Discuss botulism and the different types of toxins produced by the different strains
Discuss botulism and the different types of toxins produced by the different strains
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The way a microbe causes disease is known as its âmechanism of pathogenesis.â In general, there are four particularly common mechanisms of pathogenesis. 1. Microbes produce toxins that are then ingested
2. Microbes colonize mucous membranes of the host, and then produce toxins.
3. Microbes invade host tissues
4. Microbes invade host tissues, and then produce toxins.
INSTRUCTIONS: Match each of the following diseases to one of the four common mechanisms of pathogenesis named above. characterize each disease.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Match each of the following diseases to one of the four common mechanisms of pathogenesis named above. and describe of characterizing for each disease.
| Tetanus | Microbes produce toxins that are then ingested | |
| Cholera | Microbes colonize mucous membranes of the host, and then produce toxins. | |
| Diptheria | Microbes invade host tissues | |
| Tuberculosis | Microbes invade host tissues, and then produce toxins. | |
| Botulism |
