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Which is true of HIV (M66-5, 7, 15; Level 2):

A saprobic yeast that inhabits dust, skin, and mucosa grows rapidly and produces an orange-to-red color.  The organism is most likely (M62-17; Level 1):

The traditional cell culture (M65-10, 11; Level 2):

Which of the following marker(s) indicate an acute infection with HBV (M66-18; Level 2)?

Which of the following is the most appropriate source for detecting anaerobic pathogens (M41-29; Level 2)?

The best time to collect a specimen from a patient suspected of having a viral infection is (M65-4; Level 1)?

HIV uses the enzyme reverse transcriptase to (M66-14; Level 2):

Write a complete sentence in Spanish telling at what time at least two of following classes are. I will award up to 2 additional, extra credit points, for students who complete all four. If you need special characters, feel free to copy from these: á é í ó ú ñ ¿ ¡ 1. Biology, 2:30pm 2. English, 10:00am 3. Geography, 1:00pm 4. Computer Science, 11:45am

A graduate student returning from a month-long fieldwork experience in South America develops a dark nodular lesion on the left hand. Microscopic examination of the nodule reveals, dark, coin-like inclusions. The following is the most likely type of mycoses (M59-17, 21; Level 3)?

A culture of an infected hair that broke off close to the scalp produces a wine-red reverse on culture.  Microscopically, rare macroconidia are seen with numerous microconidia that vary in size and shape, that are perpendicular to the hyphae  The organism produces an intense red color on PDA.  The organism which causes this infection is (M59-17, 21; Level 3)