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Chapter 21 Flashcards

gram negative pathogens

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vibrio def

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curved rods

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where are vibrio found

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in water environments

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cholera is a what

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vibrio

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where is cholera usually found

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in areas with poor sewage and water treatment

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what is the most important virulence factor in cholera

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cholera toxin

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helicobacter pylori is what

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slightly helical motile bacterium

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where is heliobacter pylori found

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colonizes in the stomach of its hosts

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helicobacter pylori virulence factors

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proteins that inhibit production of stomach acid
enzymes that help neutralize stomach acid
flagella to burrow in stomach lining
adhesins to facilitate binding to gastric cells

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spirochetes look like

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thin, tighty coiled, helically shaped bacteria

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how do spirochetes move

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in a corkscrew fashion

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3 types of spirochetes are what

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treponema , borrelia, and leptospira

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treponema example

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treponema pallidum

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info about treponema pallidum

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causative agent of syphilis
is transmitted mostly via sexual contact

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borrelia ex

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borrelia burgdorferi

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borrelia burgdorferi causes what

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lyme disease, gets to humans via tick bites

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16
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how many blood meals does a deer tick have in a lifetime

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3

17
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do deer tick larve carry borrelia bacteria when they hatch

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no, they get it through blood meals

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lyme disease 3 phases

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expanding red bulls eye rash
neurological symptoms and cardiac dysfunction
severe arthritis

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example of leptospira

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leptospira interrogans

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what do leptospira interrogans look like

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motile, obligately aerobic bacteria

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where are leptospira interrogans found

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in wild and domestic animals

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how to leptospira interrogens infect

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they enter through thte skin or mucous membrane and travels via the bloodstream

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