Which of the Following Statements About Newly Emerging or Reemerging

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about newly emerging or reemerging diseases is False?

• A) They may be caused by changing lifestyles.
• B) Examples include Lyme disease and toxic shock syndrome.
• C) They may result from a breakdown in sanitation and social order.
• D) They are all caused by drug-resistant pathogens.
• E) They may result when microbes evolve and develop new characteristics.

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Definitions:

Bicarbonate Ion

A negatively charged ion (HCO3-) that is a significant component of the bicarbonate buffering system in the blood.

Hemolysis

Destruction of red blood cells in such a manner that hemoglobin is released.

Erythrocyte

Red blood cell; biconcave disk containing hemoglobin.

Reticulocyte

Young red blood cell with a network of basophilic endoplasmic reticulum occurring in larger numbers during the process of active red blood cell synthesis.