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Intro to Infectious disease Flashcards

1
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Infection

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Organsims producing pathology

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2
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Colonization

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no pathology is observed

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Endogenous source of infection

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Colonized organsims infect when the host’s immune defense is compromised

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4
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What is the most common entry pathway of infectious agents?

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Inhalation/aspiration

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5
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Intoxication

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i.e. food poisoning. Infectious agents have no really entry to the body but have a biologcial impact

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6
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Koch’s Postulate

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Infecious agent shouldn’t be found in healthy animals, should be isolated. When healthy animal is exposed to agent, will have the same disease as the original animal. Agent should again be able to be isolated

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7
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Convalescence

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Time-period following the illness

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Acute infection

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develops rapidly

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9
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Fulminant infection

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symptoms appear suddenly and intensely

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Pyogenic infection

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Pus-forming

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Retrograde infection

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Microbial invasion proceeds thru a tube/duct against the direction of fluid-flow (UTIs)

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12
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Frank/Strict pathogens

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organisms not known to inhabit humans without causing disease

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13
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Virulence

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Ability to produce an infection

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14
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Pathogenicity

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Ability to cause disease or pathology

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15
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Zoonotic disease

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Diseases transmitted to mand from infected animals

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16
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Most common cause of conjuctivitis

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Adenovirus

17
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Most common cause of Cataracts

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Rubella virus

18
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Most common cause of Chorioretinitis

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Cytomegalovirus

19
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Most common cause of eye infections leading to blindness

20
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Common cuase of Aseptic meningitis

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Coxsackle A/B viruses

21
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Common infections causing encephalitis

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HSV 1/Arboencephalitis viruses

22
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Common viruses causing the common cold

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Rhinovirus/Corona virus

23
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Common infections causing acute pharyngitis/tonsilitis

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Adenovirus/Coxsackle A virus

24
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Common infection causing Laryngitis

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Parainfluenza virus 1

25
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Common infection causing Parotitis

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Mumps virus

26
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Common infections causing acute bronchilitis

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Rhinovirus/Corona virus

27
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Common infections causing Bronchiolitis

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Respiratory syncytial virus, Parainfluenza virus 3

28
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Common infections causing pneumonia

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Respiratory syncytial virus, Parainfluenza virus, Influenza

29
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Common infection causing GI symptoms in infants

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Rotavirus A

30
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Common infection causing GI symptoms in all ages

31
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Common infection that causes GI symptoms that disseminate quickly

32
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Herpes skin lesions (oral)

33
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Genital herpes

34
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Chicken pox/Shingles

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Varicella-Zoster virus

35
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Herpangina

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Papillomavirus 6, 11, 42

36
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Hemorrhagic cystitis, nephritis, urethritis

37
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Fetal infections

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Rubella, CMV, HIV

38
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Myalgia/myocarditis/pericarditis

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Coxsackie B

39
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Infectious mononucleosis

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Epstein-Barr virus

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