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Which of the following diseases is caused by a bacteria?
a) pneumonia
b) rabies
c) malaria
d) athlete’s foot

Which of the following diseases is caused by a fungus?
a) athlete's foot
b) dysentery
c) smallpox
d) TB

Bacteria have no nucleus. They are referred as being ______.
a) prokaryotic
b) eukaryotic
c) nucleotic
d) probiotic

Which scientist is known as the father of microbiology and formulated the germ concept of disease?
a) Louis Pasteur
b) Gregor Mendel
c) Michael Faraday
d) Galileo Galilei

The most common type of disease is _______.
a) viral
b) bacterial
c) mycotic
d) helminthic

Diseases that are caused by roundworms or tapeworms are referred to as ______.
a) helminthic
b) viral
c) bacterial
d) mycotic

Which of the following would not be an example of a mode of transmission by droplet infection?
a) insects
b) sneezing
c) coughing
d) talking

An animal that transmits infection is known as a ______.
a) vector
b) predator
c) prey
d) parasite

A disease that spreads rapidly and heavily through a population is known as a(n) _______.
a) epidemic
b) infection
c) incubation
d) vaccine

The development period of a pathogen before symptoms of the disease show is known as _______.
a) incubation period
b) infection period
c) epidemic
d) vector

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