Alcohol and other drugs were involved in approximately of all fatal crashes
a) 70%
b) 50%
c) 40%

Which of the following statements describes the lysogenic cycle of lambda (λ) phage? a) after infection, the viral genes immediately turn the host cell into a lambda-producing factory, and the host cell then lyses.b) most of the prophage genes are activated by the product of a particular prophage gene.c) the phage genome replicates along with the host genome.d) the phage dna is copied and exits the cell as a phage.

When children are young and go to the doctor, the doctor will give them booster shots. this re-exposes the children to a dead portion of a disease to them build immunity.

A48-year-old male presents with an 8-day history of productive cough, subjective fevers, and malaise. he is otherwise healthy without any active medical problems. he is a social drinker of alcohol, and denies any tobacco or drug use. on physical examination, the patient is alert and oriented. his temperature is 100.4 0 f, pulse rate is 56, respiratory rate is 18, and blood pressure is 133/64. heent is within normal limits and a chest exam has diffuse expiratory wheeze with decreased sounds to the right lower lung fields. blood labs reveal wbc 14.4, hgb 11.3, plt 233, alt 65, ast 102, and po 4 2.1. a chest x-ray reveals a dense consolidation with bulging fissures. based on these findings, what is the most likely pathogen affecting this patient?