A patient presents with a pseudomembrane covering the mucous lining of their throat. The patient is most likely infected with ___________________. 

Once an infected tick has been feeding for 6+ hours, Rickettsia rickettsii triggers endocytosis by cells lining blood vessels. Damage to the endothelial cells leads to ______________________. 

___________ can be described as a mild version of the Measles. A mild rash, fever, and sore throat are reported by patients. However, it is more serious for a fetus when a mother becomes infected during early pregnancy. 

Which of the following is not part of the normal flora of the skin? 

The disease known as shingles results from ___________________. 

Nearly everyone is infected with _________.

If exotoxins are inactivated then they no longer cause disease, but can stimulate the production of antitoxins. Altered exotoxins are called ____________. 

The organism responsible for most cases of acne in adolescents belongs to the genus _________________. 

Smallpox is caused by the ___________ virus. 

Flavivirus Zika virus is transmitted ___________.