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10) Which of the following drug-resistant microorganisms is not considered an "Urgent" CDC threat level? A) Pseudomonas aeruginosa D) all of the above B) Clostridium difficile C) Neisseria gonorrhoeae 11) Which antiviral medication can be used to prevent the assembly and release of HIV viral particles? A) amantadine B) acyclovir C) efavirenz D) protease inhibitors 12) Rhinoviruses have what type of mechanism of transmission? A) enteric B) respiratory C) zoonotic D) sexual 13) During what stage of the infection cycle does the phage tail contract and the phage DNA is injected into the bacterial cell? A) attachment B) synthesis C) assembly D) genome entry 14) Tuberculosis is an example of what type of infection? A) acute B) chronic C) latent D) none of the above 15) The first step for a pathogen to establish infection is: A) adhesion B) colonization C) delivering effector proteins to host cell directing the host cell to engulf bacteria D) True or False- place True or False on the Answer Sheet for each of the following questions 16) Horizontal transmission is the specific method by which an infectious agent is transferred from a pregnant female to her fetus, or from a mother to her infant during child birth. 17) Indirect transmission of a pathogen from one host to another can occur via mosquitoes, flies, or ticks. 18) The attack rate describes the proportion of people who become ill in a population after exposure to an infectious agent. 19) Morbidity refers to illness; whereas mortality refers to death 20) Sporadic diseases are constantly present in a given population. 21) Diseases such as plague, malaria, measles, influenza, diphtheria, tetanus, and tuberculosis are caused by opportunistic pathogens 22) Strep throat is an example of an acute infection; whereas shingles is an example of a chronic infection

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Both clostridium, difficile and Neisseria gonorrhoeae are under urgent CDC threat levels.
Only staphylococcus aeureus is not under CDC threat levels.
Option a is the answer

Anti-viral drugs, mostly protease inhibitors prevent spread of viruses to new cells.
Option d is the answer.

Rhinoviruses transmit by respiratory droplets.
Option b is the answer.

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