If You Came into Contact with Vibrio, What Defense Do

question 4

Multiple Choice

If you came into contact with Vibrio, what defense do you have to keep it from even getting to your intestines?

• A) Your skin is an effective barrier against bacteria you come in contact with.
• B) Antimicrobial enzymes in saliva
• C) Acid in the stomach
• D) Mucous membranes in the digestive and respiratory tract
• E) All of the above

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Quarterly

Occurring every three months or four times a year, often referring to financial reporting or dividend payments.

Increases in Value

Situations or circumstances where the value of an asset, investment, or property rises over time.

Compounded Quarterly

The process where the interest earned is added to the principal sum, and the next interest calculation is based on the principal plus the previously earned interest, recalculated every quarter.

Compounded Semi-Annually

The process of earning interest on both the initial principal and the accumulated interest from previous periods, calculated twice a year.