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PRINCIPLE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND EPIDEMIOLOGY. Flashcards

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are usually free of
microorganisms.

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Internal organs

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But _____ have extensive
populations of microorganisms.

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surface tissues

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☐The microbes that normally inhabit a
healthy individual’s body is called

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microbiota or “normal flora”.

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are specialists, able to
colonize and survive on human tissue.

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☐Microbiota

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Normal Microbiota of Humans

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A. Skin
B. Mouth
C. GI tract
D. Genitourinary tract

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Not a great habitat for Normal Microbiota of Humans

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Skin

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☐dries out, constantly being shed,

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skin

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Skin dries out, constantly being shed,
secretions include ____&_____

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fatty acids
(lower pH to 4-6) and salt

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Some skin regions better habitats
than others

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☐scalp
☐ears
☐underarms
☐anal region

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can
live in sweat glands, hair
follicles, so it is not
eliminated by washing skin.

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Propionibacterium acnes

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are found on skin and thrive
in nasal region.

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Staphylococcus epidermidis
and Staphylococcus aureus,

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Saliva contains _____ and other enzymes that kill
bacteria.

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lysozymes

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adheres to
teeth, especially gum margins, providing microhabitat for other
bacteria to colonize.

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Streptococcus mutans and other Streptococcus

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Stomach is highly acidic (pH _____)
and kills most microbes.

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2-3

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Some bacteria and ____ can
tolerate passage through
stomach; few microorganisms
live in stomach.

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yeasts

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has some
bacteria, but does not proliferate
due to digestive enzymes.

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Small intestine

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17
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As it approach colon, more and
more bacteria can be seen,
especially

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Gram-negative
Enterobacter (e.g. Escherichia coli).

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18
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☐Colon has enormous bacterial
population (___ of feces is
bacteria).

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1/3

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☐Bacteria in colon divide every
____ hours on average, much
slower than laboratory batch
culture rates.

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12-24

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Upper urinary tract are usually

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sterile.

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21
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has complex microbiota.

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Vagina

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After women start periods,
____ is secreted, and _____ bacteria produce lactic
acid, maintain pH ~ 4.5.

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glycogen
lactic acid

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The good bacteria defend against the bad bacteria by:

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☐Competing for attachment sites
☐Competing for nutrients
☐Making antibiotics against invading microbes

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☐An infection that results from a prior infection is called a

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secondary infection

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is when two
organisms live intimately close,
typically over longer periods,
often measured in generations
for at least one of the organisms.

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Symbiosis

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☐If one organism is
substantially smaller than
the other organism and lives
in or on the larger, then the
larger organism is referred
to as a ____ and the smaller
as a ___.

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host
symbiont

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27
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is a symbiosis in which both host and symbiont
benefit.

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Mutualism

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is a symbiosis in which one of the
participants (typically the symbiont) benefits but the other
organism (typically the host) neither benefits nor is harmed.

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Commensalism

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the third category of symbiosis, is one where the
host is harmed while the symbiont gains (the latter, e.g., by
having a place to live and something to eat).

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Parasitism,

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A. Microbial competition

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It is the prevention of harmful bacterial growth by a non-
harmful bacterium.

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31
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☐Normal microbiota can benefit host by ______ of harmful microorganisms.

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preventing
overgrowth

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32
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are the more-or-less permanent
members of normal microflora.

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Resident microbiota/☐Resident microflora

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33
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are present only under unusual
circumstances and only transiently present (hours to
months).

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Transient microbiota/☐Transient microflora

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34
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are members of the normal microflora that do
not usually cause disease but can be pathogenic under
certain circumstances

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Opportunistic microorganisms

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35
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Opportunistic microorganisms can be pathogenic under
certain circumstances like:

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  1. Host immunosuppression
  2. Transfer to other parts of the body
  3. Elimination of microbial antagonism
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36
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study of disease
☐Concerned with etiology as well as structural and
functional changes brought about by the disease.

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Pathology

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37
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invasion and colonization of body by pathogenic
microorganisms.

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Infection

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38
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occurs when an infection results in any change
from a state of health.

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Disease

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39
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☐An abnormal state in which part or all of body is
incapable of performing normal functions.

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Disease

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40
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an organism’s capacity to cause disease.

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Pathogenicity

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41
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the degree of disease an organism has the
potential to cause disease.

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Virulence

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42
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☐Growing the pathogen under conditions that decrease its
adaptation to growth on a given host will decline the
virulence of pathogen

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(attenuation).

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43
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There are 3 main factors that aid a microbe in becoming
established.

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A. It enters or gains access to the body through the
correct (portal of entry.)
B. The (number of cells) that enter the body is enough to
escape the body’s defenses.
C. Other (predisposing factors) that may make the host
more susceptible to disease.

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44
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These are the ways to enter the host.

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A. Portal of Entry

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45
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☐Microbes can’t cause disease unless they enter the body
through the right opening.

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A. Portal of Entry

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46
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The body has 3 main ways that microbes enter.

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  1. Mucous membranes:
  2. Skin:
  3. Parenteral route:
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47
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Mucous membranes:

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respiratory tract (RT),
gastrointestinal tract (GIT), urogenital tract (UT),
conjunctiva.

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unbroken, impenetrable to most people.

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SKIN

49
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SKIN ☐Can gain access through

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hair follicles, sweat ducts,
abrasions

50
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deposited directly into tissues
beneath skin

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Parenteral route:

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Parenteral route:

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☐Punctures, injections, cuts, wounds, surgery, cracking

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Number of cells that enter through the portal of entry

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B. Size of Inoculum

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A
54
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One that makes the body more susceptible to a disease and
may alter the course of the disease.

