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Q: What is an opportunistic pathogen?
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A: A disease is an abnormal state of an organism that disrupts biological processes. It might be acute,…
Q: Identify a pathogen that has a significant impact on human health. What are its health effects?
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A: In humans, streptococcal diseases primarily arise in the airway, bloodstream, or skin infections.…
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Q: Describe the course of infection from contact with the pathogen to its exit from the host.
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A: Disease-causing microorganisms are pathogens.
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A: When bacteria enter inside the body then the antigens present on the bacteria can be recognized by…
Q: Why would medication fail to cure HSV infections even though it prevents recurrent cold sores?
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Q: a pathogen forms a compatible interaction with the host? true or False
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Q: Describe the mechanisms pathogens use to penetrate the skin and mucous membranes.
A: Ans: Pathogens: The microorganisms which break the barrier of the human bodies immune system and…
Q: What is meant by an opportunistic pathogen?
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Q: Which microorganism is used to produce hepatitis B Vaccine?
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Q: Which pathogen is most likely to be treated with antibiotics?
A: Antibiotics are a particular type of medicine that helps stop infections caused by bacteria. They…
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A: Infection is defined as the entry of pathogens inside the body.
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A: The phrase "ordinary microbiota" alludes to the microorganisms that live on a superficial level and…
Q: At what body sites do pathogens typically attach and colonize?
A: Microorganisms or microbes are microscopic organisms that exist as unicellular, multicellular, or…
Q: Why are some pathogens more noticeable than others?
A: A pathogen is an organism that causes disease in its host, with virulence referring to the intensity…
Q: What type of pathogen causes diseases such as mumps, influenz hepatitis, and colds?
A: Pathogens are small microscopic organisms which cause disease in other organisms.
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A: The human body is a well built machine in which all the organs coordinate together to make it work.…
Q: What is the meaning of infective stage, pathogenic stage and diagnostic stage?
A: Infectious biology deals with the pathogens and their mode of infection in the host and the diseases…
Q: Explain who the bacterial virulence factors contributes in the initiation of infections
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Q: What is the pathogenesis of ALL?
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Q: Fever is a sign of pathogen infection. Statement 2: Vasodilation is a type of immune response that…
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Q: indicate that a. the pathogen remains on the skin b. the body is responding to an infection. c. a…
A: Introduction A pathogen is an organism that causes disease. Pathogens may spread disease once they…
Q: IF A PERSON IS INFECTED BY THE SAME PATHOGEN A SECOND TIME , why does the person either not get sick…
A: Immunology is the study of the immune system and its response to infections. The immune system…
Q: Statement 1: Fever is a sign of pathogen infection. Statement 2: Vasodilation is a type of immune…
A: *A temporary increase in average body temperature that is 37°C is called as fever *Vasodilation…
Q: Which pathogen is most virulent? O both B & C O A
A: ID 50 or median infectious dose is the minimum concentration of pathogen (bacteria or viruses)…
Q: Explain the different types of infection with an example.
A: Introduction We are surrounded by various pathogens such as bacteria, viruses, fungus etc. Every…
Q: Which of the following is the most infectious?
A: Answer - Shigella is the most infectious among all others.
Q: Which statements are an example of a virulence factor? Mark those that are example.
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Q: List and describe the four methods by which infection can be transferred from the source to the host
A: Infection is caused in our bodies by various pathogens. The pathogen enters the body and affects the…
Q: VCJD is caused by which pathogen
A: vCJD stands for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. vCJD is a neurodegenerative disorder associated…
Q: Is Catalase is a virulence factor?
A: Catalase is a compound which is present in the liver that separates harmful hydrogen peroxide into…
Q: Why are pathogenic disease referred to as transmissible disease?
A: The condition of complete well-being of social, physical, and mental condition is termed as health.…
Q: pick two mechanism of disease and briefly describe them
A: The disease can be considered to be a disorder that results in improper function of the host…
Q: What is an example of virulent?
A: The bacteria is the unicellular prokaryotic organism that maintains a definite shape since it…
Q: Explain the infection cycle.
A: The harmful invasion of body tissues of an organisms by agents such as microbes, parasites or other…
Q: Name the 10 different pathogen groups in descending order according to size (from the largest to the…
A: Pathogens are microscopic organisms that are available everywhere. There have several kinds of…
Q: Is this a graph of an acute, chronic or latent disease?
A: Diseases are mainly of three types : 1) Acute Disease - This type of a disease has a short term but…
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- The number of microbes needed to cause illness in the host A. the disease threshold B. Minimum illness dose C. Infectious dose D. Minimum concentrationDescribe 2 ways to measure a pathogens virulence. This means you should name the way and then explain what that measurement means .Foodborne pathogens often require the presence of a large number of microbes before an active infection results. These microbes would have a high A.) median infectious dose (ID50). B.) incubation period. C.) virulence. D.) median lethal dose (LD50). E.) mortality.
- Droplets, aerosols, saliva, feces, sexual fluids, blood and pus are all? Question 1 options: a) fomites b) portals of entry c) vectors d) reservoirs e) portals of exit f) vehiclesTo stop the chain of infection, Nigerian health officials launched an army of contact tracers and conducted how many home visits? A. 1,900 B. 2,000 C. 19,000 D. 200,000H1N1 is a component of:a. Infectious Microbe b. Reservoir c. Portal of Exit d. Portal of Entry e. Mode of Transmissionf. Susceptible Host
- Which of the following pathogens is the LEAST virulent? 1. Microbe B, ID50 = 1,000 cells 2. Microbe D, ID50 = 10 cells 3. None of the other four answers (Cannot be determined from information provided) 4. Microbe C, ID50 = 100 cells 5. Microbe A, ID50 = 100,000 cellsWhich of the following strains of pathogens has the lowest incidence?a. VRE b. VRSA c. MRSA d. MRSEWhich factors would promote progression of an infection? Select all that apply. a. low microbial virulence b. increased percentage of optimal infectious dose c. correct portal of entry d. genetic profi le of host resistance to microbe e. no previous exposure to this infection f. decreased level of overall health
- Have the answer short with brief and understandable explanations. Identify the function of Center of Disease control and prevention.Which is NOT a common type of HAI? Question 11 options: a) Covid-19 b) pneumonia (lower respiratory infection) c) septicemia (bloodstream infection) d) wound infection e) UTI, urinary tract infectionWhich immunization is recommended to protect against the bacterium Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), which can cause meningitis and pneumonia? A) HPV vaccine B) Hib vaccine C) Hepatitis B vaccine D) DTaP vaccine
