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What are the three major causative agents of bacterial meningitis?

What are the three major causative agents of bacterial meningitis?. What are the three major causative agents of bacterial meningitis?. Haemophilus influenza Neisseria meningitidis Streptococcus pneumoniae.

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What are the three major causative agents of bacterial meningitis?

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  1. What are the three major causative agents of bacterial meningitis?

  2. What are the three major causative agents of bacterial meningitis? Haemophilus influenza Neisseria meningitidis Streptococcus pneumoniae

  3. What two disease of the nervous system are caused by Gram Positive endospore forming bacilli?

  4. What two disease of the nervous system are caused by Gram Positive endospore forming bacilli? Tetanus Botulism

  5. Name five diseases of the skin caused by Staphylococcus aureus

  6. Name five diseases of the skin caused by Staphylococcus aureus Folliculitis, carbuncles, furuncles, scalded skin syndrome, toxic shock syndrome, impetigo

  7. What viral disease is a mild disease in adults but can cause birth defects if a woman is infected in her first trimester of pregnancy? Measles German measles Herpes simplex Rabies

  8. What viral disease is a mild disease in adults but can cause birth defects if a woman is infected in her first trimester of pregnancy? Measles German measles Herpes simplex Rabies

  9. All of the following diseases can be prevented by an attenuated vaccine EXCEPT: Smallpox Measles Chickenpox Herpes-simplex

  10. All of the following diseases can be prevented by an attenuated vaccine EXCEPT: Smallpox Measles Chickenpox Herpes-simplex

  11. The cause of swimmers ears is:

  12. The cause of swimmers ears is: Pseudomonas aeruginosa

  13. What foodborne disease can cross the placenta and cause meningitis in the newborn?

  14. What foodborne disease can cross the placenta and cause meningitis in the newborn? • Listeriosis • It is caused by Listeria monocytogenes, a gram-positive bacillus

  15. What disease is due to an intoxication that causes flaccid paralysis?

  16. What disease is due to an intoxication that causes flaccid paralysis? • Botulism

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