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Pathogens and Pathogenesis
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1What broad term is used to describe something that causes disease?
- Apathogen
- Bpathogenesis
- Ctoxin
- Dpathologic
2Pathogenesis is the manner and mechanism by which disease develops in an organism. (T/F)
- ATrue
- BFalse
3What term is used to describe the invasion and establishment of a pathogen in its host?
- Ainfection
- Bdisease
- Cpathogenisis
- Dinfestation
4What term means an abnormal condition in an organism caused by some factor resulting in clinical signs or symptoms that negatively impact the organism?
- Apathogen
- Binfection
- Cdisease
- Depidemic
5Infection is always followed by disease.
- ATrue
- BFalse
6The development of disease depends on:
1. [blank_start]bacterial infectivity[blank_end]
2. [blank_start]Host susceptibility[blank_end]
3. [blank_start]Disease predisposing factors[blank_end]- Abacterial infectivity
- BHost susceptibility
- CDisease predisposing factors
7In order for disease to occur the following must happen:
1. [blank_start]entry and invasion[blank_end]
2. [blank_start]colonization[blank_end]
3. [blank_start]synthesis of products[blank_end]
4. [blank_start]immune system reaction[blank_end]- Aentry and invasion
- Bcolonization
- Csynthesis of products
- Dimmune system reaction
8You receive a call to go see a cow who is severely ill and find that there was a mycotoxin proliferating in the silage feed on the farm. What example of disease transmission is this?
- Adirect
- Bindirect
- Cagressive
- Dpassive
9Term used to describe an organism that grows on organic matter in the environment?
- Asaphrophyte
- Bcommensal
- Csymbiont
- Dpredation
10During your research you discover a new type of bacteria that helps corn become resistant to various pathogens. However upon your study you find that the corn plant is benefiting but the bacteria is neither positively nor negatively affected. What type of relationship is this an example of?
- Asaphrophyte
- Bpredation
- Csymbiont
- Dcommensal
11Mitochondria inside of mammalian cells is an example of which of the following relationships?
- Asymbiont
- Bcommensal
- Csaprophyte
- Dpredation
12Which of the following terms is used to describe an organism that is normally not a pathogen but can case disease when given the opportunity?
- Aopportunistic pathogen
- Bobligate pathogen
- Cprimary pathogen
- Dsecondary pathogen
13What is a primary pathogen?
- Aan organism that must infect a host to survive
- Ba microbial agent that can initiate disease on its own
- Corganism that can cause disease when given the opportunity
14A secondary pathogen is an organism that must infect a host in order to survive and spread from host to host. (T/F)
- ATrue
- BFalse
15E. coli that is found inside of the gut of a ruminant is found to be the cause of diarrhea in a dairy cow you are called out to see. What type of infection is this?
- Aendogenous infection
- Bexogenous infection
- Cviral infection
- Dmultigenous infection
16What does it mean to attenuate a pathogen?
- Aincrease virulence
- Breduce virulence
- Cmaintain the virulence
- Dchange the structure of the membrane
17Contagious means the prevention of spreading a pathogen from host to host. (T/F)
- ATrue
- BFalse
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- Bacteriology Quiz on Pathogens and Pathogenesis, created by Chloe Colon on 19/01/2018.
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