OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank Chapter 16: Disease and Epidemiology
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OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank Chapter 16: Disease and Epidemiology
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1. Which term refers to the study of the geographic distribution of disease and its transmission? A. epidemiology*
B. etiology
C. morbidology
D. pathology
Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard:...
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OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank
Chapter 16: Disease and Epidemiology
OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank Chapter 16: Disease and
Epidemiology
* = Correct
answer Multiple
Choice
1. Which term refers to the study of the geographic distribution of disease and its transmission?
A. epidemiology*
B. etiology
C. morbidology
D. pathology
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: 23
2. Which term refers to the study of the cause of disease?
A. epidemiology
B. etiology*
C. morbidology
D. pathology
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: 23
3. Tetanus, which is caused by Clostridium tetani, is an example of which type of disease?
A. endemic
B. epidemic
C. pandemic
D. sporadic*
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: 23
4. Malarial disease in Brazil is an example of which type of disease?
A. endemic*
B. epidemic
C. pandemic
D. sporadic
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: 23
5. Examine the map below. The color distribution on the map is best described as which type
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Chapter 16: Disease and Epidemiology
of disease?
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A. endemic
B. epidemic
C. pandemic*
D. sporadic
Difficulty: Moderate
ASM Standard: 23
6. Robert Koch was the first to conclusively determine the causative agent of which disease?
A. anthrax*
B. gonorrhea
C. syphilis
D. tuberculosis
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: 23
7. Which of the following most specifically describes a notifiable disease?
A. any disease caused by a prion
B. any disease of public health importance*
C. any disease that is highly infectious
D. any disease with a high ID50
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: 23
8. Which of the following is not a notifiable disease?
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