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This article below refers to the antibody stimulated through genital contact that helps protect against respiratory diseases. This is ____, the antibody found in secretions of the mucous membranes.Have Sex, Feel (and look) Better “Good lovin’ may have benefits beyond the obvious, studies show. Regular sex may ward off colds and flu, suggests a study from Wilkes University in Wilkes–Barre, Pennsylvania. Subjects who have sex once or twice a week had higher levels of the antibody immunoglobulin ___ than those who connected less frequently. Researchers believe the sex-induced release of feel-good endorphins may boost Ig___”.

The Alaskan Iditarod dog-sled race commemorates the emergency delivery of a “life-saving” serum that was needed to treat children sick with diptheria in Nome, Alaska in 1925.  (Serum is the clear liquid that can be separated from clotted blood.) The “life-saving” serum was a(n)….

Food irradiation requires a nuclear reactor, which produces radioactive waste.

In October of 2002, General Mills Inc. recalled over 4,000 cans of refried beans suspected to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum. Which of the following statements regarding adult botulism IS CORRECT?

Which of the following statements regarding the control of C. botulinum in canned sauerkraut IS NOT CORRECT?

Which of the following is NOT transmitted by water contaminated with human fecal material?

The vaccines to prevent meningocococcal disease do NOT protect against Neisseria meningitidis group B because this serotype….

Food irradiation requires a nuclear reactor, which produces radioactive waste.

Which of the following is NOT transmitted by water contaminated with human fecal material?

In October of 2002, General Mills Inc. recalled over 4,000 cans of refried beans suspected to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum. Which of the following statements regarding adult botulism IS CORRECT?