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Complications following recovery from acute infections by B-streptococci may include: a) Eryipelas b) Rheumatic fever c) Acute glomerulonephritis d) Only B and C above e) All of the above The virulence of the pneumococcus appears to be solely dependent on: a) Leukocidins b) Hyaluronidase c) Capsule d) Hemolysins e) None of the above The organism responsible for most cases of acute bacterial meningitis in the adult is: a) Haemophilus influenzae b) Diplococcus pneumonia c) Neisseria catarrhalis d) Neisseria meningitides e) None of the above The source of most meningococcal infections is: a) Healthy carrier b) Direct contact with an acute infection c) Contaminated water d) Insect vectors e) None of the above Local inflammation and fever in whooping cough may be due to the release of: a) Exotoxins b) Endotoxins c) Extracellular enzymes d) Only A and B above e) None of the above The severity of diphtheria is due to: a) Action of exotoxin b) Action of

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25) Neisseria meningitidis is the organism which is responsible for the msot cases of acute bacterial meningitis in the adult.So i think option D is correct.

26) The sources of meningoccal infection is caused due to contaminated water.This is because meningoccal infection is caused due to bacteria and virus and these are the two main causes of this infection.So i think option C is correct.

27) Local inflammation and fever is due to the release of endotoxins and exotoxins in the body.They cause severe inflammation and fever in whooping cough which may badly effect the health of the body.So i think both options A and B are correct.So option D is correct.

28) Diphtheria is caused due to the infection following tracheotomy because this infection will occur in the throat which has symptoms like difficult swallowing of food,fever,throat pain,swollen glands in neck etc...This kind of infection will be also supported by endo toxins and exotoxins because this infection is purely toxin based infection and these toxins may pass through our blood stream and may also effect throat,nose,tongue.So i think option D all of the above is correct.

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