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Outcome 1 Notes: Disease Processes Flashcards

1
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Microorganisms that normally grow in/on our bodies

A

Normal flora

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2
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Invasion by pathogen with adverse effects

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Infection

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3
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Infection where a small area is affected

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Local infection

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4
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Infection where the whole body is affected

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Systemic infection

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5
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Single-celled organism found in plant, soil, polar ice and animals

  • can be aerobic/anaerobic
  • produces spores
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Bacteria

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6
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Survive without oxygen

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Anaerobic

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7
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Needs oxygen to survive

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Aerobic

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8
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4 bacterial groups

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  • Bacilli
  • Cocci
  • Rickettsiae
  • Spirilla
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9
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Rod shaped bacteria

A

Bacilli

- can cause diphtheria, TB, typhoid fever

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10
Q

Grape-like cluster shaped bacteria

A

Staphylococcus (Cocci)

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11
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Twisted chain shaped bacteria

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Streptococcus (Cocci)

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12
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Very small bacteria which requires a host

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Rickettsiae

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13
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Spiral shaped bacteria

A

Spirilla

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14
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Smallest of all known pathogens

  • multiply within living cells
  • not susceptible to antibiotics
A

Virus

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15
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Large group of simple plant-like organisms found in soil, water + air

  • grows best in darkness
  • few pathogenic
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Fungi

- can cause histoplasmosis, coccidioidomycosis, ringworm, athlete’s foot, thrush

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16
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Single-celled form of fungi

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Yeast

17
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Fuzzy, filamentous form of fungi

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Mold

18
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Single-celled organisms found in soil + water

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Protozoa

19
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4 protozoan groups

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  • Amoeba
  • Ciliate
  • Flagellate
  • Sporozoa
20
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Protozoa made of irregular blobs of cytoplasm

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Amoeba

21
Q

Protozoa with tiny hairs covering cell

A

Ciliate

22
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Protozoa with whip-like filament

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Flagellate

23
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Parasitic protozoa

- needs a host

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Sporozoa

24
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Worm-like animal

- transmitted through fecal contamination

A

Helminths

25
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Presence of parasitic worms

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Infestation

26
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Parasitic worms hatched in intestines

- transmitted via fecal contamination

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Roundworms

27
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Free-living/parasitic worms

- transmitted via under cooked meat

A

Flatworms

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