In addition to S. pneumoniae infection, meningitis in the elderly is also commonly caused by infection with gram negative rods and _____
Which bacteria can produce slow-onset diarrhea via spore ingestion?_____
Which form of E. coli presents with a watery, 'traveler's diarrhea'?_____
What is the shape of Yersinia?_____
Does Vibrio cholerae invade the intestinal wall?_____
Which disease caused by Legionella pneumophila is associated with high fever and NO respiratory symptoms (pneumonia)?_____
Which form of E. coli presents with dysentery (bloody, mucousy diarrhea)?_____
Yersinia enterocolitica is _____, protecting the bacteria from phagocytosis
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
epidemic typhus
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