Question

Strep throat and bacterial pneumonia are examples of __________.

Answer 1

A. Bacterial communicable diseases and D. Complete blood count

Answer 2

Strep throat and bacterial pneumonia are examples of

The correct answer is a. bacterial communicable diseases.

Strep throat is a bacterial infection which has symptoms such as sore and scratchy throat. The causative agent of strep throat is Streptococcus pyogenes and gets spread by  contact by the secretions of the respiratory tract of the infected person if the person  sneezes or coughs.

The bacterial pneumonia is commonly caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. The bacterial pneumonia is a community acquired pneumonia. The most common way it is caused when the bacteria aspirates from the oral cavity or by breathing infected air droplets having pneumonia. The bacteria can enter the bloodstream and deposits in the lungs causing pneumonia.

If a doctor wanted to find out the number of white blood cells in a patient's blood, he or she would order a(n)

The correct answer is d. complete blood count.

White blood cell count test is used to measure of the white blood cells in the patient's body. This test is included in the complete blood count test. There are different types of white blood cells present in the body and each of it has a specific percentage .