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1. Which component helps bacterial cells attach to host blood cells and cause clumping?

2. It is determined that a bacteria sample grows robustly in low, medium, and high concentrations of salt. What is most likely true about this organism?

3. Which helminthic disease is passed when a mosquito bites a host, allowing worm larvae to enter the blood, and can lead to elephantiasis of the limbs and scrotum?

4. What is true about fevers?

5. Which process uses an autoclave to remove all microorganisms from medical instruments?

6. Which agents are safe to use on dishes and utensils as a disinfectant?

7. Which type of organism causes illnesses such as amoebic dysentery and malaria?

8. Which virus subgroup requires the enzyme reverse transcriptase for replication of its nucleic acid?

9. Which type of leukocyte builds up with dead bacteria to create pus at the infection site within a couple of days?

10. Direct contact

11. Any bacteria that survive after treatment can become antibiotic-resistant.

12. Which method of disease prevention made polio no longer endemic in the United States?

13. Which nervous system disease is spread by improperly processed milk, cheese, and meats?

14. Which type of microorganism causes ringworm?

15. Which fungal structure can form long, extended filaments, and can regrow from fragments that have broken off allowing some fungi to survive and spread disease rapidly within a single host?

16. Which preventative treatment should be used to protect against human papillomavirus (HPV) strains 16 and 18?

17. Which method describes the removal or destruction of all microorganisms in or on an object?

18. It benefits the host

19. Which substance can be effective in inactivating viruses?

20. Which condition is a non-organ-specific autoimmune disease?

21. Which gland experiences primary immunodeficiency diseases caused by genetic failures?

22. How does isoniazid exert its action?

23. How does chloramphenicol exert its action?

24. Which protozoan systemic disease is characterized by mild lymph node inflammation, can lead to congenital defects in the fetus, and is acquired through contact with domestic cats?

25. Which antimicrobial agent mainly inhibits organism growth?

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