Microorganisms and Disease Which of the following is common in the disease caused by Coryne-bacterium diphtheriae and Bacillus anthracis? Both organisms cause skin and respiratory tract infections Both organisms are gram-positive spore formers Diphtheria toxin and edema toxin are ADP ribosylating toxins The most serious disease symptoms are the direct result of toxin action Both organisms cause skin and respiratory tract infections Both organisms are gram-positive spore formers Diphtheria toxin and edema toxin are ADP ribosylating toxins The most serious disease symptoms are the direct result of toxin action ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease All infections do not cause fever and all fevers are not due to infections which of the following is an example of non-infections cause of fever? Typhoid Rheumatic disease Malaria Chicken pox Typhoid Rheumatic disease Malaria Chicken pox ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease Pseudomembraneous colitis is caused by a spore-forming bacterium precipitated by the use of certain antibiotics caused by a gram-positive bacterium All of these caused by a spore-forming bacterium precipitated by the use of certain antibiotics caused by a gram-positive bacterium All of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease Which of the following is true regarding anthrax? Anthrax is caused by a virus Inhalation Anthrax requires infection with a large number of spores Inhalation anthrax and cutaneous anthrax are caused by separate strains of Bacillus anthracis Anthrax is highly contagious Anthrax is caused by a virus Inhalation Anthrax requires infection with a large number of spores Inhalation anthrax and cutaneous anthrax are caused by separate strains of Bacillus anthracis Anthrax is highly contagious 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 survive the acid pH of the stomach 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 within macrophages survive the acid pH of the stomach secrete LT (heat labile toxin) and ST (heat stable toxin) into the lumen of the intestine activate T cells to proliferate and secrete cytokines ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease A major difference between EHEC and EPEC is EPEC passes through the placenta to infect the fetus and EHEC does not EPEC rearranges host cell actin and EHEC does not EHEC possesses a type III secretion system and EPEC does not EHEC secretes a Shiga-like toxin and EPEC does not EPEC passes through the placenta to infect the fetus and EHEC does not EPEC rearranges host cell actin and EHEC does not EHEC possesses a type III secretion system and EPEC does not EHEC secretes a Shiga-like toxin and EPEC does not ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP