Brock Biology of Microorganisms, Books a la Carte Edition (14th Edition)
14th Edition
ISBN: 9780321928351
Author: MADIGAN, Michael T., Martinko, John M., Brock, Thomas, Bender, Kelly S., BUCKLEY, Daniel H., Stahl, David A.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 29, Problem 1AQ
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Why an individual may get a common cold or twice a year but measles was a one time-occurrence?
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There is a wide range of airborne viral diseases such as measles, mumps, chicken pox, and rubella can affect humans. Measles induces systemic infections and also induce a variety of serious problems, such as pneumonia, inner ear infections, and encephalomyelitis. Measles may last for a week with cough, fever, and a rash may persist.
The respiratory diseases range from mild, self-limiting, like common cold to lethal entities such as pulmonary embolism, lung cancer, acute asthma, and bacterial pneumonia.
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Brock Biology of Microorganisms, Books a la Carte Edition (14th Edition)
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• Explain at least one potential reason...Ch. 29.12 - Prob. 2MQCh. 29.13 - Prob. 1MQCh. 29.13 - Prob. 2MQCh. 29.14 - Prob. 1MQCh. 29.14 - Prob. 2MQCh. 29.14 - Prob. 3MQCh. 29 - Prob. 1RQCh. 29 - Prob. 2RQCh. 29 - Prob. 3RQCh. 29 - QDescribe the process of infection by...Ch. 29 - QDescribe the symptoms of meningococcemia and...Ch. 29 - Prob. 6RQCh. 29 - QWhy are colds such common respiratory diseases,...Ch. 29 - Prob. 8RQCh. 29 - QDistinguish between pathogenic staphylococci and...Ch. 29 - QDescribe the evidence linking Helicobacter pylori...Ch. 29 - Prob. 11RQCh. 29 - REVIEW QUESTIONS
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