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A: Microbes are the tiny organisms that cannot be seen with naked eyes. Some microbes cause diseases…
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A: BOTULISMBotulism is a disease condition caused by the bacteria Clostridium botulinum. It is an…
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A: Myxobacteria are gram-negative, rod‐shaped bacterium that is nearly omnipresent within the…
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A: The causative agent for polio, the poliovirus is a virus that contains single stranded RNA genome…
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A: Toxic shock syndrome is a condition caused by bacterial toxins. TSS is typically caused by bacteria…
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A: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) disease is acquired by a staph bacteria that has…
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A: Trypanosoma belongs to phylum Euglenozoa and class kinetoplastea. Its genus is Trypanosoma. They are…
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A: A mycoplasmal infection like pneumonia caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae is an infection of the…
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A: Microbiology is the study of microorganisms that are invisible to the naked eye. The microorganisms…
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A: The virus can be defined as the submicroscopic infectious agent that can replicate inside the living…
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A: Botulism and tetanus are two neurological disorders in man and animals caused by the neurotoxins…
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A: Organisms such as molds and yeasts are called fungus. The fungus is categorized as kingdom fungi and…
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A: A plant pathogen is an organism that infects plants. While certain plant infections can affect…
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A: There are some living organisms that are not possibly be observed by the naked eye and only visible…
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A: Answer: Staphylococcus aureus = These are the gram positive bacteria, and coccus shaped (circular).…
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A: Pathogenicity island is a distinct class of genomic island that is acquired by the microorganisms.…
Q: What medical conditions commonly predispose patients to mycoticinfection?
A: Fungi are the multicellular eukaryotic organisms. They are heterotrophs and contain chitin in their…
Q: How are botulism and tetanus alike and different?
A: Tetanus and botulism are two deadly neurological diseases found in human and animals.
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A: Answer is d.) scaled skin syndrome.
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A: Since 1999, there have been numerous Shigella outbreaks in this population in the United States,…
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A: Bacteria belong to the prokaryotes and are one of the oldest living organisms on the planet. There…
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A: The disease is a condition or illness or sickness of the living animal or plant body or of one of…
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A: Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is a pathogen that causes skin infection, and rarely, septicemia, and…
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A: Pathogens are organisms that can cause disease or infections after invading the host cells and…
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A: Both Rubella and measles are known to share common symptoms like a red rash but differ a lot.…
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A: Introduction Microbes can inhabit wide range of habitat. They can be found in extreme conditions…
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A: Corynebacterium diphtheria is a causative agent of diphtheria.
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A: The mycotoxin is a secondary toxic metabolite and is produced by organisms of kingdom fungus. It is…
Q: Why is Zika virus disease considered dangerous even though itrarely kills?
A: The Zika virus is a single-stranded ribonucleic acid (RNA) virus that belongs to the Flaviviridae…
Q: What precautions can be taken to prevent rickettsial infections?
A: Rickettsial diseases and related contaminations, (for example, anaplasmosis, ehrlichiosis, and Q…
Q: What are some Important facts about staphylococcus capitis? Why are they significant?
A: Staphylococcus capitis is anaerobic, Gram-positive, spherical bacterium of the Staphylococcaceae…
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A: Antifungal agents or medications are the drugs or pharmaceuticals that either kill or inhibit the…
Q: Why are staphylococci well suited for the colonization of skin?
A: Staphylococcus is a gram positive bacteria. Bacteria are microscopic single-celled prokaryotes that…
Q: What causes the symptoms of staphylococcal foodpoisoning? Why are cases of staph food poisoning…
A: Given: What causes the symptoms of staphylococcal food poisoning? Why are cases of staph food…
Q: Why are fungal infections of the lungs potentially life-threatening?
A: Fungal spores in the air, soil or clinical surroundings cause fungal infections of the lungs (fungal…
Q: What is MRSA, and why is it a health problem?
A: Bacteria, type of biological cell that forms a main group of prokaryotic cells. These are small in…
Q: Why are Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxins so resistant to heat?
A: Staphylococcus aureus is a Gram-positive, round-shaped bacterium that belongs to the Firmicutes…
Q: Why is it necessary or advantageous for the body to make zymogens?
A: Enzymes are biological molecules that speed up the rate of nearly all of the chemical reactions that…
Q: Knowing that most are caused by E. coli , why can cranberry be used to prevent UTIs?
A: URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS(UTIs)- The kidneys, bladder and urethra are majorly affected by urinary…
Q: How can humans acquire anthrax? Brucellosis?
A: The invasion of disease-causing agents into an organism's bodily tissues, their proliferation, and…
Q: How did Staphylococcus aureus become methicillin resistant?
A: S. aureus, a member of the family Micrococcaceae is a gram-positive. It is an opportunist pathogen…
Q: What is the normal habitat of Staphylococcus aureus? Howdoes S. aureus spread from person to person?
A: Staphylococcus aureus is a Gram-positive, round-shaped bacterium that is a member of the Firmicutes.…
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