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micro ch 13

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Which of the following is NOT a sign or symptom of the common cold?
A. Fever
B. Diarrhea
C. Coughing
D. Runny nose
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Which of the following is NOT a sign or symptom of the common cold?
A. Fever
B. Diarrhea
C. Coughing
D. Runny nose
B. Diarrhea
Which of the following are the main causative agents of the common cold?
A. Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae
B. Rhinoviruses and coronaviruses
C. Coronaviruses and Streptococcus pneumoniae
D. Rhinoviruses and Streptococcus pneumoniae
B. Rhinoviruses and coronaviruses
Which of the following statements best describes why antibiotics are ineffective treatments for the common cold?
A. Viruses are constantly mutating and changing their antibiotic targets.
B. Viruses contain enzymes that deactivate antibiotics before they can reach their targets.
C. Viruses contain drug pumps that pump antibiotic out of the virus before the antibiotic can reach its target.
D. Viruses do not possess targets for antibiotics.
D. Viruses do not possess targets for antibiotics.
How do all viruses differ from bacteria?
A. Viruses are filterable.
B. Viruses are not composed of cells.
C. Viruses do not have any nucleic acid.
D. Viruses are obligate intracellular parasites.
E. Viruses do not reproduce.
B. Viruses are not composed of cells.
A feature that may be found in viruses but never in bacteria is
A. an ability to infect more than one type of host.
B. a sensitivity to antibiotics.
C. the ability to pass through 0.22 micrometer pore filters.
D. they cannot reproduce themselves outside a host.
E. may contain an RNA genome.
E. may contain an RNA genome.