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One summer, bird watchers and zookeepers in a major city notice that more birds than usual are dying. At the same time reports of human encephalitis cases increase sharply. The cerebrospinal fluid of human patients is clear. Similar enveloped RNA virus particles are detected in samples from both birds and humans. Which of the following might be responsible for this outbreak?
Cryptococcus neoformans
◦ an arbovirus
◦ rabies virus
◦ coxsackie A virus
Neisseria meningitidis

Question 2




The illustration is of a Gram-negative bacterium frequently responsible for meningitis. What virulence factor(s) of the bacterium is/are illustrated?
◦ fimbriae
◦ a capsule
◦ a capsule and fimbriae
◦ a membrane containing LOS
◦ a capsule, fimbriae, and a membrane containing LOS


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