Sulfonamides are bactericidal drugs that mimic molecules within the cell and inhibit metabolic pathways. Allergies to sulfa drugs are common. 

What period of disease is occurring when a patient is most likely to spread a contagious disease?

What class of antiviral are vaccines for SARS-CoV-2 that code for the spike protein of the virus? 

What process describes the cross-linking of pathogens by antibodies so the kidney and spleen can filter them from the blood?

Infectious strains of S. aureus and E. coli were tested for susceptibility to three antibiotics (abbreviated A, B, and C). Use the disk diffusion measurements and interpretive table below to answer the question. (Remember that S. aureus is in the genus Staphylococcus and is Gram-positive, and E. coli is in the Enterobacteriaceae family and is Gram-negative.) Which antibiotic would be best for treating an infection of S. aureus? 

Place the following stages of pathogenesis in order starting with 1 as the first stage. 

Examine the map below. What measurement of illness does the red line, labeled as “Active HIV/AIDS Infections”, indicate?

What enzyme makes penicillins ineffective? 

What type of disease is sickle cell anemia?

Select all of the following antibiotic classes that are bacteriostatic.