Multiple Choice
The agent that causes an infection and disease is most commonly referred to as the ______ agent.
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1. Introduction to Microbiology
Introduction to Microbiology
Multiple Choice
Cytopathic effects are changes in host cells due to:
A
viral infection
B
bacterial toxins
C
fungal metabolism
D
protozoan motility
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Understand that cytopathic effects (CPE) refer to visible structural changes in host cells caused by an infectious agent.
Recall that viruses replicate inside host cells and often cause direct damage or alterations to the cell's structure and function during this process.
Recognize that bacterial toxins, fungal metabolism, and protozoan motility can affect host cells but do not typically cause the specific structural changes classified as cytopathic effects.
Identify that the term 'cytopathic effects' is most commonly associated with viral infections because viruses induce these characteristic changes as part of their life cycle.
Conclude that the correct cause of cytopathic effects is viral infection.
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