Mycobacterium tuberculosis is able to persist and be spread in aerosols due to its ability to produce endospores

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


FALSE

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Which one of the following statements about the trypanosome causing African sleeping sickness does not explain why the disease has been difficult to control? 

A. Trypanosomes have a protective glycoprotein coat. B. Trypanosomes have many variable antigen genes. C. Rearrangement of antigen genes takes place during the asexual cycle. D. By infesting the red blood cells, trypanosomes can "hide" from the immune system. E. Only one gene determining the antigenic nature of the glycoprotein coat is expressed at a time.

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Which of the following is the causative agent of tinea versicolor?

A. Microsporum B. Trichophyton C. Epidermophyton D. Malassezia

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What characteristic does Typhoid Fever not have?

What will be an ideal response?

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__ determine whether an organism will be genetically male or female

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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