Chapter 35 Pathogenicity and Infection

Chapter 35 Pathogenicity and Infection

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Vector-borne transmission can be either external or internal. In external (mechanical) transmission, the pathogen is carried
   A.on a fomite.
   B. on the body surface of a vector.
   C. within the vector.
   D. All of the choices are correct.

ASM Objective: 05.04 Microorganisms, cellular and viral, can interact with both human and nonhuman hosts in beneficial, neutral or detrimental ways.
ASM Topic: Module 06 Impact of Microorganisms
Blooms Level: 2. Understand
Learning Outcome: 35.03.01 List and describe the means by which microorganisms access humans to cause disease
Section: 35.03
Topic: Transmission of Infections

2. In which of the following situations did disease develop due to vertical transmission of the pathogen?
   A. A fetus develops listeriosis after unpasteurized cheese infected with Listeria bacteria is consumed by the mother during pregnancy
   B.  A traveler develops gastroenteritis after drinking water that is contaminated with Escherichia coli bacteria
   C.  A dog develops rabies after being scratched during a fight with a raccoon that carries the virus
   D.  A hospitalized patient develops MRSA bacteria in a wound following surgery

ASM Objective: 05.04 Microorganisms, cellular and viral, can interact with both human and nonhuman hosts in beneficial, neutral or detrimental ways.
ASM Topic: Module 06 Impact of Microorganisms
Blooms Level: 4. Analyze
Learning Outcome: 35.03.01 List and describe the means by which microorganisms access humans to cause disease
Section: 35.03
Topic: Infectious Disease Terminology
Topic: Transmission of Infections

3. A person who is infected with a potential pathogen fails to develop signs or symptoms of disease.  This correlates with                     initial microbial dose,                      microbial lethality, and/or                  replication rate of the pathogen.
   A.  low; high; low
   B.  low; low; high
   C.  high; low; low
   D.  high; low; high

ASM Objective: 05.04 Microorganisms, cellular and viral, can interact with both human and nonhuman hosts in beneficial, neutral or detrimental ways.
ASM Topic: Module 06 Impact of Microorganisms
Blooms Level: 4. Analyze
Learning Outcome: 35.03.02 Correlate initial microbial numbers and replication rates to infection and lethality
Section: 35.03
Topic: Development of an Infection

True / False Questions

4. Colonization specifically refers to the multiplication of a pathogen on or within a host, and includes the resulting tissue invasion and damage.
   FALSE

ASM Objective: 05.04 Microorganisms, cellular and viral, can interact with both human and nonhuman hosts in beneficial, neutral or detrimental ways.
ASM Topic: Module 06 Impact of Microorganisms
Blooms Level: 2. Understand
Learning Outcome: 35.02.01 Identify and describe the features that allow microorganisms to overcome host resistance and immunity
Learning Outcome: 35.03.03 Synthesize a concept map of the infectious process
Section: 35.02
Topic: Development of an Infection
Topic: Infectious Disease Terminology

Multiple Choice Questions
 

5. An inanimate object that may be contaminated with a pathogen is called a ________.
   A. vector
   B.  fomite
   C.  zoonoses
   D.  None of the choices are correct.

ASM Objective: 05.04 Microorganisms, cellular and viral, can interact with both human and nonhuman hosts in beneficial, neutral or detrimental ways.
ASM Topic: Module 06 Impact of Microorganisms
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 35.03.01 List and describe the means by which microorganisms access humans to cause disease
Section: 35.03
Topic: Development of an Infection
Topic: Infectious Disease Terminology
Topic: Transmission of Infections