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| Cholera is spread by contaminated food and water. The bacterium kills because it changes the permeability of the large intestinal cells. Which therapy would give the best chance of saving a person?? |
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| Bacteria that normally live on or in the body and prevent other bacteria from becoming too numerous are referred to as ________. |
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| Bacteria reproduce rapidly. It is possible for a few bacteria to grow in numbers sufficient to spoil milk left out overnight. What is the process by which bacteria reproduce? |
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| Vibrio comma causes Asiatic cholera. It has a corkscrew shape so we would say it has this form. |
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| Athlete's foot is caused by a(n) ________. |
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| A gentleman noticed a rash, forming a target-like design, on his arm. Subsequently, he developed pain and later arthritis. The bacterium that caused his condition was most likely spread by ________. |
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| Product recalls on frozen hamburger are not uncommon during any given year. The meat packing industry can experience problems when processing centers accidentally introduce this fecal bacterium into ground meat. What organism is commonly found to be the culprit? |
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| preventing capsid formation |
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| Which of the following characteristics of a medicine might be effective in treating a herpes simplex infection with as little harm to the patient as possible? |
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| Infectious proteins that are heat-resistant and that cannot be destroyed by ultraviolet light or most chemicals are known as ________. |
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| A (n) ________ is a global outbreak of disease. |
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| The term sexually transmitted infection is used to refer to infections ________. |
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| It would be difficult to develop an effective vaccine against HIV because of viral latency, viral mutations, and the multiple viral strains. |
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| Your former roommate went through a fairly promiscuous stage during her freshman year. Now she feels certain that she has an STD, possibly more than one STD. Too embarrassed to go to the doctor, she wants to take antibiotics that you had left over from a case of strep throat. She tells you that antibiotics will wipe out whatever she has. Which of the following STDs would your antibiotics definitely not eliminate? |
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| STDs are routinely tested for during all physical examinations. |
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| Which statement is false concerning STDs? |
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| The STD that will always produce symptoms is ________. |
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| If drug therapy is used in a confirmed HIV-positive patient, all HIV viruses can be successfully eliminated from the body. |
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| Which of the following statements is incorrect concerning the use of drug therapy in an HIV-positive patient? |
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| TRUE or FALSE: HIV proofreads when copying its genetic material so mistakes are not made. |
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| to the baby: he or she can be infected while moving through the birth canal |
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| A 25-year-old female is in early labor. After delivering the baby (by a normal vaginal delivery), the patient asks the doctor about some symptoms she had during pregnancy, including discharge and painful urination. She has a history of multiple sex partners and very rarely used condoms. You suspect a potential STD is the cause. The biggest risk at this point is ________. |
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| What is the most reliable method for preventing both pregnancy and contraction of a sexually transmitted disease? |
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| TRUE or FALSE: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), toward the end of 2009, an estimated 31.1 to 35.8 million people globally were living with an HIV infection. |
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