Lecture quiz 3 microbiology

A person who does not experience illness yet is capable of transmitting an infectious agent for extended periods of time is known as a

asymptomatic carrier

Bacterial capsules

prevent digestion by phagocytes

Who is considered the Father of epidemiology?

John Snow

Which of the below is NOT a pathway for complement activation?

inflammatory

Does your innate immune response have memory?

no

Which of the following is NOT true about toll-like receptors?

Toll-like receptors are molecules found on the surface of microbes that can initiate immune reactions.

The portion of an antibody that specifically binds to the part of the antigen is known as which region? 

Variable chain

A sugar such as mannose on a bacterial cell surface would likely activate which pathway of complement?

lectin

Opsonization is 

the coating of a pathogen to facilitate phagocytosis

Interferon is a mechanism used to protect the cell that becomes infected with a virus.

False