EBK MICROBIOLOGY
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ISBN: 8220100659720
Author: CASE
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 22, Problem 10MCQ
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Meningitis is an infectious disease that causes inflammation of the membrane (meninges) that cover the brain and spinal cord.
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Ch. 22 - If Clostridium tetani is relatively sensitive to...Ch. 22 - Prob. 2RCh. 22 - Prob. 3RCh. 22 - Prob. 4RCh. 22 - Prob. 5RCh. 22 - Prob. 6RCh. 22 - Prob. 7RCh. 22 - Prob. 8RCh. 22 - Provide evidence that Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is...Ch. 22 - NAME IT This organism causes meningitis and is...
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