Define mycotoxin. Give an example of a mycotoxin.

Toxigenic microbes produce _______. A high ID₅₀ would suggest _______, and a low LD₅₀ would suggest _______.

How are sepsis and septic shock related?

Ergot alkaloids are produced by some strains of the genus _____ .

Explain the different actions of pyogenic and pyrogenic toxins.

Why did epidemiologists immediately suspect terrorism in the cases of anthrax in the fall of 2001?

Explain the action of the toxin of Clostridium tetani.

Label acetylcholine. Color the sites of action of botulism toxin on a nerve cell.