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CHAPTER 19 Microbial Diseases of the Skin and Wounds
Multiple Choice
Matching
Fill in the Blanks
1. microbiota 6. Dermacentor
True/False
Short Answer
1. Pro: They may be effective. Con: They may encourage the growth of antibiotic-resistant
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10. Erythema infectiosum.
Visualize It!
1. a. Macule c. Vesicle e. Crust
Critical Thinking
1. MRSA can colonize the skin, and the second child was likely infected by contact with the
4. Using minimally invasive surgical procedures and stringent asepsis of medical devices
can reduce nosocomial infections with fungi. Adjusting the dose of immunosuppressive
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7. None of the other viruses have all the features that made it possible to wipe out smallpox,
but several of them are similar enough to be candidates. The papillomaviruses responsi-
11.
13. No treatment for smallpox exists, there are no quick diagnostic tests for early reliable de-
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14.
Concept Mapping
1. Simplexvirus
2. Latency