Foundations in Microbiology
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781259705212
Author: Kathleen Park Talaro, Barry Chess Instructor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 20.L1, Problem 3WC
Explain several practices an individual can use to avoid enteric infection and disease at home and when traveling.
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Foundations in Microbiology
Ch. 20.1 - Explain the effect of the virulence factor common...Ch. 20.1 - Identify those people most at risk of developing a...Ch. 20.1 - Briefly describe the human infections caused by...Ch. 20.1 - How can antibiotic treatment of a gram-negative...Ch. 20.2 - Name the genera of bacteria that are...Ch. 20.2 - Outline the pathology and epidemiology of...Ch. 20.2 - Explain the epidemiology of Francisella tularensis...Ch. 20.2 - Prob. 6ELOCh. 20.2 - Prob. 7ELOCh. 20.2 - Prob. 8ELO
Ch. 20.2 - List the four genera of bacteria that cause...Ch. 20.2 - Prob. 4CYPCh. 20.2 - Prob. 5CYPCh. 20.2 - Prob. 6CYPCh. 20.2 - What is unusual about the reservoir of Legionella?...Ch. 20.3 - Recall the medically important members of the...Ch. 20.3 - Prob. 10ELOCh. 20.3 - Explain the importance of the three major surface...Ch. 20.3 - Name the key characteristics shared by the...Ch. 20.3 - Explain what is meant by IMViC.Ch. 20.3 - Prob. 10CYPCh. 20.3 - Prob. 11CYPCh. 20.3 - Briefly describe the methods used to isolate and...Ch. 20.3 - Prob. 13CYPCh. 20.4 - Differentiate among the major enteric pathologies...Ch. 20.4 - Explain the role of E. coli in infantile and...Ch. 20.4 - Prob. 14ELOCh. 20.4 - Prob. 15ELOCh. 20.4 - Prob. 14CYPCh. 20.4 - Prob. 15CYPCh. 20.4 - Justify treating E. coli Ol57:H7 differently from...Ch. 20.4 - Prob. 17CYPCh. 20.4 - Prob. 18CYPCh. 20.5 - Differentiate between true noncoliform enteric...Ch. 20.5 - Distinguish the pathologies of typhoidal and...Ch. 20.5 - Identify the possible sources of Shigella...Ch. 20.5 - Prob. 19ELOCh. 20.5 - Prob. 20ELOCh. 20.5 - Prob. 19CYPCh. 20.5 - Prob. 20CYPCh. 20.5 - Make a comparison chart for Shigella and...Ch. 20.5 - What are the Five F’s and how do they relate to...Ch. 20.5 - Prob. 23CYPCh. 20.5 - Which body systems are commonly infected by...Ch. 20.5 - Describe the epidemiology and pathology of...Ch. 20.L1 - A unique characteristic of many isolates of...Ch. 20.L1 - Prob. 2MCQCh. 20.L1 - Prob. 3MCQCh. 20.L1 - A classic symptom of pertussis is a. labored...Ch. 20.L1 - Prob. 5MCQCh. 20.L1 - Prob. 6MCQCh. 20.L1 - Prob. 7MCQCh. 20.L1 - Which of the following is a major difference...Ch. 20.L1 - A complication/complications of typhoid fever...Ch. 20.L1 - Prob. 10MCQCh. 20.L1 - Prob. 11MCQCh. 20.L1 - Haemophilus influnzae is ____________ and requires...Ch. 20.L1 - Prob. 13MCQCh. 20.L1 - Prob. 14MCQCh. 20.L1 - Single Matching. Match the infectious agent with...Ch. 20.L1 - Prob. 1CSRCh. 20.L1 - Prob. 2CSRCh. 20.L1 - Prob. 3CSRCh. 20.L1 - Prob. 1WCCh. 20.L1 - What are unique features in the epidemiology of E....Ch. 20.L1 - Explain several practices an individual can use to...Ch. 20.L1 - Prob. 4WCCh. 20.L1 - Briefly outline the zoonotic infections in this...Ch. 20.L2 - What is the logic behind testing for E. coli to...Ch. 20.L2 - Identify the genera with the following...Ch. 20.L2 - Given that so many infections arc caused by...Ch. 20.L2 - Prob. 4CTCh. 20.L2 - Students in our classes sometimes ask how it is...Ch. 20.L2 - Explain lhe reasons for an increase in numbers of...Ch. 20.L2 - Compare and contrast the pathology, diagnosis, and...Ch. 20.L2 - Prob. 8CTCh. 20.L2 - Prob. 9CTCh. 20.L2 - Prob. 10CTCh. 20.L2 - "There is no circumstance [in which] you can cook...Ch. 20.L2 - Use figure 20.5 a, b as a reference guideline for...
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