Name the element which caused minamatta disease in Japan.

Q: Here are four toxins: diphtheria toxin, cholera toxin, tetanus toxin, and exfoliative toxin. Choose…

A: Introduction A toxin is a poisonous substance or harmful substance produced within living cells or…

Q: What was the common treatment for cholera beginning in the 1830s? Why was this not useful in large…

A: Cholera is a disease caused by the bacteria Vibrio cholerae and it occurs through contaminated food…

Q: What causes Bakanae disease?

A: Fungi are known to cause diseases in plants, animals, and humans. Pathogenic fungi damage plants and…

Q: Who discovered tobacco mosaic virus?

A: Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) belongs to the category of RNA virus species and the associated genus is…

Q: It is known that 80% of Penicillin is protein bound. Explain how most of it is being cleared from…

A: Penicillin is an antibiotic and a beta lactam drug. Penicillin upon administration into humans , go…

Q: Is Haemophilus influenzae a virus or bacteria?

A: Micro-organism are tiny organisms that cannot be seen by the naked eye, but are visible under…

Q: There are fewer antifungal, anti protozoal, and antihelminth drugs compared to antibacterial drugs…

A: The antifungal drug is a drug that is used to kill the fungus. The antiprotozoal drug is a drug that…

Q: What type of antiviral drugs are used for influenza virus infection? How does it work the drug?

A: The respiratory infection caused by the influenza virus is called influenza. It causes fever, severe…

Q: Is Saccharomyces cerevisiae a bacteria?

A: Bacteria represent a large domain of prokaryotes. They do not have any membrane-bound nucleus and…

Q: What is MRSA? In your own, words describe why MRSA is so concerning.

A: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) disease is acquired by a staph bacteria that has…

Q: Consider the photos here which demonstrate antibiotic sensitivities of Staphylococcus aureus strains…

A: Antibiotics are medications that are used to treat infections caused by microorganisms such as…

Q: Griffith's Experiments using Streptococcus pneumonia rough and smooth strains concluded which of the…

A: Streptococcus pneumoniae also known as pneumococcus, is a Gram-positive spherical-shaped bacterium…

Q: Which of the following is not an explanation for the lack of Hepatitis C eradication? A) High rate…

A: The fact that hepatitis C strains do not exhibit broad resistance to antiviral drugs is not often…

Q: Have Koch’s postulates been carried out for Lyme disease? Explain.

A: Koch’s postulates have been established as the principle criteria for etiological studies. This…

Q: Why did it take so long for scientists to figure out that infections are caused by bacteria? What…

A: Bacteria is prokaryotic microorganism.

Q: Define 43-kDa connexin

A: Connexins are structurally associated transmembrane proteins that assemble to create gap junctions…

Q: What is the oxygen requirement of Varicella-zoster virus (VZV)?

A: Introduction  One of the nine known herpes viruses that infect people is human alphaherpesvirus 3,…

Q: What is bacteremia? Is it dangerous for humans?

A: Bacterimia is a bacterial infection that spreads to the bloodstream.  It can be serious as it can…

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: Most U.S cases of tularemia occur in the late spring and summer months, and a few cases occur in…

A: Tularemia is a zoonotic infection brought about by the gram-negative coccobacillus Francisella…

Q: What is the relationship between the superantigens of S. aureus and the organism’s production of…

A: Staphylococcus aureus is a round-shaped, Gram-positive bacterium. It causes a range of illnesses. It…

Q: what is MRSA?

A: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was first observed in the years of 1960.

Q: The speciation of the genus Fusobacterium can be accomplished by a) pigment production b) bile…

A: Genus Fusobacterium is the obligate anerobic, non-motile or motile, non-spore-forming,…

Q: In the name Mycobacterium tuberculosis, what are the genusname, specific epithet, and species name…

A: Tuberculosis is brought about by a sort of bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It's spread…

Q: Why can bird flu H5N1 infect humans?

A: Bird flu is caused by a special type of influenza virus. It rarely affects humans. But are two…

Q: What stage of infection did the chloroquine treat?

A: Chloroquine is a very popular antimalarial drug available in the market. It is highly effective…

Q: Why is penicillin toxic to bacteria but not to higher organisms? Explain 2-3 sentences

A: Penicillin is an antibiotic that was first discovered in 1928 and is widely used to treat bacterial…

Q: What caused the Bubonic plague pathogens to transmit to humans?

A: Bubonic plague is an infectious fever caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. The disease was…

Q: Why do goats develop resistance to the antibiotic penicillin?

A: Delving deeper into how goats, develop resistance to antibiotics such as penicillin: 1. Exposure to…

Q: Name the disease caused by prions.

A: A prion (proteinaceous infectious particle) is a small proteinaceous infectious disease-causing…

Q: Name four different pathogenic groups of Escherichia coli.

A: Escherichia coli Bacteria normally leaves in the intestine of animals including Humans. Most of them…

Q: Define bacteriorhodopsin.

A: Proteins are one of the biomolecules made up of amino acid units. They are large and complex…

Q: Name the enzyme which is used as clot buster” to remove blood clot from blood vessels of patients.

A: Blood clot is a clump of blood, which has converted from a liquid to a gel-like or semisolid state.…

Q: In details, describe how members of the genus Clostridium cause disease.

A: Disease is defined as the negative state or condition that affect the body and affect normal…

Q: What is the generic name of Prolixin ?

A: A drug is defined as a substance or a medicine capable of altering the physiological function of the…

Q: Below are listed the LD-50 values for toxins from specific isolates of a bacterial species. Which…

A: Toxin is a substance, such as a metabolic product of the pathogen, that affects the normal…

Q: Name the two antibiotics obtained from actinomycetes.

A: Actinomycetes refer to the members of order Actinomycetales that belong to phylum Actinobacteria.…

Q: Is the bacteria staphylococci harmful to humans?

A: Staphylococci can cause many forms of infection. (1) S aureus causes superficial skin lesions…