Questions - Lab Report

1. What are the areas of the U.S. are more prone to tick-borne disease?

2. Are diseases of the blood more susceptible to transmission by vectors?

3. What condition results from destruction of red blood cells?

4. What type of microorganisms is associated with the following vector transmitted diseases: relapsing fever, ehrilchiosis and anaplasmosis?

5. Do you think it would be possible to transmit vector borne diseases through a blood transfusion? Explain your response...

6. Is Borrelia burgdorferi host specific?

7. How does malaria fit into this category of vector transmitted diseases?

Lab Report - Questions: Botulism

1. How do home canning conditions favor botulinum spore formation and growth?

2. How is the botulism toxin used in the cosmetic industry?

3. What is the incubation period for food borne botulism?

4. How may botulism affect the respiratory system?

5. Besides paralysis, what are some other symptoms of food borne botulism?

6. What is the specific pattern of muscles weakness observed with food borne botulism?

7. Compare the symptoms of food bone botulism with those of wound botulism?

8. Explain how the inhibition of acetylcholine release leads to paralysis.

Questions: C. diff

1. What populations are at a higher risk of C. difficile infection?

2. How does antibiotics used lead to C. difficile infections?

3. What are healthcare associated infections (HAIs) and how does C. difficile infections fit into this category?

4. What is the portal of entry and exit of C. difficile?

5. Can formats harbor C. difficile?

6. How do healthcare professionals aid in the spread of C. difficile?

7. How are most cases of C. difficile infections resolved, and in what time frame does this occur?

8. What is the main reservoir for C. difficile?

Questions: Dental Disease

1. Microorganisms on the surface of a tooth may produce acids. How might this lead to tooth decay?

2. Would one expect aerobic or anaerobic bacteria to enter into the gingiva once it is damaged by calculus? Explain your answer.

3. What genera of bacteria are frequently found in areas of gingivitis?

4. Briefly describe the process of horizontal disease transmission. Do you think dental disease can be horizontally transmitted? Explain your answer.

5. What is the length of the time needed for colonization of a clean tooth?

6. How does the ingestion of carbohydrates contribute to dental caries?

7. Describe necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis.