The Most Severe Illness Associated with Leptospires, with Symptoms Caused

question 11

Multiple Choice

The most severe illness associated with leptospires, with symptoms caused by liver, kidney, and/or vascular dysfunction with lethal pulmonary hemorrhage and sometimes death is called

• A)icteric leptospirosis.
• B)anicteric leptospirosis.
• C)Vincent's disease.
• D)syphilis.

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Definitions:

Serum Cholesterol

The total amount of cholesterol present in the serum portion of the blood, which is a key indicator in assessing an individual's risk for cardiovascular diseases.

Endocytosis

Bulk uptake of material through the cell membrane.

Receptor Mediated Endocytosis

This is a cellular process by which cells absorb metabolites, hormones, proteins – and in some cases viruses – by the inward budding of plasma membrane vesicles containing proteins with receptor sites specific to the molecules being absorbed.

LDLs

Low-density lipoproteins, often referred to as "bad" cholesterol, involved in the transport of cholesterol to cells.