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Title: A 25-year-old female has sexual relations with her boyfriend. Later she is told that the boyfriend ... Post by: Naf87 on Feb 12, 2018 A 25-year-old female has sexual relations with her boyfriend. Later she is told that the boyfriend is infected with Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Testing reveals that she does not have the disease. How is it possible that she did not contract the disease?
a. Antibodies covered sites of attachment. b. She was vaccinated against it. c. Platelets provided protection. d. IgE was released. Title: A 25-year-old female has sexual relations with her boyfriend. Later she is told that the boyfriend ... Post by: Caellis1962 on Feb 12, 2018 ANS: A
Some bacteria, such as Neisseria gonorrhoeae that causes gonorrhea, must attach to specific sites on urogenital epithelial cells. Antibodies may protect the host by covering sites on the microor-ganism that are needed for attachment, thereby preventing infection. Neither a vaccination, the protection of platelets, nor the release of IgE was relevant to the client's ability to avoid con-tracting this disease. |