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Microbiology - Microorganisms and Disease

Exercise : Microorganisms and Disease - Section 1
  • Microorganisms and Disease - Section 1
26.
Which of the following is common in the disease caused by Coryne-bacterium diphtheriae and Bacillus anthracis?
Both organisms are gram-positive spore formers
Diphtheria toxin and edema toxin are ADP ribosylating toxins
The most serious disease symptoms are the direct result of toxin action
Both organisms cause skin and respiratory tract infections
Answer: Option
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27.
Fatalities following influenza infection are usually due to the
dehydration
bacterial superinfection
damage to the heart muscle
formation of granulomas in the lung
Answer: Option
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28.
Which of the following disease is not caused by microbial protein toxin?
Botulism
Diphtheria
Shigella dysentery
Tuberculosis
Answer: Option
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29.
In the human disease cholera, what is it that actually ends up killing the victim?
Faulty carrier proteins
Dehydration and loss of nutrients
Too little water in the food stream
the toxin produced by the bacterium
Answer: Option
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30.
Each of the 3 virulence factors of Bacillus anthracis i.e. the capsule, edema toxin and lethal toxin can affect the activity of
B cells
macrophages
ciliated epithelial cells
M cells
Answer: Option
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