Epidemiology - Biology of Microorganisms

Course

Microbiology

Study Pack

Set 1: The Microbial World

Set 2: Microbial Cell Structure and Function

Set 3: Microbial Metabolism

Set 4: Molecular Information Flow and Protein Processing

Set 5: Microbial Growth and Its Control

Set 6: Microbial Regulatory Systems

Set 7: Molecular Biology of Microbial Growth

Set 8: Viruses and Their Replication

Set 9: Microbial Systems Biology

Set 10: Viral Genomics, Diversity, and Ecology

Set 11: Genetics of Bacteria and Archaea

Set 12: Biotechnology and Synthetic Biology

Set 13: Microbial Evolution and Systematics

Set 14: Metabolic Diversity of Microorganisms

Set 15: Functional Diversity of Microorganisms

Set 16: Diversity of Bacteria

Set 17: Diversity of Archaea

Set 18: Diversity of Microbial Eukarya

Set 19: Taking the Measure of Microbial Systems

Set 20: Microbial Ecosystems

Set 21: Nutrient Cycles

Set 22: Microbiology of the Built Environment

Set 23: Microbial Symbioses

Set 24: Microbial Symbioses with Humans

Set 25: Microbial Infection and Pathogenesis

Set 26: Innate Immunity: Broadly Specific Host Defenses

Set 27: Adaptive Immunity: Highly Specific Host Defenses

Set 28: Clinical Microbiology and Immunology

Set 29: Epidemiology

Set 30: Person-to-Person Bacterial and Viral Diseases

Set 31: Vectorborne and Soilborne Bacterial and Viral Diseases

Set 32: Waterborne and Foodborne Bacterial and Viral Diseases

Set 33: Eukaryotic Pathogens: Fungi, Protozoans, and Helminths

Set 29 Epidemiology

Back to Sets

Set 29 Epidemiology

Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Which body site is preferentially infected by foodborne pathogens?

A) gastrointestinal tract
B) respiratory tract
C) cerebrospinal fluid
D) liver

Answer

Question 2

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Treponema pallidum is extremely sensitive to temperature changes and low moisture, thus it is transmitted

A) by intimate person-to-person contact.
B) by fomites.
C) by vectors.
D) through common sources such as food and water.

Answer

Question 3

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Which of the following is/are considered (a) direct contact infection(s)?

A) syphilis only
B) gonorrhea only
C) skin infections only
D) syphilis, gonorrhea, and skin infections

Answer