Using Phages to Treat a Bacterial Infection Is an Interesting

question 64

Multiple Choice

Using phages to treat a bacterial infection is an interesting idea because

• A) a single type of phage can destroy a wide range of strains of the same pathogen.
• B) of the increasing problem of antibiotic resistance in pathogens.
• C) lysed bacteria pose no threat to a person's health.
• D) a single phage can be genetically engineered to infect many different species of bacteria.
• E) of the increasing problem of antibiotic resistance in people.

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Definitions:

Superior Vena Cava

A large vein carrying deoxygenated blood from the upper half of the body to the heart's right atrium.

Pulmonary Vein

A blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood from the lungs back to the left atrium of the heart.

Infero-anterior Apex

The lowest forward-facing point of a structure, such as the tip of the heart.

Posterior Interventricular Artery

A blood vessel that runs along the heart's surface and supplies the ventricles with oxygen-rich blood.