Microorganisms and Disease The agent responsible for causing mad cow disease is thought to be a fungus prion protozoan virus fungus prion protozoan virus ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease Which of the following characteristic of the Rotavirus was important for the construction of the Rotashield vaccine? A limited number of capsule types The ability of the Rotavirus to be transmitted faster The ability of monkey Rotavirus strains to cause serious illness (diarrhea) in human beings The possession of a segmented RNA genome A limited number of capsule types The ability of the Rotavirus to be transmitted faster The ability of monkey Rotavirus strains to cause serious illness (diarrhea) in human beings The possession of a segmented RNA genome ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease A major difference between EHEC and EPEC is EHEC possesses a type III secretion system and EPEC does not EHEC secretes a Shiga-like toxin and EPEC does not EPEC rearranges host cell actin and EHEC does not EPEC passes through the placenta to infect the fetus and EHEC does not EHEC possesses a type III secretion system and EPEC does not EHEC secretes a Shiga-like toxin and EPEC does not EPEC rearranges host cell actin and EHEC does not EPEC passes through the placenta to infect the fetus and EHEC does not ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease Which of the following statements is not true regarding Mycobacterium tuberculosis and/or the disease it causes? The pathogen contains mycolic acid in its cell wall None of these The pathogen can live inside macrophages Antibodies to the pathogen are protective The pathogen contains mycolic acid in its cell wall None of these The pathogen can live inside macrophages Antibodies to the pathogen are protective ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease Type III secretion systems are used to inject "effector" proteins directly into a host cell. Salmonella uses a type III secretion system to help the pathogen to secrete LT (heat labile toxin) and ST (heat stable toxin) into the lumen of the intestine activate T cells to proliferate and secrete cytokines survive within macrophages survive the acid pH of the stomach secrete LT (heat labile toxin) and ST (heat stable toxin) into the lumen of the intestine activate T cells to proliferate and secrete cytokines survive within macrophages survive the acid pH of the stomach ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease Lactoferrin helps to protect against pathogens by facilitating the growth of normal flora lowering the pH blocking sebum production sequestering Iron facilitating the growth of normal flora lowering the pH blocking sebum production sequestering Iron ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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