Bacterial Infections of the Lung That Arise Secondary to Viral

question 19

Multiple Choice

Bacterial infections of the lung that arise secondary to viral disease are attributable in part to

• A) the high virulence of the bacterial pathogen.
• B) viruses providing attachment receptors for the bacteria.
• C) the host's phagocytes mutating.
• D) an impaired mucociliary escalator due to dehydration of the host.
• E) the low virulence of the viral disease.

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