Workbook Exercises (unfinished)

Workbook Questions and Exercises (18-21)

Why is microbiology important to the dental assistant?

To gain an enhanced understanding of infection control

Who is the father of microbiology?

Louis Pasteur

Who was the first to record that microorganisms are responsible for hospital-acquired infections?

Joseph Lister

Who is credited for discovering the rabies vaccine?

Louis Pasteur

Which is the shape of bacteria?

all of the options

The name of the staining process for separating bacteria is

Gram stain

A(n) ___ is an organism that is able to live in the presence of oxygen.

aerobe

The most resistant form of bacterial life is

spores

How are prions different from other microorganisms?

They contain only protein and no nucleic acids

Which of the following oral diseases is caused by bacteria?

both dental carries and periodontal disease

Which of the following forms of hepatitis is blood-borne?

both Hep B and Hep C

Pontiac fever is associated with which disease?

Legionnaries’ disease

Bacteria are the cause of which of the following diseases?

all of the options

The first oral indicator of syphilis is

a chancre sore

Herpes simplex type 2 is also referred to as

genital herpes

Which is not