Microorganisms and Disease Which of the following statements is not true regarding Mycobacterium tuberculosis and/or the disease it causes? Antibodies to the pathogen are protective The pathogen can live inside macrophages The pathogen contains mycolic acid in its cell wall None of these Antibodies to the pathogen are protective The pathogen can live inside macrophages The pathogen contains mycolic acid in its cell wall None of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease The influenza vaccine is administered each year because 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 mutations in the viral hemagglutinin may allow the virus to evade the immune response elicited by previous vaccines None of these 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 mutations in the viral hemagglutinin may allow the virus to evade the immune response elicited by previous vaccines 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 macrophages ciliated epithelial cells M cells B cells macrophages ciliated epithelial cells M cells B cells ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease Plastic implants can pose a serious nosocomial infection problem because All of these infected implants usually have to be surgically removed phagocytes have trouble engulfing bacteria embedded in a biofilm phagocytes have trouble moving on the plastic surface All of these infected implants usually have to be surgically removed phagocytes have trouble engulfing bacteria embedded in a biofilm phagocytes have trouble moving on the plastic surface ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease Which of the following is common in the disease caused by Coryne-bacterium diphtheriae and Bacillus anthracis? Both organisms are gram-positive spore formers Both organisms cause skin and respiratory tract infections The most serious disease symptoms are the direct result of toxin action Diphtheria toxin and edema toxin are ADP ribosylating toxins Both organisms are gram-positive spore formers Both organisms cause skin and respiratory tract infections The most serious disease symptoms are the direct result of toxin action Diphtheria toxin and edema toxin are ADP ribosylating toxins ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease The agent responsible for causing mad cow disease is thought to be a fungus virus protozoan prion fungus virus protozoan prion ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP