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What type of bacteria are Rickettsias?
What type of bacteria are Rickettsias?
- Atypical spiral-shaped cells
- Rod-shaped, coccoid, or pleomorphic cells (correct)
- Spherical cells
- Long and gram-positive bacteria
How do Rickettsias reproduce?
How do Rickettsias reproduce?
- By forming spores outside the host cell
- By releasing toxins into the host's bloodstream
- By conjugation with other Rickettsia cells
- By binary fission in the cytoplasm of host cells (correct)
Which disease is caused by Rickettsia rickettsii?
Which disease is caused by Rickettsia rickettsii?
- Lyme disease
- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (correct)
- Malaria
- Influenza
What are the symptoms of Typhus?
What are the symptoms of Typhus?
What is a characteristic feature of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection?
What is a characteristic feature of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection?
Why were Mycoplasma initially mistaken for viruses?
Why were Mycoplasma initially mistaken for viruses?
What makes Mycoplasma infections chronic and difficult to eliminate?
What makes Mycoplasma infections chronic and difficult to eliminate?
How do the symptoms of Mycoplasma pneumoniae differ from pneumococcal pneumonia?
How do the symptoms of Mycoplasma pneumoniae differ from pneumococcal pneumonia?
Which bacteria can be sexually transmitted and may also pass from a mother to her baby during childbirth?
Which bacteria can be sexually transmitted and may also pass from a mother to her baby during childbirth?
Which bacterium is implicated in pelvic inflammatory disease and other reproductive organ infections?
Which bacterium is implicated in pelvic inflammatory disease and other reproductive organ infections?
Which bacterium is associated with nonspecific or nongonococcal urethritis and prostatitis?
Which bacterium is associated with nonspecific or nongonococcal urethritis and prostatitis?
Which bacterium is very common in the genital tract of both women and men and often accompanies other STDs?
Which bacterium is very common in the genital tract of both women and men and often accompanies other STDs?
