Last minute Flashcards
1
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Function of penicillin binding proteins
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To synthesise peptidoglycan
2
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Bacterial typing:
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To identify bacterial strains
3
Q
Neurological virus:
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- Enterovirus
- HSV
4
Q
Tumour virus:
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- Retrovirus
- Papillomavirus
5
Q
2 examples of ascomycetes:
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- Candida spp.
- Aspergillus spp.
6
Q
Opportunistic pathogen:
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Infect immunocompromised patients
7
Q
Non-fatal diseases caused by fungi:
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- Athlete’s foot
- Thrush
- Pityriasis Versicolor
8
Q
Pasasites. Amoebic Dysentery:
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- Infection of the intestine
- Protozoal infection - Entamoeba histolytica
- Diarrhoea with blood/pus
- Detection: Cysts in the stool
9
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Fungi: Causative agents of Dermatophytosis:
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- Microsporum
- Epidermophyton
- Trichophyton
10
Q
Parasites: Flukes?
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Helminth trematode flatworms
11
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3 examples of protozoa infection:
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- Malaria (most common)
- Amoebic dysentery
- Leishmaniasis
12
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2 examples of nematode helminths
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- Enterobiasis (pinworm)
- Ascaris Lumbricoides
13
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CD4 T helper cell 1:
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Activates macrophages to carry out phagocytosis
14
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CD4 T helper cell 2:
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Produces memory B cells
15
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CD8 T cells:
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Cytotoxic T cells that kill infected host cells through granule release or by forming MACs (membrane attack complexes
