While the upper respiratory infections are less serious and cure on their own, the lower infections are more serious and last longer. True or False?

Q: What if a person’s breath could be used to diagnose disease?

A: Breathing is a process of exchange of gases occurring in human beings. Various researchers have…

Q: To what sources of nosocomial infections is this patient exposed?

A: A hospital is a healthcare institution that provides treatment for the patients. There are various…

Q: Nosocomial infections: Modes of contracting the infections, areas where the infections are found,…

A: Infection is defined as the process of invasion and multiplication of pathogenic microorganisms such…

Q: SARS is a disease that appeared in 2003 with epidemic features in the province of Guangdong, in east…

A: SARS is transmitted from an animal to other animals and humans. The epidemic affected around 26…

Q: All are TRUE about sleep apnea EXCEPT.     Men are more likely to be diagnosed with sleep…

A: The question is asking us to identify the statement that is NOT true about sleep apnea. We have four…

Q: a. Why do patients who survive tetanus and botulism often have no sequelae? b. How has modern…

A: Tetanus is a nervous system disorder also called as lockjaw, tetanus is a bacterial infection which…

Q: Scenario: In a rural community, a 45-year-old farmer presents with a persistent cough, weight loss,…

A: Pneumonia, tuberculosis, lung cancer and asthma are all respiratory conditions that affect the lungs…

Q: List the parts of the upper respiratory system commonly infected by Streptococcus pneumoniae and…

A: The upper respiratory system includes the larynx, nose, pharynx (throat), and nasal cavity. Both…

Q: Why does Mycobacterium tuberculosis direct macrophages to engulf them?

A: Tuberculosis (TB) is an opportunistic infectious disease caused by the bacteria "Mycobacterium…

Q: Define the pneumonia ? Explain the ways how it can be cured ?

A: There are some living organisms that cannot be seen by the naked eye and only can be seen under the…

Q: Show the process of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a diagram.

A: Introduction : Mycolic acid is the primary component of the cell wall of the mycobacterium. Mycolic…

Q: In the United States, where is Lyme disease most prevalent?

A: Introduction  Lyme disease is commonly caused by bacterium Borrelia. It is an infectious disease…

Q: Why is Lyme disease considered a re-emerging disease?

A: INTRODUCTION Lyme disease is an infectious disease caused by Borrelia bacteria, which are spread by…

Q: Explain what the plague (aka Black Death) is and what public health strategies were implemented to…

A: The Black Death (Plague) was a bubonic plague epidemic that struck Afro-Eurasia between 1346 and…

Q: Several persons working in an exercise gym acquired an acute diseasecharacterized by fever, cough,…

A: Introduction We are surrounded by various pathogens such as bacteria, viruses, fungus etc. Every day…

Q: What are the main pathogens that cause pneumonia?   detail explanation  give every pathogen which…

A: An illness called pneumonia causes the air sacs in one or both lungs to become inflamed. The air…

Q: Explain why babies with agammaglobulinemia do not develop opportunistic         infections until…

A: "Until around 2 to 3 months, the infant's immune system does not develop," Dr. Sabella says. The…

Q: At what point in a tuberculosis disease process do tubercles form?     during primary TB…

A: Tubercles are the nodules formed in tuberculosis which contains the granuloma cells with cheese like…

Q: If you contract African sleeping sickness on a visit to central Africa, what type do you most likely…

A: African sleeping sickness is caused by flagellated protozoa known as Trypanosoma gambiense.  The…

Q: The severe symptoms of pertussis are due to what effect(s)?a. irritation of the glottis by the…

A: The RTI or respiratory tract infection is the infectious diseases of the lower or upper respiratory…

Q: Mycobacteria tuberculosis and Rickettsia

A: Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a pathogenic that bacteria from the family Mycobacteriaceae and the…

Q: What are the sources and routes of infection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis?

A: Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection that acts on the lungs. It can be acute or persistent.…

Q: Outline the process by which Bordetella pertussis inhibits the defenses of the lung

A: Bordetella pertussis secretes an exotoxin known as pertussis toxin that causes whooping cough.

Q: What is an Infection? Give examples

A: In the body invasion of germs and the growth of germs is known as infection. It occurs when a…

Q: How would adequate ventilation help to prevent the spread of streptococcal infections?

A: The streptococci are the gram positive organisms which causes throat and nose infections.

Q: In January 1st, 2001, a nursing home had 60 elderly patients: 50 of these developed pneumonia in the…

A: Pneumonia is considered an infection on the lungs, characterized by the inflammation of air sacs, as…

Q: Compare Chlamydia and HPV infections in females. Discuss why one of these two conditions is more…

A: Chlamydia and HPV infections are most prevalent sexually transmitted infections which are spread by…

Q: Encephalitis a)May show the signs of mumps. b)Usually follows an upper respiratory infection. c)May…

A: Encephalitis is an acute inflammation (swelling) of the brain usually resulting from either a viral…

Q: All of the following represent the necessary event(s) in an infectious process for the bacterial…

A: Streptococcus pyogenes, or Group A streptococcus (GAS), is a facultative, Gram-positive coccus which…

Q: The time when a person who is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis is able to infect another…

A: TB is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Q: What is the pathogenesis of tuberculosis?

A: The spread of M. tuberculosis aerosols starts the TB infection cycle. The danger of transmission is…

Q: Which of the following statements is CORRECT regarding viral infections of the upper respiratory…

A: Viral infections can weaken our immune system and can damage our respiratory epithelial cells.. Then…

Q: Identify the types of toxins that are responsible for causing fever. Draw a diagram to show the…

A: Introduction :- Fever is a response of our body immune system , which is being triggered in response…

Q: mycobacterium tuberculosis Where is your pathogen usually found? (Ex. soil, water, zoonosis,…

A: Tuberculosis (TB), one of the oldest recorded illnesses, continues to be among the leading causes of…

Q: What is the impact of bithorax on human health

A: There are 39 homologous homeobox genes present in mice and humans (Hox genes in humans) organised in…

Q: Draw a Schematic diagram or Graph chart for the nonpharmacological management of cystic fibrosis?

A: Cystic fibrosis is an Autosomal Recessive disease that is inherited as a mutation in the CFTR gene.…

Q: is meningococcemia a re-emerging disease?

A: Yes,  meningococcemia is a re-emerging disease Disease like malaria, cholera, tuberculosis etc.