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				This section includes 13 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Microbiology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. | Poliovirus attaches to central nervous system by means of ______________ | 
| A. | pili | 
| B. | proteins | 
| C. | hemagglutinin | 
| D. | hydrogen bonds | 
| Answer» C. hemagglutinin | |
| 2. | Vibrio cholerae adheres to the epithelial cells of the small intestine by means of ______________ | 
| A. | pili | 
| B. | proteins | 
| C. | hemagglutinin | 
| D. | hydrogen bonds | 
| Answer» D. hydrogen bonds | |
| 3. | Which of the following characteristics of the microorganism does not help in causing infectious disease? | 
| A. | must enter the host | 
| B. | must metabolize in the host tissue | 
| C. | must resist host defenses | 
| D. | must not damage the host | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. | POLIOVIRUS_ATTACHES_TO_CENTRAL_NERVOUS_SYSTEM_BY_MEANS_OF_______________?$ | 
| A. | pili | 
| B. | proteins | 
| C. | hemagglutinin | 
| D. | hydrogen bonds | 
| Answer» C. hemagglutinin | |
| 5. | Vibrio cholerae adheres to the epithelial cells of the small intestine by means of _____________? | 
| A. | pili | 
| B. | proteins | 
| C. | hemagglutinin | 
| D. | hydrogen bonds | 
| Answer» D. hydrogen bonds | |
| 6. | Where does Streptococcus pyogenes infects in the body to cause infection? | 
| A. | cervix | 
| B. | small intestine | 
| C. | urethra | 
| D. | throat | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. | Tuberculosis is which type of infection? | 
| A. | acute | 
| B. | chronic | 
| C. | primary | 
| D. | secondary | 
| Answer» C. primary | |
| 8. | When the infection occurs suddenly and with severe intensity it is known as ______________ | 
| A. | chronic | 
| B. | fulminating | 
| C. | acute | 
| D. | localized | 
| Answer» C. acute | |
| 9. | Microbial adherence is selective in nature. | 
| A. | True | 
| B. | False | 
| Answer» B. False | |
| 10. | Which of the following characteristics of the microorganism does not help in causing the infectious disease? | 
| A. | must enter the host | 
| B. | must metabolize in the host tissue | 
| C. | must resist host defenses | 
| D. | must not damage the host | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. | The LD50 dose can be determined more precisely than LD100 dose. | 
| A. | True | 
| B. | False | 
| Answer» B. False | |
| 12. | Which type of strains are used in vaccines? | 
| A. | virulent | 
| B. | avirulent | 
| C. | attenuated | 
| D. | non-pathogenic | 
| Answer» D. non-pathogenic | |
| 13. | Degree of pathogenicity is referred to as _________________ | 
| A. | infection | 
| B. | virulence | 
| C. | avirulent | 
| D. | attenuated | 
| Answer» C. avirulent | |