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Bacterial Pathogenesis & Zoonoses Flashcards

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What is Germ or Contagion Theory?

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Infection spread by random contacts BETWEEN infected and susceptible people (or animals)

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Koch’s Pustulates definition

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  • Proving that a specific organism is causative to a species disease
  • In simple terms:
    You find the suspect (the germ), make sure it’s guilty (by making someone sick), and then prove it was there all along (by finding it again). That’s Koch’s postulates!
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Koch’ Postulates steps (4)

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  1. Isolated organism from disease, but not from a healthy animal.
  2. Growth of pure culture of organism.
  3. Introduce organism to susceptible animals.
  4. Re-isolated organism from susceptible animals.
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Normal flora
T/F: Body of a healthy fetus is sterile in the uterus (AKA no flora)

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True!
After they are born they become exposed to their natural flora through their mother and environment.

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Symbiosis

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Living together in harmony

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Mutual

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Relationship benefits both organism and host

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Commensal

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Relationship benefits one, but has no affect on the other

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Pathogen is ____ to the host

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The relationship hurts/harmful to the host

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Microbial Antagonism

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Belief that normal flora protect host from growth of pathogens (ex. vagina)

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Symbiosis

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Benefit of relationship to both host and organism (ex. rumen)

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Normal flora: Skin (3)

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  1. Bacteria
    Staphylococcus epidermidis (on the skin)
    Propionibacterium acnes (on hair follicles)
    Corynebacterium species (skin surface)
  2. Fungi
    Malassezia species (on skin)
    Candida species (yeast-like on skin)
  3. Viruses
    There are various viruses. EX:
    Bacteriophages (reg bacterial populations)
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Normal flora: Intestines (2)
DOUBLE CHECK

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  1. Bacteroides - high numbers.
  2. Enterobacteriaceae (E coli) - low number
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Normal flora occur where? (6)

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  1. Mouth & nose
  2. Conjunctiva (eye area)
  3. Urethra
  4. Vagina
  5. Prepuce
  6. Rumen/cecum
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Biofilm

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Community of microorganisms adhered on surface.
“City of bacteria with different cultural backgrounds”
EX: plaque on teeth

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Sterile body regions (organism free) (3)

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  1. Lower respiratory tract (trachea, lungs)
  2. Upper urinary tract (bladder kidneys)
  3. Upper reproductive tract (uterus, prostate)
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How can normal flora cause disease?
Hint: Cult. these areas don’t produce helpful info!

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  1. Gains access to a body region it doesn’t normally reside (ex: UTI in elderly female dog).
  2. Overpopulate a specific region (overgrowth).
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Environmental transmission

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Food, drink, water-borne infection

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Direct or indirect contact transmission

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Spread from patients, carriers, or environment to animals or persons who are contacts.
EX: Feces to oral, sexual transmitted, skin/mucous memb contact (wound infection).

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Percutaneous infection transmission

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Insect borne transmission via bite of an infected insect directly with saliva or indirect from insect feces contaminating wound.
EX: Lepto

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Air-borne transmission

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Infectious organisms can be inhaled as
- Droplets (tuberculosis)
- Aerosols
- Dust
- Spores (anthrax)

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Nosocomial infections

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Infection acquired in hospital are usually bacterial.
- Environmental resistance
- Antibiotic resistance

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Direct transmission (2)

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  1. Vertical: through placenta or egg, mother to offspring
  2. Horizontal: one adult to another (secretion, sneeze/cough, sexually)
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Indirect transmission
Hint: Less common with viruses

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  1. Mechanical: passive vectors.
    - Flies, birds, rodents, vet staff.
  2. Biological: vectors that are also reservoir hosts.
    - AKA they are infected. EX mosquito.
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Examples of how bacteria can be transmitted from one species to another species

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  1. Host of origin may have active disease.
  2. Host of origin may be asymptomatic.
  3. Disease may cycle in host of origin and form a reservoir for the other species.
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List the Bacterial Virulence Factors (5)

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  1. Adhesion
  2. Capsules
  3. Toxin production
  4. Enzyme production
  5. Mobility
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Define bacterial virulence factors

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Properties of micro-organism that cause disease in host or increase ability to colonize host

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Bacterial virulence factors:
Adhesion (5)

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  1. Cell surface components or appendages.
  2. Facilitate adhesion or adherence to other cell surfaces.
  3. Essential step in pathogenesis or infection.
  4. Required for colonizing new host.
  5. Potential target for prophylaxis or treatment.
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Define “Pathogenicity”

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Ability to cause disease

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Bacterial virulence factors:
Adhesion & Capsules (2)

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  1. Pili
    Hair like extensions on bacteria that enable organism to attach to tissue. Can be tissue specific.
  2. Glycocalyx
    Polysaccharide coat that protects against phagocytosis and increases ability to take in nutrients.
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Bacterial virulence factors:
Toxins (2)

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  1. Exotoxins
  2. Endotoxins
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Exotoxins

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Destroyed by heat. Proteins excreted by bacteria.
- EX: Botulism and Endotoxins

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Endotoxins

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  • Toxic components of cell wall of G- bacteria lipopolysaccharides.
  • These get released when the cell dies. So, the patient may get worse then get better.
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G- bacteria signs (4)

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  • Fever
  • Shock
  • Severe diarrhea
  • Change immune status
34
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Enzymes
REVISIT

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  • Are usually proteins
  • Destroy cellular structures
  • Destroy extracellular matrix
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Tips to avoid zoonotic diseases (6)

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  1. Wash hands frequently.
  2. Up to date on vaccines
  3. Wear long pants and proper PPE.
  4. Use gloves.
  5. Disinfect scratches & bite wounds, then cover.
  6. Learn safe & humane animal-handling techniques.

Microbio/Viro/Mycology (11 decks)

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