Another name for medical microbiology is __________.

• Diagnostic microbiology

• Antigen microbiology

• Pathogen microbiology

• Clinical microbiology

Pathogenesis is the process by which physicians diagnose their patients.

• True

• False

Which of the following is NOT a pathogen characteristic?

• Mode of transmission

• Mechanism of replication

• Mechanism to aid in human survival

• Body responses from pathogen

Select all of the following tasks which are typically involved in diagnostics. Developing new tests Ensuring procedures are followed Running tests Supporting treatment decisions Teaching lectures Tracking diseases Writing proposals

Match the following medical microbiology topics to their descriptions.

Antimicrobial resistance only occurs with viruses.

• True

• False

Microbes only cause disease in humans.

• True

• False

Which of the following describes a symbiotic relationship between humans and microbes?

• Human body destroys microbes to aid in human survival

• Human body hosts microbes to aid in human survival

• Microbes attack human body to aid in microbe survival

• Microbes work with other microbes to attack human body

Select all of the following career areas typically involved in medical microbiology.

• Biosafety

• Diagnostics

• Research

• Teaching

• Engineering

Which of the following is a common college major for a medical microbiologist?

• Research

• Biochemistry

• Education

• Public health administration