10 Questions
Which virus can escape the bile content to establish infection in the hepatobiliary system?
Hepatitis A virus
Which bacterium can resist and grow well in the bile in the gall bladder?
Typhoid bacillus
What can block the bile ducts and predispose to Cholecystitis?
Gall stones
Which type of viruses are destroyed by bile due to their lipid-containing envelopes?
Enveloped viruses
Which of the following viruses can escape the bile's antiviral effects due to lacking an envelope?
Polioviruses
What is the capability of bile in relation to viruses with lipid-containing envelopes?
Bile has the capability to break down lipids, hence viruses harboring lipid-containing envelopes are destroyed.
How do non-enveloped viruses such as most enteric viruses, Hepatitis A, and polioviruses establish infection in the hepatobiliary system?
Non-enveloped viruses such as most enteric viruses, Hepatitis A, and polioviruses escape the bile content to establish infection.
What bacterium can resist and grow well in the bile in the gall bladder?
Typhoid bacillus can resist and grow well in the bile in the gall bladder.
What can block the bile ducts and predispose to Cholecystitis?
Gall stones can block the bile ducts, decreasing the flow of bile and thus predisposing to Cholecystitis.
What is the route of shedding for the gall bladder into the intestine and then to be discharged in the feces?
From the gall bladder, the typhoid bacillus sheds into the intestine to be discharged in the feces.
Test your knowledge of hepatobiliary infections with this quiz. Explore the causative agents, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, lab diagnosis, treatment principles, and preventive measures for bacterial infections of the gallbladder, liver, and biliary tract.
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