What Is So Particular About the Onset and Course of Meningococcal

question 41

Multiple Choice

What is so particular about the onset and course of meningococcal meningitis?

• A) The incubation time for this type of bacteria is always 30 days.
• B) Rash begins on patient extremities and spreads to the torso as patient itches.
• C) Resulting diarrhea is particularly bloody if not treated within the first 24 hours.
• D) If not treated, death can occur within hours of fever onset.
• E) Bacteria are only spread through contact with sweat.

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Definitions:

Rods and Cones

Photoreceptor cells in the retina responsible for vision in low light (rods) and color vision and detail (cones).

Bipolar Cells

Bipolar cells are a type of retinal neuron that transmit signals from the photoreceptors (cones and rods) to ganglion cells, which then transmit visual information to the brain.

Ganglion Cells

Neurons located in the retina that receive visual information from photoreceptors and transmit it to the brain.

Neural Signals

Electrical or chemical signals transmitted by neurons to communicate with each other or to muscles or glands.