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A mysterious disease is affecting people. You are needed to work as a disease detective to resolve the outbreak.
Problem: Add an extra slide to discuss an RT-PCR and for what viral infections it can be used.
Explain the specific public health laws, policies, and regulations related to the programs that combat norovirus?
Q1. Why is a gram-stain called differential? Q2. What is the purpose of passing the slide over the fire? Q3. What is the first stain, what color does it stain?
Rhodococcus rhodochrous. Is this organism a pathogen or opportunistic pathogen? Include epidemiology, symptoms and treatment.
What is the cell wall structure of this bacterium? What specialized structures does this bacterium possess, and how might they be relevant to this article?
How can nutrients prevent chronic diseases? Select one scientific paper that explains the mechanisms using at least one topic
Name three sources/ways how the microorganisms could have reached and grown on the plate that was left open on the bench during class
Problem: What is the mode of reproduction for bacteria cells?
Problem: What is endotoxin and what is its role in the pathogenicity of these organisms?
Positive sense RNA viruses, like Hepatitis C, have genomes that can be directly transcribed by the host cell's RNA-dependent RNA polymerase.
Which of the following microorganisms is more likely to cause death to the person that consumes them?
In August, 2014 there was an Ebola epidemic in Africa. Two Americans doctors contracted the disease while doing mission work.
Problem: What type of skin infections can Staphylococcus epidermis cause?
What do you learn in Microbiology that will help you deliver safe, patient-centered care?
What are the names of the polymerases in retroviral gene replication, and what are their biological functions?
Do you believe that vaccines prevent or decreases the chances of getting infected with a virus, or does it as well place the patient at risk
Which of the following is not an endogenous antigen? Select one: a. a bacterium inside a cell b. a virus inside the blood vessel.
How would you classify each of the methods (phenotypic, genotypic, immunological) used in an attempt to identify the cause of the patient's meningitis?
The method of choice for the presumptive diagnosis of an eterovirus infection with the exception of group A Coxsackie virus is
Which category do these variables fall under? a. community impact b. economic component or c. environmental factors ?
1. Why are viruses not living organisms? 2. What are 3 diseases caused by viruses? 3. Define vaccine? 4. How are viruses transmitted?
Problem: How dead cells contribute to the turbidity of a culture.
For this assignment, please describe the vector control methods used for each of the following: mosquitoes ticks triatomine fleas/lice
Why do you think eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells evolved that way or what benefits might these two different types have?