Why did we make a series dilution of the hamburger?
Because the #'s of bacteria were likely too high to count without
diluting. So we could estimate the #'s of bacteria present in the hamburger
The changes in color of the Snyder tube from green to yellow indicates?
#NAME?
Intoxications have a longer incubation period than gastrointestinal
infections? T/F
FALSE
Most fungal diseases of the gastrointestinal (GI) system are
intoxications rather than infections? T/F
TRUE
Name the microorganisms that contributes to plaque forming on the teeth?
Streptococcus mutans
The important consideration in treating patients who have bacterial
dysentery is?
replacement of lost fluids
Rice water stools" are characteristics of?
cholera
Escherichia coli infections are:
-have been due to undercooked meat
- are often transmitted by fecal-contaminated water and food
- involve enterotoxin in traveler's disease
What disease is considered a viral infection that primarily affects
the parotid glands?
mumps
What disease was discovered by Barry Marshall and J. Robin Warren to
be caused by Helicobacter pylori?
stomach ulcers