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CHAPTER 24 Microbial Diseases of the Urinary and Reproductive
System
Multiple Choice
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Section 1
Section 2
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1. prepuce
Modified True/False
6. sexually
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9. Leptospirosis has these symptoms and is acquired from contact with animal urine.
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2. a. Trichomonas vaginalis c. Treponema pallidum
Critical Thinking
1. Human herpesvirus 1 (HHV-1) is transmitted by contact, including kissing, and is the
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3. Laser surgery of warts can create aerosols that may contain virus, and if the aerosols
4. Antimicrobials act on bacteria indiscriminately, so bacteria of the normal microbiota are
6. The agent in this case is papillomavirus. The lesions will be surgically removed. Cervical
cancer is a significant risk of infection with some strains of papillomavirus. Dolores
7. Lactobacillus is a natural member of the vaginal microbiota. It is this bacterium that
8. The bacterial population of the vagina creates conditions that inhibit overgrowth by Can-
Concept Mapping
1. Treponema pallidum
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