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1
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where is DNA located within a prokaryotic cell

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located within the nucleoid

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how large are prokaryotic ribosomes and how large are the subunits

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P ribosomes are are 70s and composed of 30s subunit and 50s subunit

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in eukaryotic cells what is the site of rRNA synthesis and pre ribosomal assembly

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the nucleolus

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how large are ribosomes in eukaryotic cells and how large are the subunits

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E ribosomes are 80s and composed of a 40s subunit and 60s subunit

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what kind of proteins do free ribosomes produce

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water soluble proteins

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what kind of proteins do membrane ribosomes produce

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they make proteins that are inserted into the cell membrane or exported from the cell

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what is the function of the SER

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-production of lipids
-carb metabolism
-removes toxic compounds from the cell

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What is the function of the RER

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transports proteins to
-the golgi apparatus
-directly to the plasma membrane
-other organelles
-outside the cell

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what are the three components of the cytoskeleton

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-Microfilaments
-intermediate filaments
-Microtubules

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what is the nuclear lamina composed of

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composed of intermediate filaments

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what are desmosomes composed of

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intermediate filaments

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12
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what are flagella and cilia composed of

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microtubules

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what shape is a coccus

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round ball

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what shape is a bacillus

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A rod

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What shape is a Vibrio

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curved rod

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what shape is a coccobacillus

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a squished rod

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what shape is a spirilla

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spiral

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18
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what shape is a spirochete

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a longer looser spiral

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what does the prefix Strepto- mean?

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strepto is a chain of cells (remember Srepto sounds like street which is a straight like a chain)

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what does the prefix staphylo- mean

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a cluster of cells (remember staphylo- sounds like staff so think of a staff huddle like a cluster)

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21
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What is a cell capsule

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an extra envelope that that wraps around the cell that can make the cell harder to kill and adhere better which increases its pathogenicity

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what is an outer membrane

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a second lipid bilayer that is found on the outside of gram negative bacteria that has LPS attached to it

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23
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what kind of cell contains a thick layer of peptidoglycan

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Gram positive

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what kind of cell has a thinner layer of peptidoglycan

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gram negative bacteria

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25
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what color are gram negative cells after a test

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gram negative cells appear pink

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what color are gram positive cells after a test

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they appear purple

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27
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what are 2 important characteristics of gram positive cells

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-Thick peptidoglycan layer
-the pep layer is embedded with teichoic acids

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28
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What are three important characteristics of gram negative cells

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-thinner layer of peptidoglycan
-gram negative cells have an outer membrane (which is why they stain pink instead of purple)
-the outer membrane contains LPS (the endotoxin)

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29
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what is the process called in which a vegetative cell transforms into an endospore

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sporulation

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30
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what is a plasmid

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DNA that is not part of the chromosomes in a prokaryotic cell that often carry advantageous genes like antibiotic resistance

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31
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where are prokaryotic ribosomes located within the cell

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they are only found in the cytoplasm

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32
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what is the difference between fimbriae and pili

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fimbriae are more numerous and shorter than pili

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33
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what is the purpose of fimbriae and pili

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they make it easier for cells to attach to other cells and surfaces

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34
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what is the purpose of flagella

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they help cells move in aqueous environments

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what are the three components of a flagella

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Basal body
Hook
Filament

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36
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what way do flagella spin to move the cell in a specific direction

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if the flagella rotate counter clockwise the cell will move in a specific direction

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37
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what happens if flagella spin in a clockwise direction

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the cell will just tumble in one spot

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38
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what is amensalism

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when one participant is harmed and one participant is unaffected (think of a cow grazing on grass and is accidently stepping on insects cow is unaffected insects die)

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39
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what is commensalism

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when one participant is benefited and the other is unaffected (think of a bird making a nest in a tree tee doesn’t care and bird is beniffited)

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40
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what is the definition of an infection

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when a microorganism enters a host and begins to multiply

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41
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what is the definition of a disease

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when a part of the host loses it’s normal function or structure

42
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what are signs of a disease

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objective and measurable qualities of a disease

43
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what are symptoms of a disease

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subjective conditions of a disease that a patient reports

44
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What is the incubation period of a disease

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the pathogen has entered the host and begins to multiply but no signs and symptoms are present yet

45
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what is the prodromal stage of a disease

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the pathogen has multiplied enough that the host begins to experience general signs and symptoms

46
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What is the period of illness during a disease

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specific signs and symptoms are present

47
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What is the period of decline during a disease

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the number of pathogen cells begin to decrease and the signs and symptoms decline

48
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what is the convalescence period of disease

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the host returns to normal function

49
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what is pathogenicity

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the ability of a pathogen to cause disease (it is either yes or no either it can cause disease or it can not)

50
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what is virulence

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a sliding scale of how bad the disease is if you were to contract it

51
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what is vehicle transmission of a pathogen

