The Genesis of Germs Chapters 8-9 Flashcards
E. coli 0157:H7 was first discovered in _________.
1982
What did researchers notice about people with Lyme disease?
They all lived in the same area.
They were more likely to own pets.
A 1993 outbreak of cryptosporidiosis in Milwaukee was caused by:
contaminated drinking water
Many people were proclaiming victory over germs; however, new ones emerge due to:
large urban areas, blood banks, jet planes
Is the presence of E. coli 0157:H7 in the human intestine a normal occurrence?
no
The origin of infectious disease can be explained by:
man’s defenses. mobile genes, and the microbe
The plague bacillus is known as:
Yersinia pestis
Where was the West Nile encephalitis (WNE) first diagnosed in ___ in 1937.
West Nile Region of Uganda
Over 30 new or emerging diseases have occurred since the
1970s
Mycobacterium leprae has a generation time of:
12 days
Do comparisons of Hantavirus genes suggest that this is a new virus.
no
The bacterium that appears to have picked up a pathogenicity island and causes a common food-borne illness is:
E. coli O157H7
Bird flu is caused by what strain?
H5N1
Is Influenza A virus is as virulent in birds as it is in humans?
no
Has the reason for the increase of flesh-eating bacteria been established.
no
Medical principles of washing of hands, quarantines, and facemasks were first recorded in:
the Bible
The word infection is derived from Latin, meaning:
“to mix with” “full of poison”
Do microorganisms found on healthy skin make it vulnerable to pathogens?
no
Why do hospitals seem to be hotbeds for resistant MRSA
because so many different strains are being thrown together with so many doses of antibiotics.
When did bacteria and other microbes undergo mutation and other degenerative processes?
after man chose to sin
The increasing incidence of new plagues indicates that infectious diseases are not only not disappearing, but also seem to be: ______________.
re-emerging and increasing
The number one hospital-acquired infection is ___.
MRSA
