Microorganisms and Disease Both Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Streptococcus pneumoniae have polysaccharide capsules are acquired by inhalation have cell walls that contain a high content of mycolic acids stay in the lung and rarely, if ever, enter the bloodstream have polysaccharide capsules are acquired by inhalation have cell walls that contain a high content of mycolic acids stay in the lung and rarely, if ever, enter the bloodstream ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease Lactoferrin helps to protect against pathogens by blocking sebum production sequestering Iron facilitating the growth of normal flora lowering the pH blocking sebum production sequestering Iron facilitating the growth of normal flora lowering the pH ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease The influenza vaccine is administered each year because the vaccine is sufficiently toxic to make it necessary to administer only a small amount at any one time None of these mutations in the viral hemagglutinin may allow the virus to evade the immune response elicited by previous vaccines it is a polysaccharide vaccine that does not confer long-term protection the vaccine is sufficiently toxic to make it necessary to administer only a small amount at any one time None of these mutations in the viral hemagglutinin may allow the virus to evade the immune response elicited by previous vaccines it is a polysaccharide vaccine that does not confer long-term protection ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease Fatalities following influenza infection are usually due to the damage to the heart muscle bacterial superinfection dehydration formation of granulomas in the lung damage to the heart muscle bacterial superinfection dehydration formation of granulomas in the lung ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease What is common in catheters and ventilators? They are used primarily in neonatal intensive care units They bypass important defenses of the body They predispose patients to viral rather than bacterial infections Bacteria responsible for associated infections are usually susceptible to antibiotics They are used primarily in neonatal intensive care units They bypass important defenses of the body They predispose patients to viral rather than bacterial infections Bacteria responsible for associated infections are usually susceptible to antibiotics ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease Which of the following statements is not true regarding Mycobacterium tuberculosis and/or the disease it causes? None of these The pathogen can live inside macrophages The pathogen contains mycolic acid in its cell wall Antibodies to the pathogen are protective None of these The pathogen can live inside macrophages The pathogen contains mycolic acid in its cell wall Antibodies to the pathogen are protective ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP