Diversity And Disease I Flashcards
1
Q
What is the germ theory of disease?
A
States the microorganisms known as germs can lead to disease
2
Q
What are koch’s postulates?
A
4 postulates that are the criteria for establishing that a microbe is causing a disease
3
Q
Dysbiosis in what are associated with numerous diseases?
A
In the microbiome
4
Q
Immunopathology
A
Branch of medicine dealing with the immune response to disease
5
Q
Diphtheria
A
Caused by C. diphtheriae
6
Q
AB toxins
A
Two component protein complexes secreted by pathogen bacteria
(Active binding toxins)
7
Q
What is the AB toxin produced by Vibrio. Cholera
A
Cholera toxin (cholaragen)
