ch 10 & 11 kahoot review Flashcards
commensal bacterium
may also be an opportunistic pathogen
describes a disease that is always present in a population
endemic
bacteria growing in the blood
septicemia
if a prodromal period exists for a certain disease it should occur prior to
illness
a needlestick is an ex of
indirect contact transmission by fomite
disease in which the causative agent remains inactive before producing symptoms is
latent
the science that deal with when diseases occur and how they are transmitted is called
epidemiology
symptoms of disease differ from signs of disease in that symptoms
are changes felt by the patient
transient microbiota differ from normal microbiota in that transient microbiota
are present for a relatively short time
koch observed bacteria multiplying in the blood of cattle. what is this condition called
septicemia
focal infections initially start as
local infections
some microbes can alter their surface molecules and evade destruction by the host’s immune
antigenic variation
the ID50 is
dose that will infect 50% of test population
all of the following contribute to a pathogen’s invasiveness EXCEPT
toxins
superantigens produce intense immune responses by stimulating lymphocytes to produce
cytokines