Multiple Choice
During food cooling, it is important to pass quickly through which temperature range to minimize the risk of pathogen growth?
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1. Introduction to Microbiology
Introduction to Microbiology
Multiple Choice
Which of the following diseases might be prevented by not sharing a water bottle?
A
Lyme disease
B
Tuberculosis
C
Malaria
D
Streptococcal pharyngitis (strep throat)
Verified step by step guidance1
Step 1: Understand the mode of transmission for each disease listed. Lyme disease is transmitted by tick bites, so it is not spread through sharing water bottles.
Step 2: Recognize that tuberculosis is primarily spread through airborne droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes, not typically through sharing water bottles.
Step 3: Know that malaria is transmitted by the bite of infected Anopheles mosquitoes, so it is not spread by sharing water bottles.
Step 4: Identify that Streptococcal pharyngitis (strep throat) is caused by bacteria that can be spread through respiratory droplets and saliva, making it possible to transmit by sharing water bottles.
Step 5: Conclude that avoiding sharing water bottles can help prevent diseases like strep throat, which are spread through saliva and close contact.
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