Streptococcal Pharyngitis Involves All the Following, Except

question 5

Multiple Choice

Streptococcal pharyngitis involves all the following, except

• A)a purulent exudate over the tonsils.
• B)can lead to scarlet fever if it is an erythrogenic toxin-producing strain.
• C)can lead to serious sequelae.
• D)is usually caused by the viridans streptococci.
• E)causes redness, difficulty in swallowing, and fever.

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Definitions:

Nucleolus

Dark-staining, spherical body in the nucleus that produces ribosomal subunits.

Ribosomal RNA

RNA molecules that form the core of the ribosome, playing a crucial role in the synthesis of proteins.

Transfer RNA

A type of RNA molecule that helps decode a messenger RNA (mRNA) sequence into a protein during protein synthesis.

Messenger RNA

A type of RNA that conveys genetic information from DNA to the ribosome, where it specifies the amino acid sequence of the protein products of gene expression.