All of the following are associated with bubonic plague, except
A) It is transmitted by human feces
B) It can progress to a septicemia.
C) The patient often has enlarged inguinal lymph nodes.
D) It is caused by Yersinia pestis.
E) The patient has fever, headache, nausea, weakness.
A) It is transmitted by human feces
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If the concept of blending inheritance were true, would variation increase or decrease over time?
A. Increase B. Decrease C. stay the same
Which of the following is a pair of agents that both puncture the membranes of foreign bacteria?
A. Macrophages and helper T cells B. MAC and killer T cells C. Antibodies and killer T cells D. Antibodies and plasma cells E. MAC and plasma cells
Answer the following questions true (T) or false (F)
1. The endospore stain reveals internal structures within cells of the genera Bacillus and Clostridium. 2. Acid-fast cells such as Mycobacterium lose the color of the primary stain in the presence of hydrochloric acid. 3. Three-dimensional images of specimens can be obtained using scanning electron microscopes.
A "shotgun" approach to antimicrobial therapy involves
A. using a broad-spectrum drug so that the chance of killing the pathogen is greater. B. performing the disk diffusion assay. C. using antiviral and antibiotic drugs in combination. D. giving a narrow-spectrum drug. E. culturing the pathogen and identifying it.