Bacteria & Disease

The study of disease is known as

• Toxology

• Immunology

• Pathology

• Diseasology

These pathogens can be killed with antibiotics and are single celled

• Bacteria

• Protozoa

• Fungi

• Parasites

These pathogens lack the ability to metabolize on their own and instead rely on the infected host cell for energy

• Bacteria

• Virus

• Protozoa

• Fungi

These pathogens grow best in warm and damp environments

• Bacteria

• Protozoa

• Fungi

• Parasites

Tags

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Changes in the body function that are not always apparent to the observer are known as

• Symptoms

• Signs

A disease that spreads from one host to another is known as

• Communicable

• Compatible

• Noncommunicable

• Noncompatible

Which of the following is an example of a portal of exit?

• Mouth

• Skin

• Intestine

• All of the above

A disease on a world-wide scale is known as

• Epidemic

• Pandemic

• Endemic

• Sporadic

A disease the develops slowly and lasts a long time can be described as

• Acute

• Subacute

• Chronic

• Latent

The time between entry of the microorganism into the host and the appearance of symptoms is known as the

• Period of Convalescence

• Period of Incubation

• Period of Illness

• Period of Decline