Foundations in Microbiology
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781259705212
Author: Kathleen Park Talaro, Barry Chess Instructor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 21.L2, Problem 10CT
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To determine:
If the Koch’s postulates have been followed for Lyme disease.
Introduction:
Koch’s postulates have been established as the principle criteria for etiological studies. This involves determining the precise agent of an infection.
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Chapter 21 Solutions
Foundations in Microbiology
Ch. 21.1 - Differentiate among the different stages of...Ch. 21.1 - Prob. 2ELOCh. 21.1 - List the nonsyphilitic treponematoses.Ch. 21.1 - Prob. 4ELOCh. 21.1 - Identify the vectors and behaviors associated with...Ch. 21.1 - Construct a table comparing the symptoms of...Ch. 21.1 - Prob. 2CYPCh. 21.1 - Besides syphilis, what other diseases are caused...Ch. 21.1 - List several behaviors that would put one at risk...Ch. 21.2 - Relate the physical characteristics seen in the...
Ch. 21.2 - Understand the pathogenesis of cholera.Ch. 21.2 - Name the usual source of infection for each genus...Ch. 21.2 - Prob. 9ELOCh. 21.2 - How could one differentiate the genera Vibrio,...Ch. 21.2 - Prob. 6CYPCh. 21.2 - Which two species of curviform bacteria are...Ch. 21.2 - Briefly describe the nature of food infection in...Ch. 21.2 - Prob. 9CYPCh. 21.3 - Prob. 10ELOCh. 21.3 - Understand the epidemiology and pathology of Rocky...Ch. 21.3 - Prob. 12ELOCh. 21.3 - Prob. 13ELOCh. 21.3 - Prob. 14ELOCh. 21.3 - Recall the names and characteristics of diseases...Ch. 21.3 - What do rickettsias and chlamydias derive from the...Ch. 21.3 - Provide an example of a species, vector, and...Ch. 21.3 - Prob. 12CYPCh. 21.3 - Prob. 13CYPCh. 21.3 - Prob. 14CYPCh. 21.3 - Prob. 15CYPCh. 21.3 - Prob. 16CYPCh. 21.3 - Prob. 17CYPCh. 21.4 - Describe the characteristics and diseases of...Ch. 21.4 - Describe how L forms may arise.Ch. 21.4 - Prob. 18CYPCh. 21.4 - Prob. 19CYPCh. 21.4 - Which body systems are affected by mycoplasma...Ch. 21.4 - Explain why penicillin therapy may result in the...Ch. 21.5 - Discuss the formation of plaque on tooth surfaces.Ch. 21.5 - Relate the formation of plaque to periodontitis.Ch. 21.5 - Prob. 22CYPCh. 21.5 - Prob. 23CYPCh. 21.5 - Prob. 24CYPCh. 21.5 - Prob. 25CYPCh. 21.L1 - Prob. 1MCQCh. 21.L1 - Prob. 2MCQCh. 21.L1 - Prob. 3MCQCh. 21.L1 - Prob. 4MCQCh. 21.L1 - Prob. 5MCQCh. 21.L1 - Prob. 6MCQCh. 21.L1 - Relapsing fever is spread by a. lice b. ticks c....Ch. 21.L1 - Prob. 8MCQCh. 21.L1 - Prob. 9MCQCh. 21.L1 - Prob. 10MCQCh. 21.L1 - Prob. 11MCQCh. 21.L1 - Prob. 12MCQCh. 21.L1 - Prob. 13MCQCh. 21.L1 - Prob. 14MCQCh. 21.L1 - Mycoplasmas attack the ____ of host cells. a....Ch. 21.L1 - Prob. 16MCQCh. 21.L1 - Prob. 17MCQCh. 21.L1 - Prob. 18MCQCh. 21.L1 - Prob. 19MCQCh. 21.L1 - Prob. 20MCQCh. 21.L1 - Prob. 1CSRCh. 21.L1 - What other risk factors could have alerted...Ch. 21.L1 - What characteristics of Coxiella are important...Ch. 21.L1 - Prob. 1WCCh. 21.L1 - Prob. 2WCCh. 21.L1 - a. In what ways are dental diseases mixed...Ch. 21.L1 - a. Which diseases in this chapter are zoonoses? b....Ch. 21.L2 - a. Why does syphilis have such profound effects on...Ch. 21.L2 - a. In view of the fact that cholera causes the...Ch. 21.L2 - Prob. 3CTCh. 21.L2 - Prob. 4CTCh. 21.L2 - Prob. 5CTCh. 21.L2 - Prob. 6CTCh. 21.L2 - Prob. 7CTCh. 21.L2 - Which two infectious agents covered in this...Ch. 21.L2 - a. In what way is the oral cavity an ecological...Ch. 21.L2 - Prob. 10CTCh. 21.L2 - Prob. 11CTCh. 21.L2 - Prob. 12CTCh. 21.L2 - Prob. 1VC
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