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1
Coughing and sneezing increase an individual's susceptibility to disease.
A)True
B)False
2
Phagocytes protect the body from infection by finding, surrounding, and digesting intruding microorganisms.
A)True
B)False
3
An endogenous infection is one that is caused by the introduction of a pathogen from outside the body.
A)True
B)False
4
Escherichia coli bacteria can cause severe food poisoning.
A)True
B)False
5
Edward Jenner developed the first effective vaccine against chicken pox.
A)True
B)False
6
Louis Pasteur stated that disease is caused by microorganisms.
A)True
B)False
7
Cholera is caused by a virus.
A)True
B)False
8
Patients with chicken pox experience an itchy rash that begins as tiny red bumps and eventually becomes fluid-filled blisters.
A)True
B)False
9
Croup is a condition characterized by a harsh, barking cough, difficulty breathing, hoarseness, and low-grade fever.
A)True
B)False
10
Thirty-five to fifty percent of adolescents who become infected with the Epstein-Barr virus develop infectious flu and complain of fever, sore throat, and swollen lymph nodes.
A)True
B)False





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