Microbial Pathogencity

Question 1

To understand terms associated with microbial disease

Answer 1

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Question 2

To be able to describe features that make a microorganism disease causing

Answer 2

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Question 3

To describe factors that make hosts susceptibleto infection

Answer 3

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Question 4

To know how infections car spread

Answer 4

• Coughing, sneezing, etc
• Dirty hands
• Open wounds
• Vectors
• Contaminated food & drink
• kissing, contact etc
• sexual contact
• Maternal

Ways to get in

• skin
• respiratory tract
• gastrointestinal tract
• eyes
• Urinary genital tract

Ways to get out
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Question 5

To be able to describe a biofilm

Answer 5

• Cells attached to a surface (living or non-living) covered in an extracellular matrix
  Composed of single or multi-species; bacteria and higher organisms
• extremely resistant to antimicrobials and host defences
  -Act as a reservoir of infection or contamination

Question 6

To understand the role of the pharmacist in infection control

Answer 6

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