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 ability of monkey Rotavirus strains to cause serious illness (diarrhea) in human beings A limited number of capsule types The possession of a segmented RNA genome The ability of the Rotavirus to be transmitted faster The ability of monkey Rotavirus strains to cause serious illness (diarrhea) in human beings A limited number of capsule types The possession of a segmented RNA genome ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease Both Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Streptococcus pneumoniae have cell walls that contain a high content of mycolic acids have polysaccharide capsules are acquired by inhalation stay in the lung and rarely, if ever, enter the bloodstream have cell walls that contain a high content of mycolic acids have polysaccharide capsules are acquired by inhalation stay in the lung and rarely, if ever, enter the bloodstream ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease The agent responsible for causing mad cow disease is thought to be a virus fungus protozoan prion virus fungus protozoan prion ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease The influenza vaccine is administered each year because the vaccine is sufficiently toxic to make it necessary to administer only a small amount at any one time it is a polysaccharide vaccine that does not confer long-term protection None of these mutations in the viral hemagglutinin may allow the virus to evade the immune response elicited by previous vaccines the vaccine is sufficiently toxic to make it necessary to administer only a small amount at any one time it is a polysaccharide vaccine that does not confer long-term protection None of these mutations in the viral hemagglutinin may allow the virus to evade the immune response elicited by previous vaccines ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease Which is not a major defense mechanism in the stomach? Low pH Proteolytic enzymes All of these Dense normal flora Low pH Proteolytic enzymes All of these Dense normal flora ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease Which of the following statements is not true regarding Mycobacterium tuberculosis and/or the disease it causes? 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 None of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP