Where do the organisms that cause staph and strep infections typically come from?  What causes them to be pathogenic?

Q: What are vectors ofparasites?

A: The most common vectors of the parasites are mosquito and ticks. mosquito transmit infection like…

Q: Why doesn’t Naegleria fowleri cause infection when it isswallowed?

A: Naegleria fowleri commonly referred to as the “brain-eating amoeba” is a free-living microscopic…

Q: What is the difference between an emerging and a reemerginginfectious disease?

A: An infectious disease is the one that is caused by pathogenic microbes. These microbes can be…

Q: Among hospital patients who have infections, one-third did not enter the hospital with the infection…

A: Hospitals are one of the major places where visitors have a high chance of getting many infections.…

Q: Besides enterotoxin, does V. cholerae possess an endotoxin? If it does, is the toxin a significant…

A: Cholera is an infection by the bacterium Vibro cholerae, it causes fluid loss from the body in the…

Q: Why would an antibiotic like amoxicillin be ineffective as a treatment for toxoplasmosis?

A: Toxoplasmosis is a disease which is caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Toxoplasmosis may have…

Q: Which body systems are commonly infected by Haemophilus species?

A: Bacteria are unicellular and prokaryotic organisms that live in wide variety of environments. It…

Q: Define about the disease caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum ?

A: The bacterium Treponema pallidum causes an infectious disease called syphilis. It is a sexually…

Q: What is Mycosis?

A: Organisms such as molds and yeasts are called fungus. The fungus is categorized as kingdom fungi and…

Q: What are the vectors for malaria, dengue fever, plague flea, African sleeping sickness, Chagas’…

A: INTRODUCTION - Malaria disease is  caused by a plasmodium parasite, transmitted by the bite of…

Q: Why might the Yersinia pestis from a patient with pneumonic plague be more dangerous than the same…

A: Bacteria are the most important microorganisms to the food processor. Some bacteria are beneficial…

Q: What Gram-negative organism commonly infects wounds caused by animal bites?

A: Animal bites are more often than not sources of deadly infections, They are caused due to the…

Q: What are the main reservoirs of nosocomial infections?

A: Most frequent infection sites related to medical building infection embrace tract infection…

Q: How do parasites affect the spread of malaria?

A: Malaria is a disease, caused by a particular parasite and transmitted by mosquito. It affects both…

Q: What does Eremospatha macrocarpa have and benefits

A: Eremospatha macrocarpa Common Name: Small Rattan Palm Rattan palm's evergreen palm with polished…

Q: What are the insect vector, the natural host reservoir, and thetreatment for plague?

A: Plague is a type of infectious disease which is caused by Yersinia pestis bacterium. Generally the…

Q: What caused the Bubonic plague pathogens to transmit to humans?

A: Bubonic plague is an infectious fever caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. The disease was…

Q: How is Shigella transmitted?

A: Since 1999, there have been numerous Shigella outbreaks in this population in the United States,…

Q: What is the causative agent of Lyme disease and how is it transmitted to humans? What preventative…

A: Lyme disease comes under the category of infectious diseases and is caused by the bacteria Borrelia…

Q: Does Ascaris lumbricoidespresent an intermediate host?

A: Ascari lumbricoids   it is an intestinal roundworm (Nematode) which lives in human intestine. And…

Q: Do you think that all the residential flora of mouth cause dental caries? Explain.

A: The presence of nutrients, epithelial debris, and secretions makes the mouth a favorable habitat for…

Q: How might climate change or increased global connectivity (such as international travel) affect the…

A: Shigella shigella bacteria causes shigellosis infection. It spread through contaminated food and…

Q: How many hosts does Schistosoma japonicum need to infect to complete a life cycle? Which…

A: Answer : Schistosoma japonicum need to infect to complete a life cycle in two hosts.   Namely the…

Q: Which parasitic diseases could conceivably be spread bycontaminated blood and needles?

A: Micro-organisms are such small living organisms that are less than 0.1 mm, and can be seen only…

Q: What are the diagnosis, signs, and symptoms of the Black Plague?

