Microorganisms and Disease Which of the following is true regarding anthrax? 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 caused by a virus Anthrax is highly contagious 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 caused by a virus Anthrax is highly contagious ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease Which of the following is common in the disease caused by Coryne-bacterium diphtheriae and Bacillus anthracis? Diphtheria toxin and edema toxin are ADP ribosylating toxins The most serious disease symptoms are the direct result of toxin action Both organisms are gram-positive spore formers Both organisms cause skin and respiratory tract infections Diphtheria toxin and edema toxin are ADP ribosylating toxins The most serious disease symptoms are the direct result of toxin action Both organisms are gram-positive spore formers Both organisms cause skin and respiratory tract infections ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease A major difference between EHEC and EPEC is 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 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 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease Mucus helps in protecting against pathogens by lowering the pH blocking access and attachment of pathogens to mucosal surfaces sequestering Iron facilitating the growth of normal flora lowering the pH blocking access and attachment of pathogens to mucosal surfaces sequestering Iron facilitating the growth of normal flora ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease Which of these cytokines is also known under the name cachectin? None of these Interleukin 2 Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) Interferon gamma None of these Interleukin 2 Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) Interferon gamma 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 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 The pathogen can live inside macrophages Antibodies to the pathogen are protective ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP