Gms 6121 exam 4 2024 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

The 4 things that viruses lack - ANSWER-(1) Enzymes that produce basic chemical building blocks (2) Enzyme systems that generate usable energy (3) Enzymes/tRNAs/ribosomes that direct protein synthesis (4) Membranes that concentrate and localize key molecules All viruses have _______ and _______, while only some viruses have ________. - ANSWER-nucleic acids and a capsid; an envelope A ________ is a complete, infectious virus particle. - ANSWER-virion Naked capsids are ______ to drying...

Diagnosis of bacterial meningitis - ANSWER-- cerebrospinal fluid analysis (by lumbar puncture) Meningitis symptoms - ANSWER-- headache - stiff neck - neurologic dysfunction: lethargy, confusion - vomiting Meningitis damage - ANSWER-- inflammation - PMNS - vasogenic edema (leakage of fluid out of capillaries into the brain) - impaired blood flow - ischemia (lack of oxygen and blood in parts of the body) - cell death Acute bacterial meningitis signs - ANSWER-- elevated leukocytes ...