Microorganisms and Disease Mucus helps in protecting against pathogens by blocking access and attachment of pathogens to mucosal surfaces facilitating the growth of normal flora lowering the pH sequestering Iron blocking access and attachment of pathogens to mucosal surfaces facilitating the growth of normal flora lowering the pH sequestering Iron ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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 Dehydration and loss of nutrients the toxin produced by the bacterium Faulty carrier proteins Too little water in the food stream Dehydration and loss of nutrients the toxin produced by the bacterium Faulty carrier proteins ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease Pseudomembraneous colitis is caused by a spore-forming bacterium All of these caused by a gram-positive bacterium precipitated by the use of certain antibiotics caused by a spore-forming bacterium All of these caused by a gram-positive bacterium precipitated by the use of certain antibiotics ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease Plastic implants can pose a serious nosocomial infection problem because 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 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 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease What is common in catheters and ventilators? They are used primarily in neonatal intensive care units They predispose patients to viral rather than bacterial infections They bypass important defenses of the body Bacteria responsible for associated infections are usually susceptible to antibiotics They are used primarily in neonatal intensive care units They predispose patients to viral rather than bacterial infections They bypass important defenses of the body Bacteria responsible for associated infections are usually susceptible to antibiotics ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease The nature of the poliovirus gives for oral vaccination (satin vaccine) as part of the eradication programme is small dosage of wild-type live viruses heat killed virus live attenuated strains of all three immunological types formalin-inactivated viruses small dosage of wild-type live viruses heat killed virus live attenuated strains of all three immunological types formalin-inactivated viruses ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP