Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
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ISBN: 9781259709227
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor, Heidi Smith
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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How transmission in Lyme disease can be increased by changes in the weather
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Lyme disease is caused by Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria and is transmitted to humans due to the bite of infected blacklegged ticks. Lyme disease is slow-acting, but it often evolves progressive syndrome that is similar to neuromuscular and rheumatoid conditions. Typical symptoms include a headache, fever, fatigue, and a skin rash called erythema migrans.
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Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
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Ch. 22 - Prob. 1QCh. 22 - In Malaysia, a form of malaria that was previously...Ch. 22 - Prob. 3QCh. 22 - Prob. 4QCh. 22 - Why do you think microbes are so adept at breaking...Ch. 22 - Prob. 6QCh. 22 - Contaminated water has a. lower biological oxygen...Ch. 22 - Why do microbes exist that are capable of cleaning...Ch. 22 - Prob. 9QCh. 22 - Prob. 10QCh. 22 - Prob. 11QCh. 22 - With what you have learned about increasingly...Ch. 22 - Prob. 13QCh. 22 - Explain how a warming climate is likely to impact...Ch. 22 - Conduct research to find out where the...Ch. 22 - Prob. 16QCh. 22 - Prob. 17QCh. 22 - Zika virus infection in adults may be asymptomatic...Ch. 22 - Prob. 19QCh. 22 - Prob. 20QCh. 22 - Prob. 21QCh. 22 - Prob. 1VC
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