Microorganisms and Disease
In the human disease cholera, what is it that actually ends up killing the victim?

Too little water in the food stream
the toxin produced by the bacterium
Faulty carrier proteins
Dehydration and loss of nutrients

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Microorganisms and Disease
Which of the following characteristic of the Rotavirus was important for the construction of the Rotashield vaccine?

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

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Microorganisms and Disease
Plastic implants can pose a serious nosocomial infection problem because

All of these
phagocytes have trouble moving on the plastic surface
phagocytes have trouble engulfing bacteria embedded in a biofilm
infected implants usually have to be surgically removed

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