Malik had just spent a great summer day at the annual family reunion. The menu had consisted of a lo Show more Malik had just spent a great summer day at the annual family reunion. The menu had consisted of a lot of food including burgers and hot dogs on the grill and Aunt Ednas famous potato salad. The next day Malik started having horrible diarrhea and went to a clinic where he was diagnosed with an E. coli infection. The nurse practitioner prescribed rest and lots of fluids including sports drinks. Malik asked her why he couldnt just take some antibiotics so he could get over the infection faster. The nurse said that antibiotics were not recommended for treating diarrhea and could actually make things worse. Answer the following questions about Maliks condition. (a) List at least two virulence factors found in E. coli. What virulence factor makes it possible for E. coli to avoid detection by the immune system? How? (b) Why isnt treatment with antibiotics recommended in patients who have E. coli diarrhea? ***Please do NOT copy and paste an answer from a websiteI can do that myself. I need to understand this material.*** Show less
