4.1 Microbial Infection Flashcards

1
Q

What are the five main types of infectious agents?

A

Viruses, bacteria, fungi, helminths, protozoa

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2
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What is the definition of a virus?

A

Obligate intracellular parasite

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3
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How do viruses reproduce?

A

By infecting a host cell and using their nuclear synthetic macheinery

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4
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What can viruses infect?

A

All life forms, including bacteria

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5
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What type of cell is a virus?

A

They are not cells in their own right

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6
Q

What type of cells are bacteria?

A

Prokaryotes

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7
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What type of organisms are fungi?

A

Eukaryotes - single cell

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8
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What type of organisms are protozoa?

A

Eukaryotes - single cell

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9
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What type of organisms are helminths?

A

Eukaryotes - multicellular

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10
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What type of genetic material do viruses contain?

A

RNA or DNA

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11
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How do viruses divide?

A

By budding out of the host cell or by cytolysis

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12
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What are the four routes of infection that viruses can show?

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Faecal-oral, airborne, insect vectors, blood borne

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13
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What is an example of a virus and what type of genetic material does it have?

A

HIV – retrovirus so has RNA

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14
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What do RNA genomes require in order to replicate?

A

Reverse transcriptase enzyme

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15
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What is the difference between eukaryotes and prokaryotes?

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Prokaryotes do not have internal membranes and therefore do not have membrane bound organelles

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16
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Which bacteria has membrane bound organelles despite being a prokaryote?

A

Photosynthetic bacteria

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17
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What is the genetic makeup of a prokaryotic organism?

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Haploid – single copy of chromosome

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18
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What is the difference in cytoskeleton between eukaryotes and prokaryotes?

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Prokaryotes – cytoskeleton is poorly defined
Eukaryotes – well developed cytoskeleton

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19
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What does the prokaryote cell wall contain?

A

Peptidoglycan

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20
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How do prokaryotes divide?

A

Binary fission

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21
Q

What structure of bacteria allows them to move?

A

Flagellum

22
Q

How does shigella spread?

A

Faecal-oral transmission

23
Q

How does shigella move around in the host?

A

Using host cell actin

24
Q

Which bacteria causes meningitis?

A

Neisseria Meningitidis when when it infects the CSF

25
Q

What is the result of septicaemia on the body?

A

Septic shock and a severe inflammatory response

26
Q

Which bacteria are commonly responsible for hospital acquired infections?

A

Clostridium difficile
Methicilin resistant staphylococcus aureus

27
Q

Which bacteria causes peptic ulcers and gastric cancer?

A

Helicobacter pylori

28
Q

How is mycobacterium tuberculosis spread?

A

Airborne

29
Q

How do bacteria evolve so quickly?

A

They have similar mutation rates to humans, but reproduce more often, thus having a shorter generation time

30
Q

What three types of conditions can fungi cause?

A

Cuteanous, mucosal or systemic mycoses

31
Q

How do fungi occur as?

A

Yeasts, filaments or both

32
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How do fungi replicate? (yeasts vs filaments)

A

Yeasts bud or divide
Filaments undergo fragmentation

33
Q

What is an example of an infectious fungi?

A

Candida albicans

34
Q

What are two characteristic features of filaments?

A

They have cross walls or septa

35
Q

How do protozoa replicate?

A

In the host by binary fission or by formation of trophozoites inside a cell

36
Q

How is a protozoa infection acquired?

A

Infection is acquired by ingestion or through a vector

37
Q

How many hosts does the protozoa life cycle involve?

A

2

38
Q

Where can protozoa pathogens be found?

A

Intestines, blood and tissue

39
Q

How does the pathogen which causes malaria replicate?

A

Plasmodium forms trophozoites inside the host cell

40
Q

How is Malaria infection acquired?

A

Mosquito vector

41
Q

What is the malaria belt?

A

The belt around the equator line in which the incidence of malaria is the highest – corresponds with high temperatures

42
Q

What condition does Leishmania species cause?

A

Leishmaniasis

43
Q

How is Leishmaniasis infection acquired?

A

Via sandfly vector

44
Q

How does the Leishmania species replicate to cause Leishmaniasis?

A

Formation of trophozoites inside a cell

45
Q

What type of disease is leishmaniasis?

A

Cutaneous and visceral

46
Q

What are three exmples of helminths?

A

Roundwords
Flatworms
Tapeworms

47
Q

How do helminths replicate?

A

Sexually via eggs
Some are hermaphroditic (have both male and female reproductive organs)

48
Q

What type of transmission do helminths exhibit?

A

Faecal-oral transmission

49
Q

Which bacterial pathogen are metazoa?

A

Helminths – multicellular

50
Q

What type of worm are flukes?

A

Flatworms

51
Q

What disease do flukes cause?

A

Schistosomiasis

52
Q

Is there a vaccine against helminths?

A

Treatable, but no vaccine