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What term is used to describe objects capable of transmitting infection through physical contact with them?
 
  a. Consolidates
  b. Contaminants
  c. Fomites
  d. Vectors

Question 2

In what type of pneumonia is diarrhea a common symptom?
 
  a. Cytomegalovirus
  b. Klebsiella
  c. Pneumococcal
  d. Staphylococcal



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Fomites are objects capable of transmitting infection through physical contact with them.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
The occurrence of concomitant diarrhea, once considered indicative of legionellosis, is now known to be common in pneumococcal and Mycoplasma pneumonia.





 

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