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Macrophages target pathogens

A patient presents with fever, extreme exhaustion, and painfully swollen and hot to the touch lymph nodes following a trip in the CA mountains.  Questioning the patient reveals that there were signs of rodents in the cabin.  Blood smears reveal the presence of Gram-negative bacilli.          is most likely the cause of this patient’s illness.

A SPECIFIC gene or recombinant construct (vector + gene of interest) can be inserted into a cell by all of the following EXCEPT:

What are the three factors of the epidemiological triangle?  Hint:  picture the Venn diagram of overlapping circles.

TLRs recognize                on the surfaces of pathogens which results in phagocytes activating a variety of defense mechanisms.

Inflammatory mediators (eg., histamines) are DIRECTLY responsible for which of the following?

           serve(s) as a defense for mucous membranes.

A nosocomial disease is a disease acquired by

The antiviral medication, Tamiflu® (oseltamavir) inhibits influenza virus by inhibiting            .

A virus infects only certain types of cells due to