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Mr. Olson arrived in the emergency department with his 10-month-old son. Mr. Olson states he had difficulty waking his son from a nap this afternoon. Additionally, the infant was unable to hold his spoon at dinner and did not seem to be chewing correctly. You observe that the patient has a very weak cry. Mr. Olson noted that the only difference in his son’s diet was the ingestion of fresh honey on his toast at breakfast yesterday. You suspect Clostridium botulinum infection due to the ingestion of bacterial endospores.
-Which of the following best explains how a bacterial prophage can negatively impact human health?

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Please read the clinical scenario, and then answer the question that follow to become familiar with the traditional NCLEX question format.
  Mr. Olson arrived in the emergency department with his 10-month-old son. Mr. Olson states he had difficulty waking his son from a nap this afternoon. Additionally, the infant was unable to hold his spoon at dinner and did not seem to be chewing correctly. You observe that the patient has a very weak cry. Mr. Olson noted that the only difference in his son’s diet was the ingestion of fresh honey on his toast at breakfast yesterday. You suspect Clostridium botulinum infection due to the ingestion of bacterial endospores. 
-Which of the following best explains how a bacterial prophage can negatively impact human health?

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Bacterial prophages have the ability to integrate their genetic material into the host bacterium's genome, which may provide benefits or virulence factors to the bacterium. In some cases, prophages may encode for toxins or enzymes that can cause harm to human cells and lead to disease. Therefore, option A is the correct choice as it describes how toxins or enzymes produced by the infected bacterial pathogen can negatively impact human health. Option B describes how bacterial translation would be affected but not how prophage negatively impacts human health. Option C describes the lytic cycle, which is not related to prophages. Similarly, option D also describes a cellular process but not how prophages negatively affect human health.

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