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CHAPTER 20 Microbial Diseases of the Nervous System and Eyes
Multiple Choice
Fill in the Blanks
1. synaptic cleft 9. dendrites
Visualize It!
1. a. vesicles with Aceytylcholine d. Botulin toxin
Short Answer
Microbiology with Diseases by Body System, 5e
6. Foodborne botulism is an intoxication resulting from eating food contaminated by the
Critical Thinking
1. Penicillin does not cross the blood brain barrier.
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6. Both toxins prevent the secretion of neurotransmitters by inhibiting the fusion of vesicles
with the cytoplasmic membrane. They differ in that botulism toxin works in the PNS on
Concept Mapping
1. Haemophilus influenza