Lecture 3 Flashcards
Where do they bind
Cell
Cartilage
Bone
Skin
Name the 5 immune systems
IgA (MADGE)
What makes viruses difficult to cross into the body
Mucus
What is the worm called that come from infected snails
Helminth
What do helminth worms do in the skin
Swim in the water an burrow into the skin
What are rickettsia transferred by
Ticks
What is the normal skin pH
5.5
What benefit by having a skin pH of 5.5 do to pathogens
Can damage pathogen membrane
What is the fungus that lives on the nails and hair
Dermatocytes
What is the aim of insecticidals
Set up a barrier to prevent contact with the vector
What enzyme do tears have
Lysozyme
What does lysozyme do
Break the peptidoglycan of invading bacteria
Name the legionella organism
Leionella pneumophilia
Where are the adhesions on the pathogen
On their surface
Where do some virus bind to in the upper respiratory
Cilia
