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Giancarlo has a homozygous mutation that prevents him from being able to produce the CCR5 receptor. He has recently been exposed to HIV at a dose guaranteed to infect a normal person. What is the likely outcome of his exposure?

BONUS: Carol is concerned that, if she should decide to become pregnant five years from now, her baby will suffer HIV infection because she recently contracted HIV. Does she have a reason to be concerned?

The presence of S. aureus in a persons’ nasal passages

Salmonella enterica serovar Choleraesuis would be expected to cause

A 5-year-old patient attends clinic with evidence of blisters on his skin. Your patient most likely has:

You have developed a new medication that can temporarily inhibit the action of glucosyl transferases. You expect that this drug would be most effective in preventing disease caused by:

The formation of an actin pedestal is responsible for the pain and abdominal cramping associated with infections by which of the following bacteria?

Theodore’s mother brings him to the urgent care clinic because he has developed a profuse diarrhea. In conversations with the doctors at the clinic, Theodore’s mother reveals that she “does not believe in vaccination”. What pathogen is Theodore most likely infected with?

The chronic carrier state may occur as a result of hepatitis. Identify the correct statement regarding this phenomenon.

GI tract pathogens are commonly serotyoped based on components of their cell envelope. Which component is designated by the letter “H” in most typing schemes?