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Microbiology Exam 1Childbed fever
A. Was caused by a deadly virus
B. Was transmitted to patients by nurses
C. Was only able to infect women
D. Was a problem solved by Ignatz Semmelweis
E. More than one of these describes childbed fever - answerWas a problem solved by
Ignatz Semmelweis
Mary Mallon
A. Was associated with an outbreak of influenza in 1918 in the city of New York
B. Died in prison from the disease she spread to those she worked for
C. Was a carrier of tuberculosis who did not suffer from the disease
D. Was responsible for spreading typhoid fever and causing numerous deaths
E. More than one of these describes Mary Mallon - answerWas responsible for
spreading typhoid fever and causing numerous deaths
The Spanish flu in 1918
A. Killed at least 30 Million people worldwide
B. Killed as many as 5,000 people a week in Philadelphia
C. Was spread through ingestion of undercooked meats
D. More than one of these is true for the Spanish flu
E. All of these are true for the Spanish flu - answerKilled at least 30 Million people
worldwide
B. Killed as many as 5,000 people a week in Philadelphia
A nosocomial infection
A. Results in upper respiratory symptoms
B. Is acquired as a complication of treatment in a hospital
C. Is the result of presence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria
D. Cannot be treated with normal antibiotics
E. Can be prevented by avoiding peptidoglycan - answerIs acquired as a complication
of treatment in a hospital
Microbiology's birthdate is
A. Related to the first sighting of cells
B. Related to publication of the first article describing bacteria
C. Related to the experiments of Ignatz Semmelweis
D. April 22, 1884
E. More than one of these relate to Microbiology's birthdate - answerRelated to
publication of the first article describing bacteria
, Spontaneous Generation
A. Was finally proven false by Redi with his "meat under gauze" experiment
B. Became an issue again when Leeuwenhoek reported "wee beasties" in water
C. Was finally proven false by Alexander Fleming and his "swan-neck flasks"
D. Is still considered a possibility by science
E. More than one of these describes spontaneous generation - answerbecame an issue
again when Leeuwenhoek reported "wee beasties" in water
The Golden Age of Microbiology included all of the following EXCEPT
A. Discovery of bacteria
B. Discovery of vaccines
C. Koch's Postulates
D. Discovery that the Germ Theory best explains contagious disease transmission
E. More than one of these is not a breakthrough of the Golden Age of Microbiology -
answerDiscovery of bacteria
Which of the following is credited as the innovation most important to increasing human
life expectancy
A. Discovery of quarantine procedures for communicable diseases
B. Discovery of water and sewage treatment methods
C. Discovery of penicillin and sulfonamides
D. Discovery of aseptic technique and sterile surgical protocol
E. Discovery of new means for creating vaccines - answerDiscovery of water and
sewage treatment methods
Virulence
A. Is the capacity to cause disease
B. Is directly proportional to the LD50
C. Is the same as pathogenicity
D. Is all of these by definition
E. Is none of these by definition - answerNone by definition
LD50
A. Is the number of bacteria of a species it takes to cause an infection in 25 of 50 lab
animals
B. Is the number of bacteria of a species it takes to kill 30 of 60 lab animals
C. Is the number of species of bacteria that can kill 50 lab animals
D. Is the number of bacteria of a species it takes to cause an infection in 50 lab animals
E. Is none of these things - answerIs the number of bacteria of a species it takes to kill
30 of 60 lab animals
Mode of transmission
A. Refers to the opening in the body through which a microbe gains entrance
B. Refers to the means by which a microbe makes its way past the body's barriers and
secretions
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