The causative agent for elephantiasis is the roundworm Wuchereria bancrofti which is an example of a(n) ___________________? protozoan alga helminth none...

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  1. The causative agent for elephantiasis is the roundwormWuchereria bancrofti which is an example of a(n)___________________?

  2. protozoan

    alga

    helminth

    none of these

  1. In an A-B exotoxin, which component binds to a receptor on thehost cell?

    the A component

    the B component

  1. Which of these cell types are not immunologically specific?

  2. B cell

    T helper cell

    natural killer (NK) cells

    all of these are correct

  1. Lysozymes _________.  

    destroy bacterial cell walls

    are found in tears

    are found perspiration

    all these are correct

1. Innate immunity ______________.

is always slower than adaptive immunity in responding topathogens

is nonspecific and present at birth

involves a memory component

involves T cells and B cells

1. Regarding the complement system, which of these is a possibleresult?

cytolysis

inflammation

opsonization

all these are correct

  1. Which of these is true about the structure of antibodies?

    they have 2 heavy chains and 2 light chains

    they have constant regions (C) and variable regions (V)

    chains are linked together by disulfide bridges

    all of these are correct

1. Which of the following is not one of Koch’s postulates?

same pathogen must be present in every case of the disease

the pathogen must be isolated from the diseased host and grownin pure culture

the isolated pathogen must cause the disease when it isinoculated into a healthy, susceptible laboratory animal

all of these represent one of Koch’s postulates

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Wuchereria bancrofti is a parasitic worm causing diseases like filariasis by affecting the lymphatic system of humans It belongs to the phylum Nematoda which along with the phylum Cestoda and Trematoda form the major class of Helminth parasites Hence it is a helminth parasite AB exotoxins are secreted by pathogens that infects the cells of the hosts The two components A and B have two different activities The A site is the Active site which contains the toxic enzymes that are responsible for affecting the cell by inducing or repressing any of its gene expression The B component is the binding site that binds to the host cell receptors    See Answer
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