Infection control

Which shape is round/spherical?

• cocci
• bacilli
• spirilla

Which shape is rod?

• cocci
• bacilli
• spirilla

Threadlike projections that are similar to tails and allow an organism to move are

• spores
• spirochetes
• flagella
• cilia

Cocci that occur in clusters or groups are

• diplococci
• streptococci
• staphylococci
• micrococci

Parasitic Microorganism's carried by fleas, lice, ticks, and mites are

• viruses

• protozoa

• fungi

• rickettsiae

Which of the following is an example of a multidrug-resistant superbug?

• MRSA
• E. Coli
• Giardia intestinalis
• bacilli

Which of the following diseases is not carried by a virus?

• tuberculosis
• common cold
• hepatitis
• measles

Any organism that causes infection and disease is a pathogen

• true
• false

Cocci in a chain is known as:

• diplococci
• strep
• staph
• bacilli

Cocci in pairs is known as

• diplococci
• bacilli
• strep
• staph