Exam 3: BIOS242 / BIOS 242 (Latest Update 2025 / 2026) Fundamentals of Microbiology with Lab | Questions with Answers | Grade A | 100% Correct - Chamberlain

Exam 3: BIOS242 / BIOS 242 (Latest
Update ) Fundamentals
of Microbiology with Lab | Questions
with Answers | Grade A | 100%
Correct - Chamberlain


Question:
What are the causative agents of influenza?
Answer:
virus (influenza virus)




Question:
What are H&N (Hemagglutinin & neuraminidase)? (virulence factors)
Answer:
glycoproteins on the surface of the virus for adhesion/ budding
antigenic drift and shist

,Question:
s/sx for influenza
Answer:
fever
sore throat
cough/congestion
body aches




Question:
What is the treatment for influenza?
Answer:
Tamiflu




Question:
What can prevent influenza?
Answer:
flu vaccine

, Question:
What is the causative agent for whooping cough?
Answer:
bacteria B. Pertusis




Question:
s/sx of whooping cough
Answer:
episodes or fits of coughing, "whooping sound"
muscle production
petecuiae/ hemorrhages
patient becomes red as they struggle to breathe




Question:
What are the virulence factors of whooping cough?
Answer:
pertussis toxic
endotoxin