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Dr. Bailey Study Guide 1 Flashcards

1
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6 Steps in the infectious disease process

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1) Encounter
2) Entry
3) Spread
4) Multiplication
5) Damage
6) Outcome

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Encounter with microbe

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The different natural reservoirs of infectious microbes

Does not necessarily mean infection

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Entry

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Pathogens going into the body

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Spread

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Pathogens must adhere to the host, multiply, and spread

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5
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Different mechanisms for microbe spreading

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Lateral propogation

Dissemination

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Lateral propogation

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Microbes multiply then spread to distant sites

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7
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Dissemination

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Microbes spread then multiply

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Damage

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How a host responds

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Processes for entering into a host

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1) Ingress of microorganisms into body that are contiguous with the outside capsule
2) Penetration of a microorganism into deeper tissues after crossing an epithelial barrier (insect bites, cuts, transplants, etc)

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Body parts that are “external”

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Nose
Mouth
Respiratory tract
Alimentary canal
Anus
Female genital tract
Urinary Tract
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11
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Steps for bacteria to enter epithelia

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Attachment

Internalization

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12
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Strict aerobes

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Must have oxygen to grow

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Obligate anaerobes

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Cannot tolerate oxygen

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Facultative anaerobes

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Can grow with or without oxygen

Most medically important bacteria

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Oligotrophs

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Can grow with limited nutrients

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16
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What must microbes overcome in order to spread

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Host defenses

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17
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Microaerophiles

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Require some oxygen, but lower levels of oxygen

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18
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Mesophils

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Grow in mild temperatures (15-45 degrees C)

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19
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Inoculum size

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The number of organisms it takes to cause disease

Important in establishing an infection

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20
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4 Possible outcomes of a host-parasite interaction

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1) Host wins and clears infection
2) Parasite overcomes the host
3) The hist and parasite adapt to eachother
4) Neither host or parasite win

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21
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How long can a chronic infection last

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Indefinately

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22
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Damage to the host can be caused by…

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The infectious agent or immune response or both

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23
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The great majority of microorganisms are..

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Commensal

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24
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Gram positive bacteria

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Have a thick cell wall made up of muerin

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Muerin

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A peptidoglycan made up of long chains of N-acetylmuramic acid and N-acetylglucosamine linked together by short polypeptides

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Gram negative bacteria

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Have a thin layer of muerin between two membranes

27
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Outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria

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Made up of Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) that is species-specific

28
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Lipopolysaccharide

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On outer membrane of Gram- cell walls. Toxic in even in purified form. Made up of a lipid region that faces towards the cell, and a polysaccharide that faces out.

29
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Bactericidal agents

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Kill bacteria

30
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Bacteriostatic agents

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Inhibit bacteria growth

31
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How do Penicillins and other beta-lactams work?

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Bactericidal agents that affect the cell wall

32
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How do antibiotics often work

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By targeting bacterial ribosomes. Can target either the 30S or 50S subunits

33
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2 subunits to bacterial ribosomes

34
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30S ribosomal subunit

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Primarily responsible for the translation of mRNA

35
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Teichoic acid

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Surface structure found on both Gram+ and Gram- bacteria not embedded in cell membrane (Lipoteichoic acid when it is)
Thicker in Gram+

36
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Importance of bacteria cell surface structures

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Cells of the immune system recognize them

37
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Toll-like receptor 4 recognizes

38
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Toll-like receptor 2 recodnizes

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Peptidoglycan

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Toll-like receptor 2 and 4 together reecognizes

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Teichoic acids

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50S ribosomal subunit

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Resonsibel for joining amino acids together and moving the complex along the mRNA molecule

41
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Sulfonamides and trimethoprim inhibit…

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Folic acid metabolism

42
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Aminoglycosides, tetracyclines, and erythromycin inhibit

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Protein syntesis

43
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Metronidazole inhibits

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DNA synthesis

44
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Pili or fimbriae

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Specialized structures on the surface of bacteria that are involved in adhesion to cells or other surfaces

45
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Sex pili

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Specialized pili that link a donor cell to a recipient during transfer of DNA

46
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Flagella

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Surface structures used for locomotion.

47
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Flagella counterclockwise movement

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Locomotion of a cell

48
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Flagella clockwise movement

49
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Flagellar movement is used by bacteria for..

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Chemotaxis - the movement towards a substance that attract and away from substances that repel

50
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Obligate intracellular parasites

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Can only grow inside host cells

51
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Theraputic index

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The ratio between the effective dose and toxic use of the antibiotic

52
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Antibiotics tend to target structures that…

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are unique in bacteria compared to structures found in host cells

53
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Sulfa drugs

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Interact with an enzyme to prevent the production of a metabolite

54
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Mechanisms of antibiotic resistance

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  • Synthesizing enzymes that inactivate a drug
  • Inhibiting uptake of a drug
  • Increasing secretion of the drug (pumping it out of the cell)
  • Modifying the target of the drug
55
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Drug resistant genes

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Often found on plasmids that can readily be transferred from one bacteria to another

56
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In order to survive as an infectious agent, bacteria must…

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1) Avoid being washed away
2) Find a nutritionally compatible niche
3) Survive host defenses
4) Transfer to a new host

57
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Damage to a host as a result of an infection can be caused by….

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  • cell death
  • pharmacological alteration of metabolism
  • mechanical causes
  • host responses
  • bacterial toxins
58
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Many structures on the microbial surface consists of…

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Repeated molecules - referred to as pathogen associated molecular patterns

59
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Pattern recognition receptors

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Recognize pathogen associated molecular patterns

60
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Bacteria are often classified by…

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Their surface antigens (aka serotype)
O refers to LPS
H refers to flagella
K refers to a capsule

Microbiology Exam 1 (17 decks)

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