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Microbiology and Disease

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a)

chickenpox

b)

mumps

c)

flu

d)

diaper rash

2.

a)

Vibrio

b)

Staphylococci

c)

Bacilli

d)

Streptococci

3.

a)

jaundice from dermatitis

b)

jaundice from peptic ulcer

c)

jaundice from otitis media

d)

jaundice from hepatitis

4.

Ticks can transmit _______.

a)

Lyme disease

b)

plague

c)

malaria

d)

cholera

5.

Once a person with HIV develops an opportunistic infection, they are said to have _______.

a)

Kaposi sarcoma

b)

AIDS

c)

pneumocystis

d)

cryptococcosis

6.

Which of the following people would be most susceptible to developing a contagious disease?

a)

A 10-year-old female with seasonal allergies

b)

A 74-year-old male undergoing chemotherapy for lung cancer

c)

A 28-year old male Olympic athlete

d)

A 42-year-old female marathon runner with a sprained ankle

7.
a)

influenza

b)

anthrax

c)

herpes simplex

d)

thrush

8.

a)

Streptococci

b)

Diplococci

c)

Spirilla

d)

Vibrio

9.

People with "consumption" who went to a sanitorium like this actually had _______.

a)

influenza

b)

VRE

c)

tuberculosis

d)

MRSA

10.

Parasite most often seen in young children, found by using clear tape over the anus overnight.

a)

pinworms

b)

tapeworms

c)

flatworms

d)

gummy worms

11.
a)

Bacilli

b)

Diplococci

c)

Vibrio

d)

Streptococci

12.

a)

Staphylococci

b)

Streptococci

c)

Vibrio

d)

Bacilli

13.

What is the difference between an epidemic and a pandemic?

a)

The number of people who have the disease

b)

The number of people who die from the disease

c)

The geographic spread of the disease

d)

The length of time it takes to develop a vaccine for the disease

14.

The term for any animal or insect that can carry a disease from one organism to another:

a)

Spirilla

b)

Mammal

c)

Enterococcus

d)

Vector

15.

Parasite that is sometimes (inadvisably) used for weight loss:

a)

spore

b)

tapeworm

c)

flea

d)

yeast

16.

A pandemic from the mid-14th century that was spread by fleas from infected rats, this illness caused large, draining lymph nodes, discoloration of the skin, and pneumonia.

a)

anthrax

b)

cholera

c)

plague

d)

leprosy

17.

The study of microorganisms:

a)

microbiology

b)

hematology

c)

pharmacology

d)

radiology