Exam 14: Host-Microbe Relationships and Disease Processes

A symbiotic relationship in which one species benefits from the association while the other species is not harmed but does not benefit from the relationship.

The virus that causes chicken pox in childhood:

Streptococcus pyogenes is a causative agent of:

The 1918 Influenza Epidemic was the worst one on record. People infected early in the epidemic had a mild flu,while those later infected had a much more severe form of the disease. What is the explanation for this observation and what laboratory studies mimic these results? Why do you think this doesn't occur for all infectious diseases?

Sudden or severe onset of signs and symptoms during acme is referred to as:

Infection that does not produce a full set of signs and symptoms is called a/an:

Leukocidin:

All of the following are true of the relationship between microorganisms and diseases except:

Which of the following is the correct pairing of a disease with its classification?

The spreading of exotoxins from the site of infection via the blood is called:

Botulinum toxin:

Attenuation:

A disease in which the agent is acquired directly from the environment and is not transmissable is a/an:

Diseases in which permanent damage occurs produce:

The microorganism Staphylococcus aureus causes which condition?

An idiopathic disease _____.

Which of the following is not a stage of an infectious disease?

In the United States,infectious diseases are currently:

The rapid transfer of a microbial pathogen through animals of a susceptible species _____.

A viral infection that involves continued and prolonged production of viruses in a host is referred to as a/an: