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Clostridium tetani causes tetanus due to the tetanus toxin. What type of toxin is the tetanus toxin?

______________ is a gram-positive clustered bacteria that is a part of the normal flora. It causes a wide variety of infections, ranging from non-life-threatening to life-threatening. 

Mycobacterium cannot be gram stained, instead we must use acid fast stain due to the outer layer of mycolic acid (waxy lipid layer). 

The most important vectors of human diseases are ________________. 

Select all that are transmitted by the Aedes mosquito? 

Patient came in contact with an armadillo and now has a slow progressing skin rash consising of raised bumps on the hands and feet with loss of sensation. The most likely cause of the rash is _______________. 

Use of the word “If” is a good way to identify which type of syllogism?

Making probable broad conclusions based on specific evidence involves which type of reasoning?

Briefly describe what is meant by the dual-systems approach to thinking/reasoning.

Briefly explain why semantic network models of categorization cannot explain the typicality effect.