Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (5th Edition)
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780134477206
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 17, Problem 12MC
An antiserum is ________.
- a. an anti-antibody
- b. an inactivated vaccine
- c. formed of monoclonal antibodies
- d. the liquid portion of blood used for immunization
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Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (5th Edition)
Ch. 17 - Prob. 1TMWCh. 17 - A diagnostician used an ELISA to show that a...Ch. 17 - To obtain immediate immunity against tetanus, a...Ch. 17 - Which of the following vaccine types is commonly...Ch. 17 - Prob. 3MCCh. 17 - When antigen and antibodies combine, maximal...Ch. 17 - An anti-antibody is used when _________. a. an...Ch. 17 - Prob. 6MCCh. 17 - Prob. 7MCCh. 17 - Prob. 8MC
Ch. 17 - Prob. 9MCCh. 17 - Prob. 10MCCh. 17 - Prob. 11MCCh. 17 - An antiserum is ________. a. an anti-antibody b....Ch. 17 - Prob. 13MCCh. 17 - Prob. 14MCCh. 17 - Prob. 15MCCh. 17 - Prob. 1MTFCh. 17 - Prob. 2MTFCh. 17 - Prob. 3MTFCh. 17 - Modified True/False 4. _________________ ELISA is...Ch. 17 - Prob. 5MTFCh. 17 - Match the characteristic in the first column with...Ch. 17 - Identify the chemicals represented by this artists...Ch. 17 - Prob. 2VICh. 17 - Compare and contrast the Chinese practice of...Ch. 17 - What are the advantages and disadvantages of...Ch. 17 - Compare the advantages and disadvantages of...Ch. 17 - How does precipitation differ from agglutination?Ch. 17 - Explain how a pregnancy test works at the...Ch. 17 - Compare and contrast herd immunity and contact...Ch. 17 - How does nephelometry differ from turbidimetry?Ch. 17 - Is it ethical to approve the use of a vaccine that...Ch. 17 - Which is worse: to use a diagnostic test for HIV...Ch. 17 - Discuss the importance of costs and technical...Ch. 17 - What bodily fluids, in addition to blood serum,...Ch. 17 - Why might a serological test give a false positive...Ch. 17 - Some researchers want to distinguish B cells from...Ch. 17 - Describe three ways by which genetic recombinant...Ch. 17 - How does a toxoid vaccine differ from an...Ch. 17 - Explain why many health organizations promote...Ch. 17 - Contrast a hemagglutination test with a viral...Ch. 17 - Prob. 11CTCh. 17 - Draw a picture showing, at both the molecular and...Ch. 17 - Using the following terms, fill in the following...
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