Digestive System Infections - Microbiology | Biology+

Course

Microbiology

Study Pack

Set 1: Humans and the Microbial World

Set 2: The Molecules of Life

Set 3: Microscopy and Cell Structure

Set 4: Dynamics of Microbial Growth

Set 5: Control of Microbial Growth

Set 6: Microbial Metabolism: Fueling Cell Growth

Set 7: The Blueprint of Life, From Dna to Protein

Set 8: Bacterial Genetics

Set 9: Biotechnology

Set 10: Identifying and Classifying Microorganisms

Set 11: The Diversity of Bacteria and Archaea

Set 12: The Eukaryotic Members of the Microbial World

Set 13: Viruses, Viroids, and Prions

Set 14: The Innate Immune Response

Set 15: The Adaptive Immune Response

Set 16: Host-Microbe Interactions

Set 17: Immunological Disorders

Set 18: Applications of Immune Responses

Set 19: Epidemiology

Set 20: Antimicrobial Medications

Set 21: Respiratory System Infections

Set 22: Skin Infections

Set 23: Wound Infections

Set 24: Digestive System Infections

Set 25: Blood and Lymphatic Infections

Set 26: Nervous System Infections

Set 27: Genitourinary Tract Infections

Set 28: Microbial Ecology

Set 29: Environmental Microbiology: Treatment of Water, Wastes, and Polluted Habitats

Set 30: Food Microbiology

Set 24 Digestive System Infections

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Set 24 Digestive System Infections

(Multiple Choice)

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Who determined that the cholera outbreak in 1850s London was due to contaminated water and approached the problem by removing the pump handle at the contaminated site?

A) Pasteur
B) Snow
C) Koch
D) Smith
E) Semmelweis

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

Free

The diarrhea of cholera has been described as

A) a viscous fluid.
B) a rice water stool.
C) small in volume.
D) somewhat watery.
E) dysentery.

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Where in the body does the latent, non-infectious, non-replicating form of the herpes simplex virus persist?

A) Motor neurons
B) Sensory nerves
C) Red blood cells
D) Cranial nerves
E) Spinal cord

Answer