Multiple Choice
Infection by ________ accounts for nearly half of all reported cases of vulvovaginitis.
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1. Introduction to Microbiology
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Which of the following diseases is NOT typically spread by droplet infection?
A
Typhoid fever
B
Tuberculosis
C
Measles
D
Influenza
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Understand what droplet infection means: it refers to the transmission of pathogens through respiratory droplets expelled when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or talks.
Identify the common diseases spread by droplet infection from the list: Tuberculosis, Measles, and Influenza are all known to spread via respiratory droplets.
Recognize that Typhoid fever is caused by the bacterium Salmonella Typhi, which is primarily transmitted through ingestion of contaminated food or water, not through respiratory droplets.
Compare the modes of transmission for each disease to confirm which one does not fit the droplet infection category.
Conclude that Typhoid fever is the disease not typically spread by droplet infection, unlike the others listed.
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