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when a common resource that many people access such as water or food is contaminated with a pathogen and then spreads

52
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What is fomite transmission

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when a single inanimate object is contaminated with a pathogen and only a small amount of people have access to that inanimate object

53
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what is a passive carrier

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contaminated with the pathogen and mechanically spread it but they are not actually infected

54
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what is an active carrier

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someone that is actively infected with a pathogen and spreads it (the may or may not have signs and symptoms)

55
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are staphylococci gram positive or gram negative

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they are gram positive Cocci

56
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what is a virion

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when a virus is outside a host cell and surrounded by a capsule which allows it to travel from one host to another

57
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what shape is the top virus

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icosahedral

58
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what shape is the middle virus

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Helical

59
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what shape is the bottom virus

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complex

60
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can you have a virus with DNA and RNA

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NO has to be one or the other

61
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what structure surrounds the nucleic acid in a virus

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the Capsid

62
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what is capsid composed of

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made of protein subunits called capsomeres

63
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what is the difference between a naked virus and an enveloped virus

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enveloped viruses are surrounded by a capsid and a lipid layer while naked viruses are only surrounded by capsid

64
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what are viral spikes and what do they do

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glycoprotein extensions on a virus that make it easier for a virus to enter a cell and also make it easier for a virus to detach from a cell during the release of new virions

65
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what are the different stages of acellular host infection

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Attachment
Penetration
uncoating
biosynthesis
maturation
release

66
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what is the penetration phase of acellular host infection

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when the viral genome is injected into the cell

67
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what is the uncoating phase of acellular host infection

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when the capsid is removed from the viral genome within the host cell

68
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what is the maturation phase of acellular host infection

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when new virions start to be manufactured within the host cell

69
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what does it mean if virus RNA is positive sense

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means that the RNA can be translated immediately by host cell ribosomes

70
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What does it mean if virus RNA is negative sense

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means it first has to be converted by RNA-dependant RNA polymerase before it can be translated by host ribosomes

71
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what is different about a retrovirus and a normal virus

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a normal virus turns RNA into proteins but a retrovirus turns RNA into DNA and then that new viral DNA is inserted into the host DNA

72
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what does acid fast staining let you differentiate in bacterial cells

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lets you differentiate between gram positive cells that have a waxy coating of mycolic acid and those that do not

73
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What is a superinfection

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a secondary infection that develops from a patient taking antibacterials that reduces the normal flora and allows another pathogen to replicate

74
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what is descriptive epidemiology

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describes the occurrence of disease within a population

75
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What is analytical epidemiology

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aims to gain knowledge on the quality and the amount of influence that different factors have on the occurrence of disease

76
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what bacterial genus is commonly associated with opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients in a health care setting

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pseudomonas and staphylococcus

77
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Where does replication of ssRNA viruses take place

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Within the host cell cytoplasm

78
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what is antigenic drift

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minor shifts/changes in glycoproteins due to point mutations

79
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what is antigenic shift

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when major changes occur in virus glycoproteins due to genetic mixing with another virus

80
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what does coagulase do

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causes fibrin deposition which interferes with phagocytosis and increases pathogen’s ability to invade tissue

81
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what would you see in a coagulase positive test

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you would see clot formation because of the fibrin

82
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what does obligate intracellular parasite mean

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means that it needs a host in order to survive and reproduce

83
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what is the lysogenic cycle

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when the infection cycle leads to the integration of virus genome into the host genome

84
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what is the lytic cycle

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when the infection cycle leads to the death of the host cell

85
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what is a prophage

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when the virus genetic material is integrated into the host cell

86
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what is a lysogen

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what the cell is called when it is carrying the virus DNA

87
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what are the two cycles that bacteriophages can have

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lytic
lysogenic

88
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what is tissue tropism

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the ability of a pathogen to infect a specific type of tissue

89
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what is different about the way a bacteriophage and an animal virus get their genome into a host cell

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bacteriophages inject their DNA and animal viruses get in by endocytosis or membrane fusion

90
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what is morbidity

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how many people are in a state of illness

91
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what is mortality

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how many people have died in a population

92
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what is the incidence of disease

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the number of new cases over a specific time period

93
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what is the prevalence of a disease

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the number of individuals who have a disease at a particular point in time

94
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what is a sporadic disease

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one that occurs rarely and without geographic focus

95
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what is an endemic disease

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occurs at a constant low level within a population

96
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what is an epidemic

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local outbreak of a disease

97
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what is a pandemic

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a global outbreak of a disease

98
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what does glycohydrolase do

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degrades hyaluronic acid that cements cells together to promotes spread through tissue

99
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how does nuclease help the spread of a pathogen

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degrades DNA that usually traps bacteria so it promotes spread

100
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what does proteases do

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degrades collagen to promote spread of bacteria through tissue

101
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is LPS a endo or exo toxin

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it is an endotoxin

102
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