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Why should we know who Alexander Fleming is

Due to their common growth requirements all pathogenic bacteria are easy to cultivate

The process of killing all microorganisms including eukaryotic microbes, live bacteria, dormant bacteria, and all viruses is called

Prions are unique because they are self replicating infectious pathogens that do not have nucleic acids, they consist only of proteins

Which of the following diseases causes very painful urination in men but is often asymptomatic in women?

The multi-drug cocktails of AZT and proteases that are given to HIV infected patients are effective a killing the viruses inside of cells

Picking up genes from the environment is called transformation. It is an example of horizontal gene transfer.

Asymptomatic carriers of a disease may unknowingly transmit the disease to susceptible people.

What is the most common nosocomial infection

Necrotizing fasciitis is a very severe disease whereby the tissue underlying the skin is digested and the person goes into shock. Protease exotoxins and superantigens produced by which bacteria are responsible for the disease