Microbiology and Disease

Which characteristic makes it easy to spread, but difficult to treat and prevent certain fungal infections?

• Fungi are multicellular

• Fungi are heterotrophic

• Fungi reproduce by spores

• Fungi grow in dry environments

Under which condition is a person most likely to contract E.coli poisoning ?

• eating burned food

• drinking bottled water

• eating undercooked beef

• eating undercooked vegetables

Which would be the most beneficial method of preventing a malaria epidemic in Africa?

• water treatment

• improved treatment

• increased vaccinations

• increased use of pesticides

Twentieth-century research by such scientists as Jonas Salk on the use of vaccines has reduced the number of people who are infected with

• polio

• stroke

• diabetes

• tuberculosis

Which will mot likely lead to a disease outbreak being classified as a pandemic ?

• A disease is contagious.

• A disease orginates in animals.

• A disease affects more people than expected.

• A disease spreads through humans across multiple continents.

What is most unique about E. coli?

• It is a bacteria that causes illness in humans.

• It is a bacteria that has caused outbreaks throught contaminated food.

• it is harmless in animals' intestines, but if ingested my cause illness.

A city has an outbreak of a disease that affects an unusually large portion of its population at the same time. Which term describes the outbreak?

• pandemic

• plague

• epidemic

• infection

Which human disease is caused by a parasitic infection?

• cancer

• influenza

• athlete's foot

• African sleeping sickness

Which is the most effective defense against the chicken pox virus?

• antibiotics

• diet

• exercise

• vaccine

Which disease can be successfully treated with antibiotics?

• polio

• influenza

• common cold

• Lyme disease