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23. Rickettsia is a gram-negative obligate intracellular
a) True
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- What makes Bacillus particularly difficult to kill either by physical or chemical means?other than contributing to the virulence of the organism, what other functions do capsule have?Why might the Yersinia pestis from a patient with pneumonic plague be more dangerous than the same organism from fleas?
- Why is Salmonella typhi a gram negative bacilli? Explain.Please explain in detail Question #1: What is nosocomial infection? Question #2: What is fomite?a. What are the distinctive morphological traits of Corynebacterium?b. How can the pseudomembrane be life threatening?c. What is the ultimate origin of diphtherotoxin?
- All of the following are true of Legionnaires’ disease excepta) the causative organism can grow inside protozoa.b) it spreads readily from person to person.c) it is more likely to occur in long-term cigarette smokers than in nonsmokers.d) it is often associated with diarrhea or other intestinal symptoms.e) it can be contracted from household water supplies.Why does Balantidium coli have the greatest clinical impact? What and how will you eradicate this parasitic infection? describe your methods for elimination.Infection with which organism could produce symptoms similar to those seen in primary amebic meningoencephalitis? a. Balantidium coli c. Taenia solium b. Plasmodium falciparum d. Trichomonas vaginalis
- What makes bacterial diseases such as Clostridium botulinum, Clostridium perfringens & Clostridium tetani very effective to cause infection in a human host?The general public takes for granted the link between an infectious agent and a given infection Discuss the requirements established by Koch, the nineteenth-century German scientist, before ascertaining, for instance, that Helicobacter pylori bacterium is the cause of the gastric ulcer. Why is it so essential to meet these conditions?What body systems are affected by eubacterium?