questions 2 through 5
2. A 10 year old girl is hospitalized with severe diarrhea and abdominal cramping. Analysis of stool sample led to diagnosis of Clostridium difficile as a cause of illness. Case history revealed that the patient had recently completed a course of Penicillin for ear infections. The last dose of Penicillin was taken one week before the symptoms of diarrhea began. Explain how use of Penicillin could have led to an infection with C. difficile.
3. Describe phagocytosis. How do phagocytes enter. the site of infection during inflammatory response.
4. Paraplegic patients often have recurrent urinary tract infections. Why would this infection keep coming back in spite of repeated treatment?
5.The graph below shows the adaptive immune response when a body is exposed twice to a specific foreign invader, such as influenza virus.
questions 2 through 5
2. A 10 year old girl is hospitalized with severe diarrhea and abdominal cramping. Analysis of stool sample led to diagnosis of Clostridium difficile as a cause of illness. Case history revealed that the patient had recently completed a course of Penicillin for ear infections. The last dose of Penicillin was taken one week before the symptoms of diarrhea began. Explain how use of Penicillin could have led to an infection with C. difficile.
3. Describe phagocytosis. How do phagocytes enter. the site of infection during inflammatory response.
4. Paraplegic patients often have recurrent urinary tract infections. Why would this infection keep coming back in spite of repeated treatment?
5.The graph below shows the adaptive immune response when a body is exposed twice to a specific foreign invader, such as influenza virus.
