Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781259709999
Author: Denise G. Anderson Lecturer, Sarah Salm, Deborah Allen
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 25, Problem 8MC
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Yellow fever is a viral disease caused by yellow fever virus of the Flavivirus genus. It infects humans and primates and has a mosquito vector. This disease is for short duration but in some people, the fever comes back and damages the liver causing jaundice and even kidney problems.
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Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective
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10. Which Plasmodium species causes the most...
Ch. 25 - Which of the following infection fighters are...Ch. 25 - Which of the following statements about the spleen...Ch. 25 - Prob. 3MCCh. 25 - Prob. 4MCCh. 25 - Prob. 5MCCh. 25 - Prob. 6MCCh. 25 - Which statement about Yersinia pestis is false? a)...Ch. 25 - Prob. 8MCCh. 25 - Prob. 9MCCh. 25 - Prob. 10MCCh. 25 - Some years ago, dentists and doctors began...Ch. 25 - Prob. 2ACh. 25 -
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