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WGU D311: MICROBIOLOGY WGU OA QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024
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WGU D311: MICROBIOLOGY WGU OAA hospital notices an increase in patients being admitted with gastrointestinal
symptoms and dehydration over a two-week period. An epidemiological analysis
reveals that the cause is the same pathogen, but that none of the hospitalized
individuals were ever in the same location at the same time. What is an
explanation for this analysis? - ANSWERS-These individuals all consumed
contaminated food from a common manufacturing source.
Which action is an innate physical defense? - ANSWERS-Mucous secretions
trapping and removing microbes from the respiratory tract.
Which vaccine type would be effective against an organism that can produce a
capsule? - ANSWERS-Conjugate
Vhich protocol for microbial growth control leaves the least number of living
cells? - ANSWERS-Sterilization
Which type of microbial control is necessary for surgical equipment? - ANSWERS-
Sterilization
How are spore-forming bacteria killed to make canned foods safe for
consumption? - ANSWERS-Heat and pressure
, Which type of microbial control is used in a variety of situations, from doorknobs
to swimming pools to diaper cream. to prevent the growth and spread of
microbes? - ANSWERS-Phenolics
Why is boiling not used as a sterilization method In clinical settings? - ANSWERS-
Boiling is not effective against endospores.
Why do beta-lactamase-producing pathogens cause public concern for a
community? - ANSWERS-Beta-lactamase is an enzyme that protects the pathogen
from some common antibiotics.
Why are antlhelmlnthlc drugs difficult to develop? - ANSWERS-Helminths are
eukaryotes, and it is difficult to develop medications with selective toxicity for
them.
Which pathogen is susceptible to beta-lactam antimicrobials? - ANSWERS-
Prokaryotic pathogens are susceptible to beta-lactam antimicrobials.
Which process is targeted by antivirals? - ANSWERS-Antivirals target the process
of nucleic acid synthesis in viruses.
Which term describes how bacteriostatic antibiotics become bactericidal when
the drugs are used together? - ANSWERS-The term that describes how
bacteriostatic antibiotics become bactericidal when used together is "Synergism."
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