Microorganisms and Disease Which of the following characteristic of the Rotavirus was important for the construction of the Rotashield vaccine? The ability of the Rotavirus to be transmitted faster The possession of a segmented RNA genome The ability of monkey Rotavirus strains to cause serious illness (diarrhea) in human beings A limited number of capsule types The ability of the Rotavirus to be transmitted faster The possession of a segmented RNA genome The ability of monkey Rotavirus strains to cause serious illness (diarrhea) in human beings A limited number of capsule types ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease Pseudomembraneous colitis is 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 caused by a spore-forming bacterium ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease The influenza vaccine is administered each year because None of these 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 the vaccine is sufficiently toxic to make it necessary to administer only a small amount at any one time None of these 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 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 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 Too little water in the food stream the toxin produced by the bacterium Faulty carrier proteins Dehydration and loss of nutrients 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 The pathogen contains mycolic acid in its cell wall Antibodies to the pathogen are protective None of these The pathogen can live inside macrophages The pathogen contains mycolic acid in its cell wall Antibodies to the pathogen are protective ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease Type III secretion systems are used to inject "effector" proteins directly into a host cell. Salmonella uses a type III secretion system to help the pathogen to survive within macrophages secrete LT (heat labile toxin) and ST (heat stable toxin) into the lumen of the intestine activate T cells to proliferate and secrete cytokines survive the acid pH of the stomach survive within macrophages secrete LT (heat labile toxin) and ST (heat stable toxin) into the lumen of the intestine activate T cells to proliferate and secrete cytokines survive the acid pH of the stomach ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP