MICROORGANISMS AND DISEASE QUIZ

interfere with physiological processes in the body

All of these

kill viruses

encourage bacterial reproduction

A limited number of capsule types

The possession of a segmented RNA genome

The ability of the Rotavirus to be transmitted faster

The ability of monkey Rotavirus strains to cause serious illness (diarrhea) in human beings

caused by a spore-forming bacterium

precipitated by the use of certain antibiotics

caused by a gram-positive bacterium

All of these

Proteolytic enzymes

All of these

Dense normal flora

Low pH

acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis

gastroenteritis

myocarditis

muscular dystrophy

Malaria

Rheumatic disease

Chicken pox

Typhoid

damage to the heart muscle

dehydration

formation of granulomas in the lung

bacterial superinfection

Inhalation anthrax and cutaneous anthrax are caused by separate strains of Bacillus anthracis

Anthrax is highly contagious

Inhalation Anthrax requires infection with a large number of spores

Anthrax is caused by a virus

Both organisms are gram-positive spore formers

Both organisms cause skin and respiratory tract infections

The most serious disease symptoms are the direct result of toxin action

Diphtheria toxin and edema toxin are ADP ribosylating toxins

uterus

bladder

lungs

vagina