QUIZ 1

They are very diverse, have a variety of shapes and features, and have the ability to live in just about any environment, including in and on your body.

• Virus

• Fungi

• Parasites

• Bacteria

They are made up of a piece of genetic code, such as DNA or RNA, and protected by a coating of protein.

• Virus

• Bacteria

• Fungi

• Parasites

Organisms that behave like tiny animals, living in or on a host and feeding from or at the expense of the host.

• Virus

• Fungi

• Parasites

• Bacteria

Can be found just about everywhere in the environment, including indoors, outdoors, and on human skin. They cause infection when they overgrow.

• Fungi

• Bacteria

• Virus

• Parasites

Refers to the ability of an organism to cause disease.

Refers to the severity of the disease that an organism can cause.

The cord factor of this pathogens inhibits the immune response and promotes the formation of granuloma.

• Mycobacterium Tuberculosis

• Plasmodium Falciparum

• Vibrio Cholerae

Bacteria that normally lives in the intestines of both healthy people and animals.

• E.coli

• Plasmodium falciparum

• Vibrio cholerae

• Mycobacterium tuberculosis

A pathogen that is more likely to cause disease is said to be_______.

• Virulent

• Pathogenic

• Infective

• Contagious

Which of the following is NOT a virulence factor of a pathogen?

• Toxins

• Enzymes

• Adhesins

• Capsules