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Infectious Disease Flashcards

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Acellular pathogens

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prion, virus

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prokaryotic pathogen

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bacteria

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eukaryotic pathogens

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protozoa, fungi, helminths, arthropods

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examples of bacterial structures as virulence factors

Pili/Fimbriae

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pili/fimbriae - used by Uropathogenic E.coli use the pili to attach to bladder epithelial cells.

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examples of bacterial structures as virulence factors
flagella

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used by H. pylori to burrow through mucus layer that coats the stomach lining to reach the gastric epithelial cells

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examples of bacterial structures as virulence factors

capsule

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used by Streptococcus pyogens to inhibit phagocytosis by macrophages.

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Endospores

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used by Clostridium tetani endospores survive periods of dryiness in the soil

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