A Chef Cut His Finger Accidentally While Making Salad

question 57

Multiple Choice

A chef cut his finger accidentally while making salad. The next morning he felt pain and warmth and had a little swelling and redness on that finger (signs of inflammation) . By that night, he was just fine. Which of the following pertains to the chef?

• A) He had an overt microbial disease.
• B) He had an infection.
• C) The inflammation was a response to the cut, not a microbe.
• D) Microbial toxins, not the vegetative cells, induced inflammation.
• E) The cut introduced ectoparasites that could not survive.

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