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This neurotoxin blocks the release of the inhibitory transmitter GABA to cause rigid paralysis.

Outbreaks of botulism, just like the outbreak in the prison, occurs in random places and are reported at irregular intervals. Botulism is an example of a/n ______________________________.

A patient has a MRSA infection. Which antimicrobial drug can be used a potential treatment?

____________ is any cleansing technique that mechanically removes microbes from inanimate objects.

This enzyme can break down penicillins.

In the past, before the strept test, penicillin was given when strep throat was suspected. Anytime a drug is given based on past statistics is known as _________________________.

What is the effectiveness of chloramine on Staphylococcus aureus based on the phenol coefficient?  

Treatment with cold temperatures ____________________.

A/n ________________ is a condition in which infectious agent or pathogen penetrates host defenses, enters tissues and multiplies.

These microbes are commonly found as normal flora of the upper respiratory tract.