An Infection with Similar Signs and Symptoms Appears in 24

question 41

Multiple Choice

An infection with similar signs and symptoms appears in 24 prison inmates.There is evidence of bacterial etiology,but no laboratory has successfully isolated a bacterial agent in pure culture.Which of the following pieces of evidence would indicate a single bacterial species is causing the disease?

• A) DNA sequence analysis reveals an organism genetically similar to a known bacterium.
• B) the presence of eukaryotic DNA within biopsy tissues from all individuals
• C) high fevers and night sweats in all affected individuals
• D) 16S ribosomal RNA amplified in 50% of biopsy tissue samples

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Definitions:

Bottom-up Processing

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Downward Counterfactual

An imagined alternative in which the outcome is worse than what actually happened.

Magical Thinking

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