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Microbiology - Microorganisms and Disease

Exercise : Microorganisms and Disease - Section 1
  • Microorganisms and Disease - Section 1
1.
Which of the following characteristic of the Rotavirus was important for the construction of the Rotashield vaccine?
The possession of a segmented RNA genome
A limited number of capsule types
The ability of monkey Rotavirus strains to cause serious illness (diarrhea) in human beings
The ability of the Rotavirus to be transmitted faster
Answer: Option
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2.
Plastic implants can pose a serious nosocomial infection problem because
phagocytes have trouble moving on the plastic surface
phagocytes have trouble engulfing bacteria embedded in a biofilm
infected implants usually have to be surgically removed
all of the above
Answer: Option
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3.
A major difference between EHEC and EPEC is
EHEC secretes a Shiga-like toxin and EPEC does not
EHEC possesses a type III secretion system and EPEC does not
EPEC rearranges host cell actin and EHEC does not
EPEC passes through the placenta to infect the fetus and EHEC does not
Answer: Option
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4.
The nature of the poliovirus gives for oral vaccination (satin vaccine) as part of the eradication programme is
heat killed virus
live attenuated strains of all three immunological types
small dosage of wild-type live viruses
formalin-inactivated viruses
Answer: Option
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5.
Which of the following is true regarding anthrax?
Anthrax is caused by a virus
Anthrax is highly contagious
Inhalation anthrax and cutaneous anthrax are caused by separate strains of Bacillus anthracis
Inhalation Anthrax requires infection with a large number of spores
Answer: Option
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