How might an understanding of the method by which gonorrhea is evolving resistance to certain antibiotics help researchers develop new forms of antibiotics?

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A: Bacteria develop resistance against antibiotics by undergoing some mutations.

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Q: All of the following are thought to contribute to the emergence of disease excepta) advances in…

A: The answer to the above question is option e i.e. widespread vaccination programs .  These vaccines…

Q: Describe how to recognize the presence of mutant, antiobiotic resistant bacteria. Where do they come…

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Q: What type of adaptation are the Shigella bacteria exhibiting?

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Q: Why antibacterial drugs are ineffective against: A. Fungal Infections B. Viral infections C.…

A: A. Antibacterial drugs are only effective against bacteria, which are single-celled microorganisms.…

Q: Which of the following statements is false?a) A disease with a long incubation period might spread…

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Q: Body licea) can act as a vector to transmit disease.b) seldom spread from person to person.c) have…

A: Answer is b.) seldom spread from person to person.

Q: Who discovered Varicella-zoster virus (VZV)?

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Q: How is vertical transmission and horizontal transmission related to endosymbiotic events?

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Q: An iatrogentic disease in a patient caused by Staphylo-coccus aureus–contaminated surgical…

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Q: Which of the following is a commonality between coxsackievirus A16 infection and a varicella zoster…

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Q: Why was the demonstration of human resistance to malaria important to evolutionary biology?

A: Malaria is a disease that is transmitted by a bite from a infected mosquito.

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Q: 36) Giardiasis is a common protozoal infection in the United States. Much like malaria, it's…

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Q: Which of the following statements is correct? a. Serial interval is the length of time a…

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Q: State how the pinworms may be transmitted to humans and state how pinworms may be diagnosed in the…

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Q: According to the natural history of disease model, the time before the precursors of disease and the…

A: A disease is any condition of malfunction of physical and mental wellness of a person which may be…

Q: What are some organizations doing to prevent the spread of malaria?

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Q: What is the biology of malaria? a. what is its pathogenesis?

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Q: 49. A 45-year-old woman is diagnosed with breast cancer. Several days later, her husband asks her…

A: 49. A 45-year-old woman is diagnosed with breast cancer. Several days later, her husband asks her…

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A: Micromeres represents the  small cells formed through the unequal cleavage of a fertilized ovum.…

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Q: Approximately 50% of the world’s population is colonised by Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), yet…

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Q: 5. Emerging infections are said to be due to a) evolutionary changes, b) movement of organisms to…

A: Emerging infectious diseases are those diseases which are newly appeared in a populationor may be…