University of Minnesota, Morris - BIOLOGY 222 CH21 1)Streptococci are grouped by their cell wall carbohydrates

University of Minnesota, Morris - BIOLOGY 222

CH21

1)Streptococci are grouped by their cell wall carbohydrates.             

2.         Otitis media is an infection of the middle ear that is rare in the first month of life.             

3.         Humans are the only source of the cold virus.             

4.         Rhinoviruses are effectively treated with antibiotics.             

5.         Of infectious diseases, pneumonia is a major killer in the general population.         

6.         A vaccine is available for protection from pneumococcal pneumonia.          

7.          Klebsiellae easily acquire and are a source of R factors.

8.         Pneumonias are inflammatory diseases of the lung in which fluid fills the alveoli.               

9.         Mycoplasma is effectively treated with cell wall inhibiting antibiotics.         

10.       Histoplasmosis may mimic tuberculosis.