An endogenous pyrogen is
A) a chemical from the bacterial cell wall that causes fever.
B) a chemical produced by a host's own immune system that causes fever.
C) a chemical released by a bacterial cell that causes fever.
D) a chemical produced within a bacterial cell that is released during cell division or at death of the bacterium, at which point it causes fever.
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Q3: Diptheria toxin is a
A) type of endotoxin.
B)
Q4: Capsules are particularly important for
A) making bacteria
Q5: Pathogenicity is the ability
A) of the host
Q6: It is thought that attenuation occurs especially
Q7: Compared with an endotoxin, would a bacterial
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Q10: Shiga toxin is an enterotoxin that is
Q11: The α-toxin of Clostridium perfringens is
A) an
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Q13: Which of the following hemolysins is a
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