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| What toxins are most prevalent in travellers diarrhea? |
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| A 5 year old patient comes in with bloody diarrhea after eating a contaminated hamburger? What toxins are most likely to have caused this. |
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| Whats the mechanism of ST? |
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| An AB toxin. B binds cell, and A binds to GMP which increases guanylate cyclase causing water and salt to be secreted into the lumen |
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| What is the mechanism of LT? |
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| B binds to cell, A. ADP ribosilation of a regulatory G protein, increasing adenylate cyclase activity causing NaCl and water to leave the cell. |
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