And the answer is... What is melanin?
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@idweek.bsky.socialAnd the answer is... What is melanin?
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@idweek.bsky.socialIt's another #IDBugBowl Pop Quiz! What type of pigment, found in various pathogenic fungi, is known to bind to antifungals as well as host-derived microbicidal peptides and reactive oxygen species, potentially contributing to drug resistance & virulence?
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@idweek.bsky.socialAnd the answer is... What is Bradyrhizobium enterica?
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@idweek.bsky.socialHappy #IDBugBowl Pop Quiz Thursday! 🧠💡 Which novel bacterium has been proposed as the cause of cord colitis syndrome after umbilical cord blood transplantation?
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@idweek.bsky.socialAnd the answer is... What is Pott's puffy tumor?
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@idweek.bsky.socialHappy #IDBugBowl Pop Quiz Thursday! 🧠💡 What term is used to describe the characteristic forehead swelling associated with frontal bone osteomyelitis and a subperiosteal abscess?
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@idweek.bsky.socialAnd the answer is... What is Brodie's abscess?
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@idweek.bsky.socialHappy #IDBugBowl Pop Quiz Thursday! 🧠💡 What is the term used to describe a subacute or chronic presentation of osteomyelitis, most commonly involving the tibia?
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@idweek.bsky.socialAnd the answer is... What is Chandipura virus?
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@idweek.bsky.socialIt’s #IDBugBowl Pop Quiz Thursday! 🧠💡 Which virus, closely related to vesicular stomatitis virus, has been implicated in outbreaks of encephalitis in parts of India, predominantly affecting children and associated with high case fatality rates?
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@idweek.bsky.social👋 Meet the teams competing in this year’s #IDBugBowl!
-University of Utah
-University of Chicago
-Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
-All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi
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@idweek.bsky.socialIt’s #IDBugBowl Pop Quiz Thursday! 🧠💡 Which novel orthobunyavirus, named after the hometown of a Ugandan child with severe encephalopathy, was identified from cerebrospinal fluid using viral metagenomic sequencing?
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