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True/False:  Chlamydiae can only be spread via direct sexual contact.

True/False: Clostridium perfringens causes gas gangrene in living tissue & in tissue gas in the dead body.

_______ are serum proteins found in blood serum that remove microorganisms via specific  reactions

The bacterial strain Neisseria gonorrhoeae is classified as a: 

Bordetella pertussis are small, Gram-negative coccobacilli cause the disease known as:

True/False: Strict (obligate) anaerobes require the presence of oxygen in order to survive. 

True/False:  On average, bacteria are typically 1-20 uM in length.

True/False: Viruses contain their own cell, and they can grow independently from a living host.  

Wearing protective clothing and exercising Universal Precautions while removing the deceased from the place of death: I. provides an effective barrier to portals of entry. II. eliminates the virulence of pathogens. III. reduces the number of microorganisms present. IV. is required by OSHA’s bloodborne pathogen rule.

True/False: Disinfectants used in the mortuary settings should have a phenol coefficient rating of 1.0 or greater.