Microbiology: A Systems Approach
5th Edition
ISBN: 9781259706615
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 21.4, Problem 9AYP
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Reasons for the increase of pertussis cases over the past three decades.
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Pertussis disease is caused by microorganism Bordetella pertussis which is a gram-negative coccobacillus bacterium. It has filamentous hemagglutinin on its surface which helps in adhering it to the surface of epithelial cells. It secretes pertussis cytotoxic and a tracheal cytotoxin. The layer of ciliated epithelial cells lining the respiratory tract is damaged.
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Chapter 21 Solutions
Microbiology: A Systems Approach
Ch. 21.1 - Prob. 1AYPCh. 21.1 - Prob. 2AYPCh. 21.2 - Prob. 3AYPCh. 21.3 - Prob. 4AYPCh. 21.3 - Prob. 5AYPCh. 21.3 - Prob. 6AYPCh. 21.4 - Prob. 7AYPCh. 21.4 - Prob. 8AYPCh. 21.4 - Prob. 9AYPCh. 21.4 - Prob. 10AYP
Ch. 21.4 - Plan a response for a situation in which a patient...Ch. 21.4 - Compare and contrast antigenic drift and antigenic...Ch. 21.5 - Prob. 13AYPCh. 21.5 - Prob. 14AYPCh. 21.5 - Prob. 15AYPCh. 21.5 - Prob. 16AYPCh. 21.5 - Prob. 17AYPCh. 21.5 - Prob. 18AYPCh. 21.5 - Prob. 19AYPCh. 21 - Prob. 1MCQCh. 21 - Prob. 2MCQCh. 21 - Which is not a characteristic of Streptococcus...Ch. 21 - The common stain used to identify Mycobacterium...Ch. 21 - Prob. 5MCQCh. 21 - Prob. 6MCQCh. 21 - Which of the following infections often has a...Ch. 21 - Prob. 8MCQCh. 21 - Prob. 9MCQCh. 21 - Prob. 10MCQCh. 21 - Prob. 11TFCh. 21 - Prob. 12TFCh. 21 - Prob. 13TFCh. 21 - Prob. 14TFCh. 21 - Prob. 15TFCh. 21 - Prob. 1CTQCh. 21 - Prob. 2CTQCh. 21 - Prob. 3CTQCh. 21 - In an episode of the television show House. Dr....Ch. 21 - Prob. 5CTQCh. 21 - Prob. 1VCCh. 21 - Prob. 1CM
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