Pathophysiology I Flashcards
What are the three categories of infectious diseases?
established infectious disease
newly emerging infectious disease
reemerging infectious disease
what are established infectious disease?
endemic diseases that have been prevalent for a sufficient perioud of time to allow for a relatively stable and predictable level of morbity and mortality
what are newly emerging infectious diseases?
diseases that are recognized in the human host for the first time
what are reemerging infectious diseases?
diseases that historically have infected humans but continue to reappear in either new locations or resistant forms or reappear after apparent control or elimination or under unusual circumstances
what is the definition of infectious disease?
disorder in which tissue damage or dysfunction is produced by a microorganisms
direct damage causes by microorganisms, or defense mechanisms to eliminate infection
what are ways that microorganisms of infectious disease can transmission
person to person = contagious
or other sources, vectors, reservoirs including: animals, insects, soil, water, food, microbial flora
what is the complex of properties that allows an organism to achieve infection and cause disease of different degrees of severity
virulence
How do virulence factors enable organism to achieve infection and cause disease by:
gaining access to the body
avoiding multiple host defenses
accommodating growth in human milieu
parasitizing human resources
inducing damage or toxicity
What are the defense mechanisms of the host?
skin
mucous membranes
filtration system of upper respiratory airways
mucociliary escalator
antimicrobial secretions
lymphatic and immune systems
What are host factors in infectious disease?
historical notion
heritable variability
age
previous exposures
integrity of host defenses
behavior
What are infectious agents?
viruses
prions
bacteria
fungi
protozoa
helminths
What are different types and onsets of infectious disease?
acute
chronic
local
systemic
What are the different possible locations and compartments of infection?
respiratory system - upper and lower
dental
digestive - enteritis and peritonitis
urogenital
skin
bone and joint
central nervous system
blood
The smallest livings cells are known as
bacteria
what is the typical size of bacteria?
0.1 -10 um
bacteria are also known as
prokaryotes
how are bacteria classified?
based on structural features of the outer envelope
Most bacteria have a
rigid cell wall
What is the name of the gram stain used to classify bacteria?
crystal violet - iodine complex
What are some key characteristics of gram positive bacteria?
dark blue stain does not wash out
cell wall contains teichoic acid and thick peptidoglycan layer
What are some key characteristics of gram negative bacteria?
stain washes out and counter stains with safranin
outer membrane contains a lipopolysaccharide component (LPS)
What is an endotoxin, that is a potent mediator of shock?
LPS
T or F. the dark blue stain does not wash out in gram positive bacteria
T
T or F. the stain does not wash out in gram negative bacteria
F. the stain does wash out and safranin is used to stain red/pink
What are the types of bacterial shapes?
cocci
bacilli
vibros
spirochetes
what bacteria shape are rods
bacilli
what bacteria shape are spherical or round?
cocci
what bacteria shape are curved?
vibros
Which bacteria shape are spiral shaped?
spirochetes
The different types of classifications for bacteria are?
gram stain
shape
colony characteristics
metabolic requirements
biochemical components
genetics
what are the different types of metabolic requirements for bacteria?
aerobic
anaerobic
faculative
What are the different types of biochemical components for bacteria?
coagulase
catalase
hemolytic
How do bacteria cause disease?
direct destruction of tissue
release of toxins
stimulation of host response