The simplest correct definition of disease is:     cellular dysfunction     organ failure     infection by a microbe     cellular destruction by chemicals

Q: What is infection

A: Infections can be prevented by getting oneself vaccinated, by practicing personal hygiene like…

Q: If someone is contaminated with a bacterium from the environment, are they guaranteed to develop a…

A: Answer: Option D seems to be the correct choice. The bacterial contamination is usually observed in…

Q: A bacterium which normally lives in the human body without causing any harm, but when circumstances…

A: Answer: PATHOGENIC BACTERIA = These are the invaded bacteria , which infects the human body, and…

Q: Which one of these is not considered a microbe or microorganism? Viruses Bacteria Ticks Dragongfly…

A: Introduction:- A microorganism, sometimes known as a microbe, is a microscopic organism that can…

Q: Very cold or freezing temperatures will kill microbes.  true /false

A: Every organism is temperature dependent because enzymes present in them work at certain temperature…

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: Name two portals of exit used by organisms that infect the digestive tract.

A: The digestive tract is a long hollow tube of varying diameter which is a part of the digestive…

Q: Which of the following is a difference between transient and resident microbiota?   Transient…

A: Microbiota helps to protect the intestine against colonization by pathogens. Microbiota are the…

Q: Pathogens must enter host cells to cause disease. Explain why or why not.

A: A pathogen can be defined as the organism which has the potential to cause disease to other…

Q: Which of the following helps the body block microbial entry? Skin Urine Gastric juice Normal…

A: Introduction Microbes are microscopic living organisms that can be found all over the world but are…

Q: Salmonella, a gram-negative bacterium, produces an endotoxin that causes food poisoning. What is…

A: NOTE-"As per our honor code, we are authorized to answer only one question at a moment. As you have…

Q: Yeast infection following antibiotic therapy is an example of _______ infection     . acute…

A: Following I will be discussing about opportunistic infections.  Opportunistic infections  are…

Q: Which of the following is not an example of the physical, mechanical, and chemical barriers at body…

A: Our bodies are always susceptible to attack by a wide variety of foreign invaders/pathogens. Several…

Q: Which of these word parts means “higher”, or “elevated” or “advanced”? Proto- An- Eu-   Which of…

A: Since you have posted a question with multiple sub-parts, we will solve the first three sub-parts…

Q: Exotoxins Endotoxins Chemical makeup General source Degree of toxicity Effects on cells Symptoms in…

A: Cells are affected by chemicals that confer toxic effects on them. The toxins can be classified as…

Q: How is it possible for strict anaerobic bacteria to cause a disease in humans? Strict anaerobe…

A: An anaerobic organism is a organism who does not require molecular oxygen for the  growth.

Q: A bacterium which normally lives in the human body without causing any harm, but when circumstances…

A: Many type of bacteria are present throughout the world some bacteria are beneficial to human and…

Q: Many disease-causing microbes do not cause disease in every host. Describe a possible reason for why…

A: Since we only answer 1 question in case of multiple question, we’ll answer the first question as the…

Q: Normal flora may cause opportunistic infections when:(a) They are continually nourished by the…

A: Normal flora is those microorganisms that reside in the human body and do not normally cause…

Q: An infectious disease is a disease that is caused when a pathogen is passed from one organism to…

A: An infectious disease is a disease that is caused when a pathogen is passed from one organism to…

Q: Microbe that causes Disease Environment in which the microbe thrives How to break the environmental…

A: The microbiology studies about both the diseases causing microbes and beneficiary microbes, about…

Q: The attachment of a pathogen to host cells requires that  Group of answer choices pathogen adhesins…

A: The establishment of pathogen at the portal of entry is known as colonization. Pathogens colonize…

Q: Which one of the following statements regarding antibiotics is FALSE? It is a substance produced by…

A: Antibiotics derived from the microorgansims or produced synthetically ,(wholly or partially)  to…

Q: Which of the following would be most likely to help a microbe survive human stomach acid to cause an…

A: The acid present in our stomach has multiple functions, some of them are: Acids present in the…

Q: Give a disease-causing pathogen or microbe and answer the following questions.

