Question of the Day

Question: What is the active chemical component in nutmeg and what are the toxicological effects associated with this this compound?

Question: What is BPA?

Question:  What is the immunological basis for the development of food allergy-associated anaphylaxis?

Question: What characterized the so-called “phossy jaw” epidemic of the late 1800’s/early 1900’s

Question: What are the contraindications and relative contraindications to intranasal naloxone administration?

Question: What are the pharmacological risks for the development of Clostrdium difficile infection (CDI)?

Question: Q fever is a CDC Category B terrorism threat agent because it is are moderately easy to disseminate; may result in moderate morbidity rates and low mortality rates; and requires specific enhancements of CDC’s diagnostic capacity and enhanced disease surveillance. What is the source for this infection in most cases?

Question: Which form of anthrax has the highest case fatality rate?

Question: Which form of anthrax has the highest case fatality rate?

Question:  B. anthracis, the causative organism for anthrax, has three major virulence factors; an antiphagocytic capsule and two exotoxins. What are the two exotoxins?

Question: The clinical triad of microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and acute renal injury characterizes the hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). HUS is the leading cause for acute kidney injury in the pediatric population. The majority of HUS cases develop following a gastrointestinal infection with Escherichia coli O157. Which toxin, produced by this bacterium, is the putative toxin in the development of HUS?