotic drugs target components of a microbe that human cells do not have. What is this called?

Who are the "gatekeepers" of the cell?

Sanitation is an important public health achievement of the past century. Write a short essay on this topic.

The human body has ________times more bacterial cells living in or on it than the number of human cells

Which of the following may carry bacterial antibiotic resistance genes?

________________are drugs that are structurally similar to natural compounds involved in metabolism and that competitively bind with these enzymes.

What is one of the most common physical forms of microbial growth?

Polymyxin B would most likely affect which structure/process in the pathogen?

Your child scraped their knee. What should be the first thing you do?

Name three of the mechanisms of antimicrobial activity.

Bacterial cells have rigid cell walls called ________________.

What is considered the "last stronghold" antibiotic?

How do antimetabolites function?

___________ is a mechanism by which genes are passed from one mature bacterial cell to another.

A strain of bacteria that has become resistant to antibiotic drugs is called a ____________.

Long chains of the cell wall are crosslinked together by an enzyme known as____________.

What is the structure where protein synthesis takes place in the cell?

Pre-Germ Theory

Post- Germ Theory, Microbiology, and Medicine

Sanitation, Clean Water, and Food Safety

Identifying the Challenge

The Microbial World

Beneficial Aspects of Microbes: The Other Side of the Coin

Bacteria

Viruses and Prions

Bacterial Genetics

Concepts of Microbial Disease

Epidemiology and Cycle of Microbial Disease

Bacterial Diseases

Viral and Prion Diseases

Protozoan, Helminthic, and Fungal Diseases

The Immune Response

Harnessing the Power of Microbes: Peril and Promise

Partnerships in the Control of Infectious Diseases and Unfinished Agenda

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