CHAPTER 31 Flashcards
a minor change in influenza virus antigens due to gene mutation
ANTIGENIC DRIFT
a major change in influenza virus antigen due to gene reassortment between different strains
ANTIGENIC SHIFT
breakdown of normal liver architecture, resulting in fibrosis and compromised liver function
CIRRHOSIS
syphilis contracted by an infant from its mother during pregnancy
CONGENITAL SYPHILIS
a synthetic polypeptide that binds to viral gycoproteins, inhibiting fusion of viral and host cell membranes
FUSION INHIBITOR
Liver inflammation, commonly caused by an infectious agent
HEPATITIS
a sexually transmitted virus that causes genital warts, cervical neoplasia, and cancer
HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS (HPV)
a drug that interrupts the HIV replication cycle by interfering with integrase, the HIV protein that catalyzes the integration of viral dsDNA into host cell DNA
INTEGRASE INHIBITOR
inflammation of the meninges (brain tissue), sometimes caused by Nesseria meningitis and characterized by sudden onset of headache, vomiting, and stiff neck, often progressing to coma within hours
MENINGITIS
a rapidly progressing severe disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis and characterized by septicemia, intra vascular coagulation, and shock
MENINGOCOCCEMIA
a disease caused by a respiratory tract infection with Bordetella pertussis, characterized by a deep, persistent cough
PERTUSSIS (WHOOPING COUGH)
a compound that inhibits the action of viral protease by binding directly to the catalytic site, preventing viral protein processing
PROTEASE INHIBITOR
an inflammatory autoimmune disease triggered by an immune response to the catalytic site, preventing viral protein processing
RHEUMATIC FEVER
the characteristic reddish rash with fever and sore throat resulting from an exotoxin produced by Streptococcus pyogenes
SCARLET FEVER
an infection that is usually transmitted by sexual contact
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTION (STI)
