Bacterial Encephalitis and Meningitis Are Difficult to Treat Because

question 32

Multiple Choice

Bacterial encephalitis and meningitis are difficult to treat because

• A) antibiotics damage nervous tissue.
• B) many antibiotics cannot penetrate the blood-brain barrier.
• C) no medications exist for treatment of these infections.
• D) it is very difficult to determine the causative microbe.
• E) the infections move along peripheral nerves.

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Trespass To Chattels

Direct, intentional interference with another’s rights to possess his personal property.

Wrongful Interference

An intentional act by one party to disrupt a contractual or business relationship between other parties, causing harm.

Conversion

An intentional tort that involves the unauthorized taking or use of someone else's personal property.

Intentional Tort

A wrongful act done intentionally that causes harm to another person, distinguishable from negligence or accidental harm.