Your sister cut herself with a knife, and within a few days, she had a severe pus-producing infection of the hand. A day later, skin begins to come off, exposing muscle and other tissue below the skin. Predict what caused the severity of this infection.
A. The infectious agent is a fungus.
B. This is not an infectious disease; it is an autoimmune disease.
C. The infectious agent is likely a virus.
D. The infectious agent produces exotoxins.
Answer: D
You might also like to view...
The high heat of vaporization of water helps you to feel cooler when you sweat because the transition of water from a liquid to a gas requires a ______ of energy to break hydrogen bonds. The energy is _____ from heat produced by your body, thus helping to lower the surface temperature of your body
A. release; released B. release; obtained C. input; obtained D. input; released
Humans are an example of
a. bulk feeders. b. deposit feeders. c. fluid feeders. d. suspension feeders. e. bulk and fluid feeders.
_____ are the closest protistan relatives of the fungi and animals
a. Stramenopiles c. Apicomplexans b. Radiolarians d. Amoebozoans
Which of the following describes part of the gag reflex pathway?
A. Afferent: Facial Nerve; Efferent: Superior Laryngeal Part of Vagus Nerve B. Afferent: Recurrent Laryngeal Part of Vagus Nerve; Efferent: Glossopharyngeal Nerve C. Afferent: Glossopharyngeal Nerve; Efferent: Trigeminal Nerve D. Afferent: Glossopharyngeal Nerve; Efferent: Superior Laryngeal Part of Vagus Nerve E. Afferent: Superior Laryngeal Part of Vagus Nerve; Efferent: Facial Nerve