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What is the first stage of acute infections?
Which bacterial pathogen uses hair-like pili for attachment to gingival epithelium?
What is the main constituent of dental biofilm that Streptococcus mutans binds to enamel surface?
Which type of bacterial infection involves reactivation and recurrence of symptoms?
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How do most infections occur according to the text?
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Which major step in bacterial infections involves the production of toxins?
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Which property of bacteria is mainly dependent upon secreted bacterial enzymes?
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What bacterial structure interferes with phagocytosis in certain pathogens like Porphyromonas gingivalis?
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Which category of inflammation is associated with bacterial infection by Staphylococcus aureus?
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What type of toxin acts on the gut mucosa?
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Which group of bacterial exotoxins act on neuronal pathways?
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What bacterial component is mainly responsible for the endotoxin?
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