Phage is another term for which non-living, infectious agent?

Q: Which statements describe ways in which antibiotic resistant bacteria can spread? Health care…

A: Bacteria that are resistant can spread in different ways. Depending on the environment, many factors…

Q: Why are viruses called obligate intracellular parasites?

A: Virus (latin. Poison) is a nucleoprotein entity which is able to utilize the synthetic machinery of…

Q: You are designing a phage therapy for a cystic fibrosis patient with an multi-antibiotic resistant…

A: The most crucial characteristic for this particular phage therapy scenario is: C. That the infection…

Q: Which type of pathogen is the easiest to destroy?

A: Answer: PATHOGEN : These are the foreign particles which enters the host body and are able to cause…

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: The material which is the result of the battle between macrophages and invading microbes is called…

A: The material which is the result of the battle between macrophages and invaling microbes id called .…

Q: Discuss how a pathogen causes an infection.

A: In this question, we have to answer, how pathogen cause disease.

Q: How is viruses and protozoans can cause pathogenesis that is different from bacteria?

A: As we know that that the  pathogen is disease causing organisms and can cause infection and…

Q: Pick any bacterial pathogen, how could its relationship with its host be different if it was similar…

A: Pathogenic bacteria are those who cause harm to host organism. There are few bacteria who cause…

Q: A patient presents typical symptoms of pneumonia: cough, fever, and difficulty breathing. Would this…

A: Koch's proposes were created in the 19th century as broad rules to recognize microorganisms that…

Q: Why should we care about them – are infections on the rise due to something that has changed, is the…

A: Herpes Simplex virus leads to genital and oral herpes. Patients can have sores filled with fluid in…

Q: When a hospital acquired infection occurs due to the transmission of bacteria from one person, to…

A: Disease interferes with biological processes; it is distinguished by particular symptoms and…

Q: Explain why some bacteria are both infectious and contagious. Give 3 examples.

A: Diseases are caused when microorganisms enter the body and affect the normal functioning of the…

Q: Explain briefly how Koch's postulates cemented the germ theory of disease.

A: Germs are described as "microorganism" that causes diseases and infections. More specifically they…

Q: Define the concept superinfection. Give an example.

A: Antimicrobial medications are chemical compounds that either naturally or artificially inhibit or…

Q: Describe one scenario in which antibiotic resistant bacteria in a chicken could enter your body.

A: Antibiotic resistivity is the condition in which a microorganism develops resistivity against a…

Q: Why are viruses considered “obligate intracellular parasites”?  What does it mean to be “obligate”?

A: Introduction :- Intracellular parasites are microscopic parasites that can grow and reproduce inside…

Q: Is protein or DNA the genetic material of phage T2?

A: Phages are the viruses that infect bacteria. They do so by injecting their genetic material in…

Q: Comparing the number of infections, people catch cold so much more often than flu .Why haven’t we…

A: Vaccination is the artificial way of injecting the pathogen either dead or alive so as to prevent…

Q: Why are diseases with long incubation periods more likely to result in an epidemic?

A: Incubation period is the time gap between exposure to a pathogen and onset of symptoms of a diseases…

Q: Explain why some bacteria are contagious but not infectious. Give 3 examples.

A: Contagious refers to the property of the bacteria to transmit from one host to another. Infectious…

Q: Can you tell me about a scientist that advanced our knowledge of influenza?

A: Your respiratory system, which includes your nose, throat, and lungs, is impacted by the influenza…

Q: Explain what are antibiotics?

A: The bacteria is the unicellular prokaryotic organism that exists in soil, water, plants, animals,…

Q: How might a bacteriophage be used to treat a bacterial infection? – this question relates to…

A: INTRODUCTION Viruses are obligate parasites that live inside the host cells. The structure of…

Q: A pathogenic bacteria "B" has an antigen "A". A vaccine has been prepared using "A". However, "A"…

A: Immunogenicity refers to an antigen's (i.e., vaccine's) ability to elicit an immune response in a…

Q: During a lytic cycle, viral DNA replication occurs without phage production or the death of the cell…

A: Two types of life cycles are exhibited by the prophages. One is a lytic cycle and another is the…

Q: Describe the infectious disease process

A: The infection disease process depends on how far the pathogen is able to proliferate itself even…

Q: Use key terms to describe different patterns of infection.

A: Infection refers to disease or disorder in which a harmful pathogen invades the body and releases…

Q: Describe how infections were treated before antibiotics.

A: Infections used to spread and cause lot of deaths before the invention of antibiotics. In earlier…

Q: What term is used to describe the unique molecules found onthe surface of different pathogens?

A: Step 1 Pathogens are disease-causing organisms or parasites. Pathogens have a specific point of…

Q: How is viruses and protozoans cause pathogenesis and how is it different from bacteria

A: Pathogenesis is the course of an infection or disease. Pathogenesis of the virus involves the…

Q: You might expect that lysozyme, the protective mechanism included in mammalian tears would protect…

A: Answer.) :- Lysozyme is an enzyme that is naturally present in various bodily fluids, including…

Q: When it comes to HIV, your chances of getting it goes up if the needle

A: HIV Human immunodeficiency virus or HIV, it is the main cause of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency…

Q: n which circumstances normal flora can be harmful ?

A: From right after being born till burial, every human being's skin and mucosal membranes are home to…

Q: briefly describes an example of how a unique cell structure of a microbe could be a target for…

A: Antibiotics are antimicrobial medicines derived from other organisms (such as moulds, fungi, and…

Q: in 100 words, can you Explain the role of infection committees in surveillance and processing of…

A: Infection control committee (ICC): ICC plays a vital role in any healthcare facility. It is an…

Q: You are designing a phage therapy for a cystic fibrosis patient with an multi-antibiotic resistant…

A: Option 3 advises utilizing a well-studied phage, such as T4 bacteriophage, that typically targets E.…

Q: Explain clearly why a bacterial infection typically proceeds more slowly than a viral infection?

A: A virus infection could be a proliferation of a harmful virus within your body. Viruses cannot…