Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
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ISBN: 9781259709227
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor, Heidi Smith
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 17.3, Problem 7AYP
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The important features of the diseases most directly involving the brain like meningoencephalitis, encephalitis and subacute encephalitis.
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Encephalitis is caused due to the swelling of the meninges in the brain. It causes inflammation, hemorrhage and swelling in various organs of the body.
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Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
Ch. 17.1 - Prob. 1AYPCh. 17.1 - Prob. 2AYPCh. 17.1 - NCLEX PREP 1. The term immunologically privileged...Ch. 17.2 - Discuss the current state of knowledge of the...Ch. 17.2 - Prob. 2NPCh. 17.3 - Prob. 4AYPCh. 17.3 - Prob. 5AYPCh. 17.3 - Prob. 6AYPCh. 17.3 - Prob. 7AYPCh. 17.3 - Prob. 8AYP
Ch. 17.3 - Prob. 9AYPCh. 17.3 - Prob. 10AYPCh. 17.3 - Prob. 11AYPCh. 17.3 - Prob. 1MMCh. 17.3 - Prob. 3NPCh. 17.3 - Prob. 4NPCh. 17 - Prob. 1QCh. 17 - Prob. 2QCh. 17 - Prob. 3QCh. 17 - Prob. 4QCh. 17 - Why is it necessary only to include the exotoxin...Ch. 17 - Prob. 6QCh. 17 - Prob. 7QCh. 17 - Prob. 8QCh. 17 - Prob. 9QCh. 17 - Prob. 10QCh. 17 - Why would PCR be the best method for identifying...Ch. 17 - Prob. 12QCh. 17 - Prob. 13QCh. 17 - Prob. 14QCh. 17 - Prob. 15QCh. 17 - Prob. 16QCh. 17 - Prob. 17QCh. 17 - Prob. 18QCh. 17 - Mosquito eradication could change the epidemiology...Ch. 17 - Prob. 20QCh. 17 - Prob. 21QCh. 17 - Prob. 1VC
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