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Final micro 3&4

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Autoclaves are designed to kill which of the following heat-resistant microbes?   show
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Human pathogens are generally which type of microbe?   show
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show bactericidal agents only  
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show an obligate aerobe  
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show septicemia  
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Which of the following choices lists the steps of pathogenesis in the correct order?   show
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Which of the following is not an example of evidence used by John Snow to determine that cholera was being transmitted by water in London in the 1800s?   show
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show Public health authorities can quarantine patients for any diseases.  
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Which of the following terms refers to the ability of an antimicrobial drug to harm the target microbe without harming the host?   show
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show a surface protein allowing the pathogen to bind to host cells  
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During what period of infectious disease is a patient capable of transmitting the disease to others?   show
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What is an organism that can grow without oxygen but that grows best with oxygen called?   show
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show The stationary stage because microbes at this stage have slower metabolic activities, so they are less susceptible to antibiotics that target those activities.  
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show Biofilms are usually only formed by antibiotic resistant bacteria.  
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show membrane filtration  
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Which method of microbial control introduces double-strand breaks into DNA?   show
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show HEPA filters can remove dust and dirt but are unable to filter airborne virions.  
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Which of the following is a cleaning protocol that lowers microbial load to public health standards?   show
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show Lowering water activity  
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Which of the following is a false statement?   show
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show superinfection  
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Mary Mallon, aka Typhoid Mary, was which type of carrier?   show
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show needles  
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show The addition of salt or sugar to food preserves food by dehydrating the food.  
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show treatment of strep throat caused by culture identified Streptococcus pyogenes  
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Which of the following precautions can reduce the risk of increasing antimicrobial resistance?   show
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Reassortment of genes responsible for the production of influenza virus spike proteins between different virus particles while co-infecting the same host is called?   show
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A mosquito bites a person who subsequently develops a fever and abdominal rash. What type of transmission would this be?   show
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One effect of washing regularly with antibacterial agents is the removal of normal microbiota. This can result in?   show
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show their cells are structurally and functionally similar to human cells.  
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show period of decline  
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How does penicillin work?   show
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Infected fleas that have the bacterium Yersinia pestis growing inside them are able to transmit plague. In this case, the infected fleas are best described as which of the following?   show
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Quorum sensing is used by bacterial cells to determine which of the following?   show
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Which clinical situation would be appropriate for treatment with a narrow-spectrum antimicrobial drug?   show
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Which describes the difference between a secondary infection and a superinfection?   show
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Which is a reason for antimicrobial resistance being higher in a biofilm than in free-floating bacterial cells?   show
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show obtaining a Pseudomonas respiratory infection during a recent visit to the hospital  
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show incubation and convalescence  
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show cytokines  
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show helminth  
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show relatively high CO2 and relatively low oxygen concentrations  
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show log phase  
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show psychrotrophs  
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Listeria monocytogenes, the causative agent of listeriosis, can pass through the blood-placenta barrier to infect a fetus. This type of transmission to the fetus is known as which of the following?   show
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show virulence factor genes  
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show 90%  
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show lyophilization  
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show They have relatively high amounts of unsaturated fatty acids.  
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show oral thrush  
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show Salmonella typhi  
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show part of the gram-negative cell wall  
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show Plasmodium  
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Drug resistance occurs?   show
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After antigen presentation and activation, antibodies are produced and secreted by which cells?   show
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All of the following are affects of histamine EXCEPT ?   show
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All of the following are generally used in vaccines EXCEPT?   show
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All of the following are true of hypersensitivity EXCEPT?   show
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All of the following occur during inflammation. What is the first step?   show
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Anaphylaxis is the term for reactions caused when certain antigens combine with   show
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Chemotherapy to inhibit the progression of HIV infection utilizes all of the following mechanisms EXCEPT   show
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show MHC class II  
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show graft versus host disease  
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Innate immunity __________.   show
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show production of antibody.  
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Newborns' immunity due to the transfer of antibodies across the placenta is an example of   show
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Normal microbiota provide protection from infection in each of the following ways EXCEPT   show
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The antibodies found in mucus, saliva, and tears are?   show
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show IgE  
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show IgG  
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show IgM  
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What type of immunity results from recovery from mumps?   show
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What type of immunity results from vaccination?   show
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When an antibody binds to a toxin, the resulting action is referred to as?   show
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show anti-A, anti-Rh  
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show proteins  
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show natural killer cells  
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Which of the following leukocytes initiates inflammation?   show
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show fever  
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show pathogen  
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show trap inhaled dust and microorganisms in mucous and propel it away from the lower respiratory tract.  
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show a generalized and nonspecific set of defenses against a class or group of pathogens  
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Why was James Phipps (the boy who was purposely infected with cowpox) protected against smallpox?   show
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show immunosuppression  
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What type of immunity results from transfer of antibodies from one individual to a susceptible individual by means of injection?   show
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Which of the following bacterial components would most likely result in B cell stimulation by T-independent antigens?   show
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show macrophages  
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of cellular immunity?   show
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Which of the following is a true statement about inflammation?   show
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The antibodies found on the surface of B cells, and which always exist as monomers, are?   show
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Plasma cells are activated by a(n)?   show
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show monocytes  
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show vaccines are not effective against viral infections.  
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show liver  
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show LPS is an endogenous pyrogen.  
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show erythema, edema, heat, pain, altered function  
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Which bacterium is able to invade sweat glands of the skin and can use lipase to degrade sebum?   show
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show vaccines are not effective against viral infections.  
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show they destroy infected body cells by phagocytosis.  
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show interaction between CD4+ and MHC II  
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show destroys T cells that do not recognize self-molecules of MHC.  
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A cell that has been infected with an intracellular pathogen will be targeted for destruction by which type of lymphocyte?   show
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show eosinophils  
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of B cells?   show
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Which of the following is the best definition of antigen?   show
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