How does the pathogenic microorganism mycobacterium tuberculosis secretes lipids called mycolic acids to cause the host macrophage to accumulate cholesterol?

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A: Transport of Oxygen in the Blood : Most oxygen—98.5 percent—is attached  to a protein named…

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A: Wilsons disease is causes due to accumulation of copper to accumulate in your liver, brain and other…

Q: What is the most common acid fast bacteria that can cause of tuberculosis?

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Q: 63. Which of the following increases oxygen release from hemoglobin in muscle tissue? A) Carbon…

A: Oxygen-rich blood from the heart a circulated throughout the body tissues including the skeletal…

Q: Lysozyme does which of the following?a) Disrupts cell membranesb) Hydrolyzes peptidoglycanc)…

A: Lysozyme, otherwise called muramidase or N-acetylmuramide glycanhydrolase, is an antimicrobial…

Q: A 50-year-old man comes to the physician because of a cough productive of large quantities of mucus…

A: The objective of the question is to identify the cell type responsible for the increased mucus…

Q: The most common causes of bacterial meningitis can be the result of infection by three very…

A: Brain and spinal cord covered by membranous meninges. The fluid inside the meninges got viral and…

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A: Enzymes are basically the proteins which have main function to speed up a metabolic or chemical…

Q: One molecule of 2,3-bisphosphoglycerate (BPG) binds to one molecule of haemoglobin (Hb) in a central…

A: Haemoglobin (Hb) is an O2 transporting globular protein of RBC. It has four polypeptide subunits,…

Q: The patient has an increase in the activity of  tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase in the blood…

A: A phosphatase is an enzyme that removes a phosphate group from a protein. Tarrate resistant acid…

Q: our neighbor tells you one day about his mother (85 years old) who "has been given tablets for her…

A: Hyperlipidemia It is an abnormal condition of raised levels of triglycerides, phospholipids, or…

Q: Select the correct statement regarding adipose tissue   Question 14 options:   a)  Most of the…

A: The answer for the above question is option D It functions in energy storage and thermal…

Q: 43. The medical staff at an isolated public health clinic in rural Peru decide to administer oral…

A: Introduction  An outbreak occurs when the number of cases of a disease exceeds the normal…

Q: Why does Fe2+ not fit perfectly into the center hemoglobin's heme pocket, while Fe3+ does ift…

A: Red blood cells contain a protein called hemoglobin, which is responsible for transporting oxygen…

Q: An increase in blood lactate levels (> 2 mmol/L) is a hallmark of septic shock. Why is oxygen given…

A: Septic shock is the most severe form of sepsis and is very difficult to treat. Septic shock…

Q: What is sickle-cellanemia.?

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Q: 59) Type II alveolar cells (pneumocytes) play a crucial role in the respiratory system due to A)…

A: Answer: Alveoli cells : These are the tiny air sacs present at the end of the bronchioles in lungs.…

Q: Hemocytes are stem cells which become red blood cells (RBC). The RBC's are filled with a protein…

A: Red blood cells (also known as erythrocytes) are the most common type of blood cell and are an…

Q: Where is the protein hemoglobin contained?

A: The biological macromolecules are those large molecules that are essential for the body to carry out…

Q: 54. The hyperviscosity syndrome associated with Waldenström macroglobulinemia is caused by which of…

A: Waldenström macroglobulinemia is rare type of blood cancer. The characteristics of this disorder is…

Q: Identify the type of structural conformation found within the botulinum toxin molecule.

A: Clostridium botulinum produces the botulinum neurotoxin.

Q: The Industrial Revolution which started in England in the late 18th century and would spread to…

A: The Industrial Revolution refers to a period of significant technological advancements, economic…

Q: What are the uses of buffy coat? b) What is the clinical significance of determining the packed…

A: Buffy coat The buffy coat is the fraction of an anticoagulated blood sample that contains most of…

Q: What do you mean by chemotropism?

A: A stimulus is a detectable variation in the physical or chemical arrangement of the internal or…

Q: What explains the observation that some forms of porphyria are associated with jaundice while others…

A: Porphyrin is a precursor of hemoglobin.  Porphyria is a group of disorder in which porphyrin level…

Q: What organisms use hemoglobin?

A:

Q: What are Globin-Related Diseases?

A: Any disorder in either structure or function in an animal, plant, or human that results in negative…

Q: Which protein is responsible for the ability of influenza virus to bind to epithelial cells?…

A: Influenza is commonly known as the flu. It is commonly caused by the influenza virus. The symptoms…

Q: Please explain what is going on in the image below

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Q: All of the following conditions impair coagulation except A) iron deficiency B) liver disease D)…

A: Clotting is a natural body response to an injury resulting in leakage of blood from the wound.…

Q: Simple diffusion across membranes is faster for which type of molecules? a)Lipophilic substances…

A: As per the guidelines, we are supposed to answer only first three questions in case of multiple…

Q: 1. Which of the following is a benefit to using air as a respiratory medium compared to water? A)…

A: Air is a more economical respiratory fluid than water because it is 50 times more viscous, has a…

Q: A) Why is it a problem that distilled water was used, instead of the saline drip? B) What happened…

A: Distillation is a specific purification procedure that is used to get rid of pollutants and toxins…

Q: Which of the links below are true? a) The cysteine moieties in the beta globulin - nitric oxide…

A: The human body is complex and its function is regulated by the coordinated action of many…

Q: 33) Crenation (shrinking) is likely to occur in blood cells immersed in A) an isotonic solution B) a…

A: Crenation is a  term that describes the process by which cells, particularly red blood cells…

Q: Explain about Haemophilus influenzae ?

A: Haemophilus influenzae causes different types of bacterial infections.This bacteria may cause mild…

Q: What is the cause of Lyme disease?

A: Typical signs of Lyme disease are fever, fatigue, erythema migrans and if untreated it can spread to…

Q: Eosinophils (a) have a gray-blue cytoplasm, (b) have a spherical nucleus, (c) contain red…

A: Through the process of hematopoiesis, a blood cell is produced and also called a hematopoietic cell,…

Q: Explain how Vibrio cholerae causes cholera without apparent damage to the intestinal epithelium. a.…

A: A causative agent for cholera is a bacterium- Vibrio cholera. Chief symptoms of cholera are severe…

Q: Consider the following diagram depicting CO2 transport from the tissues into the red blood cell…

A: The image shows the fate of carbon dioxide produced in the tissues. It may move out as bicarbonate…

Hematology

Hematology is the branch of biology. Hematology is the medical field that deals with the treatment of blood disorders and cancers, such as hemophilia, leukemia, lymphoma, and sickle-cell anemia. Hematologists and hematopathologists are medical professionals who specialize in illnesses of the blood and its components.