1. A 5-month-old child is given honey at breakfast and begins showing symptoms consistent with botulism. Would the child's illness be classified as
... [Show More] foodborne, infant or wound botulism? correct ans-Infant. Although food (honey) is consumed, foodborne botulism is derived from improperly canned, low acid foods under anaerobic conditions. Such conditions were not described. No puncture wounds or injuries were described, ruling out wound. The child is suffering from infant botulism, as honey is a potential carrier of clostridium. The intestinal track of young children is still developing and clostridium is able to colonize and produce the associated toxin.
2. A facultative anaerobe is a microorganism capable of growth under what conditions? (short answer) correct ans-A facultative anaerobe is capable of growth under aerobic (with oxygen) and anaerobic (without oxygen) conditions
1. A 5-month-old child is given honey at breakfast and begins showing symptoms consistent with botulism. Would the child's illness be classified as foodborne, infant or wound botulism? correct ans-Infant. Although food (honey) is consumed, foodborne botulism is derived from improperly canned, low acid foods under anaerobic conditions. Such conditions were not described. No puncture wounds or injuries were described, ruling out wound. The child is suffering from infant botulism, as honey is a potential carrier of clostridium. The intestinal track of young children is still developing and clostridium is able to colonize and produce the associated toxin.
2. A facultative anaerobe is a microorganism capable of growth under what conditions? (short answer) correct ans-A facultative anaerobe is capable of growth under aerobic (with oxygen) and anaerobic (without oxygen) conditions
1. A 5-month-old child is given honey at breakfast and begins showing symptoms consistent with botulism. Would the child's illness be classified as foodborne, infant or wound botulism? correct ans-Infant. Although food (honey) is consumed, foodborne botulism is derived from improperly canned, low acid foods under anaerobic conditions. Such conditions were not described. No puncture wounds or injuries were described, ruling out wound. The child is suffering from infant botulism, as honey is a potential carrier of clostridium. The intestinal track of young children is still developing and clostridium is able to colonize and produce the associated toxin.
2. A facultative anaerobe is a microorganism capable of growth under what conditions? (short answer) correct ans-A facultative anaerobe is capable of growth under aerobic (with oxygen) and anaerobic (without oxygen) conditions [Show Less]