The Genesis of Germs Chapters 8-9

Question 1

E. coli 0157:H7 was first discovered in _________.

Answer 1

1982

Question 2

What did researchers notice about people with Lyme disease?

Answer 2

They all lived in the same area.

They were more likely to own pets.

Question 3

A 1993 outbreak of cryptosporidiosis in Milwaukee was caused by:

Answer 3

contaminated drinking water

Question 4

Many people were proclaiming victory over germs; however, new ones emerge due to:

Answer 4

large urban areas, blood banks, jet planes

Question 5

Is the presence of E. coli 0157:H7 in the human intestine a normal occurrence?

Answer 5

no

Question 6

The origin of infectious disease can be explained by:

Answer 6

man’s defenses. mobile genes, and the microbe

Question 7

The plague bacillus is known as:

Answer 7

Yersinia pestis

Question 8

Where was the West Nile encephalitis (WNE) first diagnosed in ___ in 1937.

Answer 8

West Nile Region of Uganda

Question 9

Over 30 new or emerging diseases have occurred since the

Answer 9

1970s

Question 10

Mycobacterium leprae has a generation time of:

Answer 10

12 days

Question 11

Do comparisons of Hantavirus genes suggest that this is a new virus.

Answer 11

no

Question 12

The bacterium that appears to have picked up a pathogenicity island and causes a common food-borne illness is:

Answer 12

E. coli O157H7

Question 13

Bird flu is caused by what strain?

Answer 13

H5N1

Question 14

Is Influenza A virus is as virulent in birds as it is in humans?

Answer 14

no

Question 15

Has the reason for the increase of flesh-eating bacteria been established.

Answer 15

no

Question 16

Medical principles of washing of hands, quarantines, and facemasks were first recorded in:

Answer 16

the Bible

Question 17

The word infection is derived from Latin, meaning:

Answer 17

“to mix with” “full of poison”

Question 18

Do microorganisms found on healthy skin make it vulnerable to pathogens?

Answer 18

no

Question 19

Why do hospitals seem to be hotbeds for resistant MRSA

Answer 19

because so many different strains are being thrown together with so many doses of antibiotics.

Question 20

When did bacteria and other microbes undergo mutation and other degenerative processes?

Answer 20

after man chose to sin

Question 21

The increasing incidence of new plagues indicates that infectious diseases are not only not disappearing, but also seem to be: ______________.

Answer 21

re-emerging and increasing

Question 22

The number one hospital-acquired infection is ___.

Answer 22

MRSA