Microbe Mission B/C

[Alex-RCHS]

1. What disease is caused by the herpes simplex type 3 virus? What is another name for this virus?
2. What disease is caused by the herpes simplex type 4 virus? What is another name for this virus?

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1. Chicken Pox (also shingles); the Varicella Zoster virus. 2. Mono(nucleosis); Epstein-Barr virus.

[mangothecat]

1. What disease is caused by the herpes simplex type 3 virus? What is another name for this virus?
2. What disease is caused by the herpes simplex type 4 virus? What is another name for this virus?

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1. Chicken Pox (also shingles); the Varicella Zoster virus. 2. Mono(nucleosis); Epstein-Barr virus.

All correct! Your turn.

[Alex-RCHS]

1. Define Scolex
2. What is the name of the connected chain of proglottids?
3. What is the stage in the proglottid's maturation near the neck of the tapeworm?
4. What is the final stage of the proglottid's maturation?

[Alex-RCHS]

1. Define Scolex
2. What is the name of the connected chain of proglottids?
3. What is the stage in the proglottid's maturation near the neck of the tapeworm?
4. What is the final stage of the proglottid's maturation?

It's been a while without a response, so I'll go ahead and post the answers:

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1. The scolex is the head of a tapeworm, where the tapeworm attaches to the host. It contains a sucker and (usually) hooks. 
2. Strobila
3. Premature
4. Gravid

Anyone can feel free to post the next question.

Note: edited afterwards to hide the answers.

[NeilMehta]

Question:
Which fungal disease in the 2017 list is known to cause hallucinations

[sciduck]

Question:
Which fungal disease in the 2017 list is known to cause hallucinations

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ergotism

[NeilMehta]

Question:
Which fungal disease in the 2017 list is known to cause hallucinations

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ergotism

Correct!

[sciduck]

1) What type of medium is this?
2) What does this medium test?
3) What are the results of this test?

[allopathie]

1) Sulfide indole motility test (although generally I would prefer a TCC for motility only)
2) Tests for bacterial motility/indole production (tryptophanase)/reduction of sulfate to hydrogen sulfide (cysteine desulfurase)
3) A: H2S-, indole+, motile = E Coli; B: H2S-, indole-, nonmotile = SA (otherwise known as Brownian motility); C: H2S+, indole-, motile = Salmonella; D: H2S-, indole-, motile = Enterobacter; E: H2S+, indole+, motile = Proteus

[sciduck]

1) Sulfide indole motility test (although generally I would prefer a TCC for motility only)
2) Tests for bacterial motility/indole production (tryptophanase)/reduction of sulfate to hydrogen sulfide (cysteine desulfurase)
3) A: H2S-, indole+, motile = E Coli; B: H2S-, indole-, nonmotile = SA (otherwise known as Brownian motility); C: H2S+, indole-, motile = Salmonella; D: H2S-, indole-, motile = Enterobacter; E: H2S+, indole+, motile = Proteus

You got it!