z Instructions Question 2 1 pts Heart disease results from plaque narrowing or b

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z Instructions Question 2 1 pts Heart disease results from plaque narrowing or blocking blood vessels that supply the muscle tissue of the heart. For decades scientists have believed that heart disease is caused by stress, genetics, and/or poor diet. A new hypothesis is that the infectious bacteria C. pneumoniae causes heart disease. Which of the following observations would strongly support the new hypothesis that bacteria cause heart disease? O People with a high fat diet have high levels of bacteria in their bloodstream. People with blocked blood vessels have high levels of bacteria and plaque-free blood vessels have no bacteria. People with high levels of stress have high levels of bacteria circulating in their blood stream People with high levels of bacteria in their bloodstream have children with high levels of bacteria in their bloodstream People with chest pains have high levels of bacteria in their bloodstream. e 0 (1) ex Previous

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Ans : people with blocked blood vessels have high levels of bacteria in their bloodstream.

When the people consume high fat diet , rich in cholesterol , the plaque deposits in their blood vessels , which narrow them down. When these plaque accumulates in the vessels , the colonisation of bacteria starts in such areas. These bacterias along with the narrowing of the blood vessels is a major cause of concern as it leads to heart diseases.

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