Microorganisms and Disease The influenza vaccine is administered each year because 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 None of these the vaccine is sufficiently toxic to make it necessary to administer only a small amount at any one time 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 None of these the vaccine is sufficiently toxic to make it necessary to administer only a small amount at any one time ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease Fatalities following influenza infection are usually due to the formation of granulomas in the lung bacterial superinfection damage to the heart muscle dehydration formation of granulomas in the lung bacterial superinfection damage to the heart muscle dehydration ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease In the human disease cholera, what is it that actually ends up killing the victim? Dehydration and loss of nutrients the toxin produced by the bacterium Too little water in the food stream Faulty carrier proteins Dehydration and loss of nutrients the toxin produced by the bacterium Too little water in the food stream Faulty carrier proteins ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease Mucus helps in protecting against pathogens by blocking access and attachment of pathogens to mucosal surfaces lowering the pH facilitating the growth of normal flora sequestering Iron blocking access and attachment of pathogens to mucosal surfaces lowering the pH facilitating the growth of normal flora sequestering Iron ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease Which of the following characteristic of the Rotavirus was important for the construction of the Rotashield vaccine? The possession of a segmented RNA genome The ability of monkey Rotavirus strains to cause serious illness (diarrhea) in human beings The ability of the Rotavirus to be transmitted faster A limited number of capsule types The possession of a segmented RNA genome The ability of monkey Rotavirus strains to cause serious illness (diarrhea) in human beings The ability of the Rotavirus to be transmitted faster A limited number of capsule types 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 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 The pathogen contains mycolic acid in its cell wall ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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