A: Introduction :- A pathogen is a disease-causing organism. Microbes are found in abundance in your…

Q: The type of microbe which reproduces by budding is ___.     protozoa     yeast     Bacillus…

A: Answer is option B.

Q: Which organism is least likely to cause disease? bacteria protozoa algae parasitic worms viruses

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Q: described

A: Colonization : Presence of bacteria on our body that may or may not necessarily cause harm.

Q: Stomach acid has a pH of approximately 1 which is very strong. This kills most microbes that reach…

A: Answer : Chemical is the right option.this is the chemical line of defence.   Mechanical digestion…

Q: Some diseases shows signs and symptoms of the diseases quickly thank other diseases. How that…

A: Acute conditions/illness because of  Infections (bacterial ,viral etc) Injury  Accidents  Misuse of…

Q: Tears have chemicals that targets bacterial plasma membrane and kills cells    Group of answer…

A: Tears have chemicals which are known to have antimicrobial function. Chemicals such as lysozyme,…

Q: Which of these statements is false? Microbiology is one of the largest and most complex of the…

A: Introduction Microbiology deals with microscopic organisms like bacteria, viruses, archaea, fungi,…

Q: Which of the following modes of action would be most selectively toxic?a. interrupting ribosomal…

A: The given mechanisms of action are used by different antibacterial drugs to kill bacteria. Selective…

Q: Which of the following terms describes a disease that is caused by pathogens? * acquired infectious…

A: infectious diseases are caused by pathogens,which include bacteria,fungi,protozoa,worms,viruses and…

Q: Microorganisms are involved in each of the following processes EXCEPT infection fog production…

A: Ans: Fog production

Q: The collection of bacteria, archaea, and eukaryotic microbes that normally inhabit the human body…

A: Opportunistic pathogens A group of microorganisms that do not usually infect healthy hosts but…

Q: Microbiota In healthy humans, the internal organs and tissues such as muscles, the brain, and blood…

A: Microbiota refers to the microorganisms present in humans . They can be pathogenic or non…

Q: Foodborne pathogens often require the presence of a large number of microbes before an active…

A: Pathogens are the organisms which upon entering in to the  host causes infectious diseases.…

Q: When food leftovers are stored in a refrigerator, how does this help prevent food borne illnesses?…

A: Food-borne illness or food poisoning is an illness caused by consuming foods that are contaminated…

Q: When can you say that a microbe is pathogenic and what are/have something in them that can give them…

A: Many of the microorganisms are pathogenic, that is they can cause diseases in our body. The common…

Q: What are the microbes called which colonize our bodies and actually help us to survive by aiding…

A: Microbes are small sized organisms which cannot be seen by naked eyes. They are only visible through…

Q: Which of the following is NOT a true statement about microbial infections and disease?   1. Some…

A: A few hazardous germs, such as less than 1% of bacteria, can infiltrate our body (the host) and…

Q: antibiotics

A: Microbes are organisms that are too small to be seen without using a microscope, so they include…

Q: Koch's Postulate proved that:     normal flora are necessary for life     some diseases are…

A: Answer of the question given below.

Q: What statement describes the danger of using heavy metals to control microbe growth? Group of answer…

A: Heavy metals kill microbes by binding to proteins, thus inhibiting enzymatic activity.

Q: Which of the following are criteria for antibiotics? (select all that apply) Chemical substance…

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Q: Suppose you got ill. When you have come to the doctor, he gave you antibiotics medication without…

A: Introduction  An antibiotic is a particular class of antimicrobial agent that works against…

Q: Which of the pathogens in Figure 1 causes disease that cannot cured with antibiotics? * bacterium…

A: Unicellular organisms are the organisms made up of  single cell and carries out all the functions…

Clinical Pharmacology

Pharmacology is a discipline of medicine that studies how medications interact with the systems and processes of living organisms, focusing on drug action mechanisms as well as therapeutic and other purposes.