Host and Microbe Interaction Flashcards
Symbiosis
sym; bios
Living together
Gk. sym - together; bios - life
Benefits both organism
Mutualism
Mutualism example
Lactobacillus acidophilus and Human
Mutualism: BENEFIT FROM HOST
Shelter
Source of nutrition
Mutualism: BENEFIT FROM MUTUALIST
Normalize pH
Inhibit growth of pathogenic organism
one organism benefits
Commensalism
host is harmed or damaged
Commensalism
acquisition of the microorganism
CONTACT
stays temporarily on the body
Transient flora
removed by cleansing activity
Transient flora
relatively permanent population of microorgganism
Normal flora
does not cause disease under normal conditions
Normal flora
prevents colonization of pathogens
Antagonist
mechanism of Antagonist
o Competition
o Bacteriocin secretion
Major sources of vitamins
o Vitamin K
o Vitamin B
Factors for Normal Flora to Cause Disease
- Mechanical transfer to another site
- Immunocompromised host
- Predisposing factors
entry, establishment, and invasion pf the body by PATHOGENS
INFECTION
harbors a specific pathogen
no discernible damage
no signs or symptoms
Carrier state
harbors a specific pathogen
no discernible damage
no signs or symptoms
Carrier state
when the infection has stopped
active immune response toward the organism
Immunity/Cure
imbalance or deviation in health
if the infection cause damage
Infectious Disease
the presence of a PATHOGEN whether it causes damage or not
INFECTION
We consider it DISEASE if it already causes damage
DISEASE
Types of pathogen according to source
EXOGENOUS
ENDOGENOUS
inanimate or animate object from which the pathogen are acquired
SOURCE OF THE PATHOGEN
outside the host
EXOGENOUS
within the host
ENDOGENOUS
inanimate or animate w/c the organism is NORMALLY LIVING
RESERVOIR
RESERVOIR: humans and animals
animate
RESERVOIR: soil and water
inanimate
Types of Infectious Disease
- Contagious Infectious Disease
- Communicable Infectious Disease
- Non-communicable Infectious Disease
readily or highly transmissible especially through direct contact
Contagious Infectious Disease
Transmissible (direct or indirectly) from host to host
Communicable Infectious Disease
transmitted to the host by other means
Non-communicable Infectious Disease
example: Tetanus
Non-communicable Infectious Disease
Modes of Transmission
- CONTACT TRANSMISSION
- AIR-BORNE TRANSMISSION
- COMMON VEHICLE TRANSMISSION
- VECTOR-BORNE TRANSMISSION
coming together of the source and host
CONTACT TRANSMISSION
Coming together of the portal of exit of one host and of the portal of entry of another host
DIRECT CONTACT
person to person contact
Horizontal
mother to newborn contact
Vertical
transmitted by an intermediate object
INDIRECT CONTACT
forms of INDIRECT CONTACT
Formites
Droplet transmission
EXPELLED moist particles that contain an infectious agent
Droplet transmission
EXPELLED moist particles that contain an infectious agent
Droplet transmission
Source and host are near each other
Droplet transmission