Which disease is due to a bacterial toxin that prevents muscle relaxation?Multiple choice question.TetanusBotulismMultiple sclerosisMyasthenia gravis

Which bacterial species produces a toxin that can cause all the muscles of the body to contract?Multiple choice question.Clostridium tetaniPseudomonas aeruginosaCampylobacter jejuniStaphylococcus aureus

Which one of the following is not a bacterial disease?CholeraTuberculosisAnthraxInfluenza

A 47-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital afterexperiencing nausea and vomiting for about 2 days followed bysevere muscle weakness and neurologic symptoms, includingptosis and dysphagia. She indicated she had eaten at a restaurantthe evening before the symptoms began. Laboratory tests werepositive for Clostridium botulinum. The basis for the muscleweakness in this case was most likely because the toxinA. blocked the reuptake of neurotransmitter into presynapticterminals.B. bound irreversibly to the receptor on the postsynapticmembrane at the neuromuscular junction.C. reached the cell body of the motor neuron by diffusion intothe spinal cord.D. exerted its adverse effects by a direct action on the skeletalmuscle.E. prevented the release of acetylcholine from motor neurons.

Which of the following is an example of a disease caused by bacteria?

Which of the following diseases is most likely to result from a severe protein deficit accompanied by an illness or infection?Multiple choice question.kwashiorkormarasmussickle-cell anemia