Which TWO infectious disease can be transmitted through infected needles? [cholera, TB, HIV/AIDS, measles, malaria, smallpox]
HIV/AIDS and Malaria
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Which TWO infectious disease can be transmitted through airborne droplets? [malaria, cholera, TB, HIV/AIDS, measles]
TB & measles
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One pathogen that causes TB is mycobacterium tuberculosis. Name the other pathogen of TB
Mycobacterium bovis
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Which bacteria process is inhibited by penicillin? [synthesis of DNA, synthesis of protein, synthesis of cell wall]
synthesis of cell wall
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Name the enzyme that is produced by M. tuberculosis to break down penicillin before it can make a damage to M. tuberculosis cells.
B-lactamse or penicillinase
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Which TWO pathogens have developed drug resistance over the years? [V. cholerae, HIV, Plasmodium, M. tuberculosis, Morbillivirus]
Plasmodium & M. tuberculosis
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What term refers to the ability of bacteria to grow in the presence of an antibiotic that would normally slow their growth or kill them?
antibiotic resistance
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In oral rehydration therapy for treating cholera, an infected person must drink a solution made of salt and _____________.
glucose
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Which pathogen is the most deadly for children below 5 years old? [HIV, V. cholerae, M. tuberculosis, Plasmodium]
Plasmodium
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Give the name of the molecule which makes up the bacterial cell wall.
peptidoglycan
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Which disease is caused by a prokaryote? [cholera, malaria, HIV/AIDS, measles]
cholera
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TRUE OR FALSE: One way to reduce the chances of bacteria developing resistance to antibiotics is to increase the number of countries in which antibiotics are sold without doctor's prescription.
FALSE. We should reduce these countries, instead.
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Which pathogen has cell structures made of a genetic material and a protein coating? [V. cholerae, M. tuberculosis, HIV, plasmodium]