While visiting his grandparents, a 10-year-old child has been given green beans for dinner that
were harvested from his grandparents' garden and canned the previous year. Severe illness sets in
and the child is taken t
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While visiting his grandparents, a 10-year-old child has been given green beans for dinner that
were harvested from his grandparents' garden and canned the previous year. Severe illness sets in
and the child is taken to the hospital. Botulism is suspected, but what form? Explain -
Answer>>> Foodborne botulism because he's too old for it to be infant and it's not a wound so
the green beans were probably improperly canned
The distinctions for Lancefield groupings lie in its - Answer>>> Carbohydrate composition of
antigens left untreated, strep throat can progress to___, which displays ___ hemolytic activity. -
Answer>>> Rheumatic fever ; beta
A 5-month-old child is given honey at breakfast and begins showing symptoms consistent with
botulism. Would the child's illness be classified as foodborne, infant or wound botulism? -
Answer>>> Infant Botulism ; the GI tract of an infant is not developed enough to handle honey
which is a carrier of clostridium
True or False. Although there is no cure for tetanus, it can be prevented through vaccination. -
Answer>>> true
Why does the alpha toxin (perfringolysin) produced during an infection of gas gangrene cause
cell death? (short answer) - Answer>>> The toxin perforates the membrane. It forms pores in the
plasma membrane of host cells resulting in uncontrolled ion fluxes and eventually cell lysis and
death
The alpha toxin perfringolysin is associated with which medical condition caused by Gram
positive anaerobic bacteria? - Answer>>> Gas gangrene
Rheumatic fever displays (blank) hemolytic activity and occurs when (blank) is left untreated -
Answer>>> Beta, strep
True or false: under most circumstances, staphylococcus can be found in ~80% of the human
population where it remains non-symptomatic - Answer>>> false
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