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 19.3, Problem 6AYP
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The important features of the other infectious diseases of the upper respiratory tract.
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The respiratory tracts in the respiratory system are: The upper respiratory system lined with a layer of mucous membrane and it consists of the nose, nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, and throat. The lower respiratory system present from the upper respiratory system it sustains oxygen and releases CO2. It includes the larynx, the trachea, the alveoli, bronchi, and bronchioles. Some of the infectious diseases of the respiratory tract are the common cold, sinusitis, acute otitis media, and diphtheria.
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Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
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Ch. 19.4 - Prob. 7AYPCh. 19.4 - Compare and contrast antigenic drift and antigenic...Ch. 19.4 - Prob. 9AYPCh. 19.5 - Prob. 10AYPCh. 19.5 - Prob. 11AYPCh. 19.5 - Prob. 12AYPCh. 19.5 - Prob. 2MMCh. 19.5 - Prob. 4NPCh. 19 - Which of the following organisms is most...Ch. 19 - Prob. 2QCh. 19 - It has recently been established that the lower...Ch. 19 - Which of these microbes has an unusual, waxy, wall...Ch. 19 - What cell structure of Streptococcus pneumoniae...Ch. 19 - Prob. 6QCh. 19 - The betahemolysis of blood agar observed with...Ch. 19 - Would you expect the microbiome in the lung to be...Ch. 19 - In some diseases and outbreaks of respiratory...Ch. 19 - Prob. 10QCh. 19 - Prob. 11QCh. 19 - Prob. 12QCh. 19 - Which of the following infections often has/have a...Ch. 19 - Outline how a progression from influenza infection...Ch. 19 - Prob. 15QCh. 19 - Prob. 16QCh. 19 - Prob. 17QCh. 19 - Conducting your own research, describe the total...Ch. 19 - Watchful waiting is the recommended response to...Ch. 19 - Prob. 20QCh. 19 - Prob. 21QCh. 19 - From chapter 2, figure 2.18b. Although there are...
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