answersLogoWhite

0

Conditions and Diseases

User Avatar

Dagmar Bergstrom

Lvl 10
3y ago
No Reviews
Leave the first rating

Rate this Study Guide:

Cards in this guide (11)
What kind of bacterium cannot tolerate oxygen

The bacterium that cannot tolerate oxygen is Anaerobes, but there are different kinds and each has different tolerances when it comes to oxygen. Obligate Anaerobes can get killed by oxygen. Facultative anaerobes those can grow without oxygen. Aero-tolerant anaerobes they never use oxygen BUT they can tolerate it. Microaerophiles require i tiny bit of oxygen but anymore than the little bit they need and they cannot grow.

What do viruses use to destroy host cells after replication is complete

Viruses use enzymes to destroy host cells after replication is complete.

What term is used to describe the way a virus is passed to a host organism

vectoring is the right answer

What tool is necessary to actually see a virus

An electron microscope is necessary to actually see a virus.

How are viral diseases such as hepatitis and HIV passed

HIV is passed through unprotected sexual intercourse, dirty needles from tattoos, drugs, etc, and transmission of bodily fluids such as through open cuts or wounds. Hepatitis is passed through dirty needles, certain immunocompromised medications for transplants or cancer, and may also be hereditary.

by blood and body fluids


Hepatitis can be passed via the fecal-oral route (eating food that has been contaminated), unprotected sexual contact, or by sharing needles. HIV can be passed by unprotected sexual contact or by sharing needles.
HIV is transferred through bodily fluids, such as blood. Hepatitis depends on the type ... Hep. A is transferred through stool, Hep. B through bodily fluids, like HIV, and Hep. C through blood, as well.
What kind of algae are seaweeds that most often occur in warm marine waters

red red

Which two subgroups are included in an organism's scientific name

Genus and species.

What is the most common protistan intestinal parasite in the United states

giardia

What about some bacteria is important to humans in terms of our being able to make proteins and nucleic acids from the foods we eat

they can fix nitrogen

Which of the these statements about antibiotics is false

Antibiotics are always beneficial

What is a word used to describe an infectious agent

pathogen

Related study guides