A: Plague is caused by a gram negative bacterial pathogen Yersinia pestis. Plague has two phases.…

Q: How is S. enterica, the causative agent of typhoidfever, transmitted? What are the stages of…

A: Typhoid or typhoid fever is caused by bacterium Salmonella enterica. Bacteria are unicellular and…

Q: What are the epidemiology and risk factors of the Black Plague?

A: Black plague is a disease caused by Yersinia pestis bacterium. It affects rodents, humans, and other…

Q: How is the pathogen, shigella spread?

A: Pathogens are organisms that can cause disease or infections after invading the host cells and…

Q: How do travel, immigration, and AIDS all affect the epidemiologyof parasitic infection?

A: Microorganisms or microbes are microscopic organisms that exist as unicellular, multicellular, or…

Q: Which measures should we practice to prevent spread and infection of Schistosoma japonicum?

A: Schistosoma japonicum is a significant parasite and one of the main schistosomiasis infecting…

Q: What causes a strain of C. diphtheriae to bepathogenic? Describe how such a strain may cause deathin…

A: Corynebacterium diphtheria is a causative agent of diphtheria.

Q: What do rickettsias and chlamydias derive from the host?

A: Rickettsia and chlamydia are obligate intracellular organisms. The rickettsia are the parasites…

Q: What features of the lungs make them a favorable site for fungalinfections?

A: Fungi is the microorganism that causes infections in the tissues of the body. This leads to the…

Q: What factors are important in the emergence or reemergenceof potential pathogens?

A: Answer: Introduction: Many factors contribute to the emergence and re-emergence of infectious…

Q: If you were diagnosed at the Hospital with Providencia rettgeri, what would be the consequences in…

A: Thank you for the question  Answer :- Providencia rettgeri is a gram negative bacteria is a gram…

Q: What two genera account for the majority of opportunistic fungal infections?

A: Introduction:-  Opportunistic fungal infection are those infection which occur in a person when the…

Q: What is the gram reaction, oxygen requirement, size, incubation period and number of days being…

A: Mucormycosis represents a group of life-threatening infections caused by fungi of the order…

Q: Why are there fewer clinically effective antifungal andantiparasitic agents than antibacterial…

A: Antifungal agents or medications are the drugs or pharmaceuticals that either kill or inhibit the…

Q: Where is the portal of exit of Legionellosis (Legionnaires disease) and what are its hosts?

A: The pathway via which a pathogen departs its host is known as the portal of exit. The pathogen's…

Q: Who is most at risk for contracting plague and why?

A: Infection is defined as the state of invasion on the body tissues of an organism, which is caused by…

Q: Which area of the body has the most diverse bacterial flora: the skin, nose, or throat? What…

A: Skin is the largest organ of the body and it is constantly exposed to outside environment.

Q: Why are fungal infections of the lungs potentially life-threatening?

A: Fungal spores in the air, soil or clinical surroundings cause fungal infections of the lungs (fungal…

Q: What are the mainmanifestations ofleishmaniasis?

A: Parasite:   An animal or plant lives on another organism to take nourishment. Due to protozoa,…

Q: are Large numbers of gram-negative rods in the blood primary or seondary type of infection? and what…

A: The bacteria are classified into Gram-positive and Gram-negative based on their cell wall structure.…

Q: What are “healthcare-associated infections” (HAI)and how are they acquired? What problems can…

A: Medical services related diseases or Health care-associated infections (HAIs) are a genuine danger…

Q: What are the Five F’s and how do they relate to enteric pathogens?

A: Pathogens are the organisms that are capable of disrupting the normal physiological balance of an…

Q: What medical conditions commonly predispose patients to m ycotic infection?

A: Conditions that predispose patients to any of the opportunistic fungal pathogens are as follows:…

Q: What is the normal habitat of Staphylococcus aureus? Howdoes S. aureus spread from person to person?

A: Staphylococcus aureus is a Gram-positive, round-shaped bacterium that is a member of the Firmicutes.…