Microbiology: An Introduction
Microbiology: An Introduction
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Influenza virus is of four types. It causes seasonal fever in humans. When the influenza virus is seen in a serum of sheep red blood cells and anti-sheep red blood cells, then the patient will produce an antibody against the influenza virus. Hem agglutination inhibition occurs.

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What would happen if patient 4 (O+) donated plasma to patient 1 (A+)? Select one: a. You cannot donate only plasma.  b. The anti-A antibodies in the plasma of patient 4 would agglutinate with the antigens on the RBC of patient 1. c. It would be a safe donation because no agglutination would occur. d. The anti-A antibodies in the plasma of patient 1 would agglutinate with the antigens on the RBC of patient 4.
Consider acute hemolytic disease as a result of the transfusion of an incompatible blood type. Which is/are true?   a. red blood cells are lysed, spilling hemoglobin out of the red blood cells   b. plasma antibodies cause red blood cells to clump   c. plasma antibodies recruit white blood cells to attack red blood cells   d. free hemoglobin in the plasma is harmless
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