Review Pathogenesis + Epidemiology

Coagulase used to break down collagen to allow microbe entry into tissue is an example of a virulence factor. What type of virulence factor is it?

• Extracellular enzyme

• Anti-phagocytic factor

• Endotoxin

• Exotoxine

In which stage of disease are the signs and symptoms most evident?

• Incubation

• Prodromal

• Illness

• Decline

Incidence is the total number of cases in a population in a given period of time.

• True

• False

You went to the doctor to have a mole removed. Unfortunately after the procedure the site became abscessed due to a stitch that was not removed. This is an example of:

• Opportunistic infection

• Superinfection

• Iatrogenic Infection

In 2016/2017 the Zika virus infected a number of South American populations at a much higher frequency than normal. This is an example of a:

• Pandemic

• Epidemic

• Endemic

• Sporadic