When the symptoms of botulism appear, which of the following can be used to treat the immediate disease?

Case Study 1:  This 68-year-old North Carolina man with diabetes mellitus was admitted to the hospital for evaluation of a persistent right lower lobe infiltrate.  Three weeks prior to admission, he presented to an outside physician for evaluation of fever, chills, weight loss, and anorexia.  A chest radiograph demonstrated a right lower lobe infiltrate.  He was treated with oral amoxicillin, but his condition worsened.  His PPD test was negative and three sputum specimens were negative for acid-fast bacilli on smear.  Sputum specimens were sent for fungal culture.  The patient works in a cotton mill in the so-called “opening room”, where he opens bundles of cotton received from the southwestern United States.  Cultures of sputum and blood grew a mold which on microscopic examination had numerous rectangular alternating light and dark structures. Case Study 1.1: What is the most likely fungus causing this man’s illness?

Rotavirus is the single most important cause of ______________ in young children.

Prions differ from bacteria and viruses in that they:

Which of the following animals is considered the “mixing vessel” for influenza?

Case Study 4:  A male textile worker in a fur store is admitted to the emergency room of a New York City hospital suffering from breathing difficulties and coughing spasmodically.  A chest x-ray reveals pleural effusions and widening of the mediastinum. The physician notices the presence of vesicular lesions and black, necrotic skin tissue on the man’s hands. A stat gram stain of vesicle fluid indicated the presence of large, gram-positive bacilli. Case Study 4.2:  How did the patient likely contract this organism?

All of the following describe the genus Mycobacterium EXCEPT:

The major groups of parasitic worms include all of the following except:

Provide one example of how to create an anaerobic environment for your cultures.

A rose gardener pricked himself and developed an ulcerating lesion that is spreading to subcutaneous tissue.  The causative fungus is most likely to be: