Self Quiz for Bacterial Pathogenesis: An Overview of Microbial Pathogenesis

Study the material in this section and then write out the answers to these questions.
Do not just click on the answers and write them out. This will not test your understanding of this tutorial.

1. Define pathogenicity. (ans)

2. Define virulence. (ans)

3. Define infection. (ans)

4. Define disease. (ans)

5. Define vector. (ans)

6. Define medical sign. (ans)

7. Even though a microorganism may be considered pathogenic, it still may not be able to cause disease upon entering the body. Discuss why. (ans)

8. Multiple Choice (ans)

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Gary E. Kaiser, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology
The Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Based on a work The Grapes of Staph at https://cwoer.ccbcmd.edu/science/microbiology/index_gos.html.

Last updated: September, 2018
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