NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
MICROBIOLOGY
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Question
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Which is not part of Koch’s Postulates?
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Pathogens will be found in the body of sick organisms and not in healthy ones
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Pathogens will be spread through water
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Pathogens can be isolated from a sick organism and grown in the lab
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Pathogens injected into a 2nd host will cause the same disease as the 1st host
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Organisms such as Plasmodium falciparum and herpes simplex virus or other viruses cannot be grown alone, i.e., in cell-free culture, and hence cannot fulfill Koch’s postulates, yet they are unequivocally pathogenic.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the following statements concerning Koch’s postulates is false? All of Koch’s postulates must be satisfied before an organism can be proven to cause a particular disease.
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