Microbiology Part 2 Flashcards
Viral Hemagglutination Inhibition Test
flu and mono
Fluorescent Antibody Test
TB and Syphilis
ELISAs (Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay)
labels antibody for HIV
Western Blot
AIDS confirmaion test
Gram positive
purple
Gram negative
red/pink
presents antigen to T cell
macrophages
inactivates pathogens
NK cells
National public health agency
US Public Health Service
Epidemiological studies
CDC
National Priorities List
list of national hazardous waste sites
chiropractic license,
infected meats,
food product recalls
Department of Health
protects and promotes health of people living around Hazardous waste sites
Public Health Assessment
Rod shaped
bacilli
spherical
cocci
spiral
spirochetes
spring
spirilla
one benefits, the other doesnt care
commensalism
mosquito abatement
spraying poison
eggs, 2-4 hours
staph
18-26 hours, canned foods
botulism
unpasteurized milk products, lunch meats, cant takeup to 2 weeks
listeria
undercooked meats, fecal material, up to 2 days
E. coli
poultry, 12-48 hours
Salmonella
food and water, 1-2 days
Shigella
seafood and water, 1-5 days
cholera
undercooked met, few hours to 3 weeks
Francisella tularensis
raw milk, can get TB, months to years
Mycobacterium bovis
virus spread by arthropods (insects)
arboviruses
antrhax, botulism, plague, smallpox, tularemia, viral hemorrhagic fevers, Arenaviruses (Lassa fever), Bunya viruses (Hanta), Flaviruses (Dengue), Filoviruses (Ebola)
Biodefense list - Category A
TB, small pox, Malaria, Mumps and (possibly) Measles
Re-emerging diseases
most foodborne illnesses
Norovirus
H5N1
Avian Influenza
