Microorganisms and Disease The agent responsible for causing mad cow disease is thought to be a protozoan fungus virus prion protozoan fungus virus prion ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease Which of the following is common in the disease caused by Coryne-bacterium diphtheriae and Bacillus anthracis? The most serious disease symptoms are the direct result of toxin action Both organisms are gram-positive spore formers Diphtheria toxin and edema toxin are ADP ribosylating toxins Both organisms cause skin and respiratory tract infections The most serious disease symptoms are the direct result of toxin action Both organisms are gram-positive spore formers Diphtheria toxin and edema toxin are ADP ribosylating toxins Both organisms cause skin and respiratory tract infections ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease Plastic implants can pose a serious nosocomial infection problem because phagocytes have trouble engulfing bacteria embedded in a biofilm infected implants usually have to be surgically removed phagocytes have trouble moving on the plastic surface All of these phagocytes have trouble engulfing bacteria embedded in a biofilm infected implants usually have to be surgically removed phagocytes have trouble moving on the plastic surface All of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease Pseudomembraneous colitis is precipitated by the use of certain antibiotics All of these caused by a gram-positive bacterium caused by a spore-forming bacterium precipitated by the use of certain antibiotics All of these caused by a gram-positive bacterium caused by a spore-forming bacterium 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 Antibodies to the pathogen are protective The pathogen can live inside macrophages None of these The pathogen contains mycolic acid in its cell wall Antibodies to the pathogen are protective The pathogen can live inside macrophages None of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease Each of the 3 virulence factors of Bacillus anthracis i.e. the capsule, edema toxin and lethal toxin can affect the activity of ciliated epithelial cells M cells macrophages B cells ciliated epithelial cells M cells macrophages B cells ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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