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Question 1

Corynebacterium diphtheriae this bacteria has some general characteristics

Answer 1

• Aerobic or facultatively anaerobic
• Non-motile
• Ferments carbs to produces lactic acid
• Cell wall contains mesodiamnionpimelic acid
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Question 2

Diphtheria

Answer 2

Caused by corynebacterium diphtheriae
Disease Characteristics
* Cells enter via respiratory system and lodge in the throat and tonsils
* Low fever
* Produces a neuraminidase enzyme which spiiles acetylneuraminic acid of host adding in invasion
* Produces a pseudomembrane lesion
* Lysogenized strains produce a diphtheria toxin inhibiting host protein synthesis

Question 3

is Diphtheria part of DPT

Answer 3

yes

Question 4

what kinds of antibiotics are recomeneded for Diphtheria

Answer 4

penicillin or erythromycin

Question 5

Bordetella pertussis is known for causing what disease

Answer 5

whooping cough

Question 6

Whooping cough

Answer 6

 Bordetella pertussis
Disease characteristics
* Highly infectious
* Very youn demographic
* Attachment to bacteria on ciliated cells
* Long incubation
3 stages
* Catarrhal
* Paroxysmal
* Convalescet
Epi
* Part of DPT
* Antibiotics—Ampicellin, tetracyline and erythromycin

Question 7

Mycobacterium TB is known for causing what

Answer 7

TB

Question 8

TB

Answer 8

Caused by Mycobacterium TB
Disease characteristics
* Evades phagocytic destruction via infection of macrophages
* Infected macrophages allow spread of the disease to the lymphatic system and blood
Primary stage mild or asymptomatic, elicitis host immune repose, orgnaiums are contained within tubercels forming a Ghom complex
Secondary Ghon complex liquefy which allow for the bacteria within to proliferate and spread (galloping consumption