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C. Predisposing Factors

55
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C. Predisposing Factors

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☐Gender
☐Climate and weather
☐Others include nutrition, age, fatigue, etc.

56
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fimbriae, surface proteins, and capsules are
used by microorganisms to adhere to and colonize body
surfaces.

A

☐Adhesion:

57
Q

are
used by microorganisms to adhere to and colonize body
surfaces.

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fimbriae, surface proteins, and capsules

58
Q

Mechanical means such as ________
are used by parasites, such as tape worms, to adhere
and colonize body surfaces.

A

suckers, hooks, and barbs

59
Q

Once the organism has made it into the body and attached it
still has to avoid or defend itself from the bodies internal
defenses,_____

A

immune system.

60
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or other disguises are used by microorganisms
to avoid phagocytosis.

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☐Capsules

61
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☐Some microorganisms make chemicals that are toxic to
white blood cells called

A

leukocidins.

62
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a combination of signs and symptoms that are
characteristic of a disease.

A

Syndrome

63
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is a characteristic of a disease that can be felt
(by the individual with the disease) but cannot be
measured by another individual.

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☐Symptom

64
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is a characteristic of a disease that can be
measured by another individual.

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☐Sign

65
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Stages of Disease

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A. Incubation period
B. Prodromal period
C. Period of Illness
D. Peak of Illness
E. Period of Decline
F. Period of Convalescence

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☐Time interval between the initial infection and the first
appearance of any signs or symptoms.

A

A. Incubation period

67
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☐The time an infection has begun up to the occurrence of
signs and symptoms.

A

A. Incubation period

68
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☐Short period that follows the period of incubation in some
diseases when symptoms (and signs) appear, but full-
blown illness has not-yet begun

☐Early, mild symptoms

A

B. Prodromal period

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☐The phase during which the typical signs and symptoms
of the disease are apparent.

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C. Period of Illness

70
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☐Most acute stage of the illness

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C. Period of Illness

71
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☐Number of white cells increases or decreases

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C. Period of Illness

72
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☐The peak of disease symptoms
☐The person exhibits full signs and symptoms of the
disease.

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D. Peak of Illness

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A
73
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☐the period during which the signs and symptoms subside
as the infection is brought further under control
☐Patient is susceptible to secondary infections

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E. Period of Decline

74
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☐Person regains strength and the body returns to its pre-
diseased state

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F. Period of Convalescence

75
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are persisting disease after infection
☐The inability of the body to fully repair the damage
due to an infection

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☐Sequelae

76
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The period during which the disease is spread is dependent
upon the infecting organism.

A

F. Period of Convalescence

77
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For example, some organisms are contagious before signs
and symptoms are manifest.
Others are contagious during the worst portion of the manifest
signs and symptoms.

A

F. Period of Convalescence

78
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properties of a pathogens that allow them
to cause disease. Any characteristic or structure of the
microbe that helps it to establish itself in the host or cause
damage in the host.

A

Virulence factors

79
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are used in adhesion to hosts

A

☐Pili

80
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used to evade host defenses or to harm the
host directly

A

☐Enzymes

81
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are substances produced, for example, by
microorganisms, that are poisonous to host organisms

A

☐Toxins

82
Q

Bacterial toxins may be classified as either

A

exotoxins or
endotoxins.

83
Q

are produced predominantly (though not
exclusively) by Gram-positive bacteria

A

Exotoxins

84
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☐Made inside a living microbe and release into the
surrounding environment.
☐Can be converted to toxoid*

A

Exotoxins

85
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Some exotoxins are

A

exoenzymes

86
Q

that catalyze the lysis of red blood cells

A

☐Hemolysins

87
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exoenzymes:

A

☐Mucinase, keratinase, collagenase, hyaluronidase

88
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kills host cells by damaging the cell memb.

A

☐Cytotoxins

89
Q

act on nervous system tissue

A

☐Neurotoxins

90
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act on tissues of the gastrointestinal tract

A

☐Enterotoxins

91
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Are toxins associated with Gram-negative bacteria

A

Endotoxin

92
Q

☐The lipid A portion of the lipopolysaccharide
☐Weak except in large doses and produce similar effects
independent on the producing organism

☐Large doses are especially a problem during Gram-
negative septicemia

A

Endotoxin

93
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is a disease that involves pathogen.

A

Infectious disease

94
Q

is an infectious disease that
may be passed from host to host (particularly when all
individuals involved are of the same species)

A

Communicable disease

95
Q

is easily passed from individual to
individual.

A

Contagious disease

96
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B. Types of Infection

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acute
chronic
subacute
latent
inapparent
local
focal
systemic
primary
secondary
superinfection
mixed
Nosocomial

97
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infection develops rapidly but is soon over

A

acute

98
Q

infection develops slowly and is not soon
over

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chronic

99
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infection is the gray zone between acute
and chronic

A

subacute

100
Q

infection is sign-less or symptom-less for a
long while before signs and symptoms appear

A

latent

101
Q

infection that does not display signs or
symptoms or, at least, all of the signs typically
associated with a given syndrome.

A

inapparent infection

102
Q

infection is confined to a certain area (e.g., a
pimple).

A

local infection

103
Q

infection begins as a local infection but then
spreads beyond the local area as a bacteremia, or
toxemia.

A

focal infection

104
Q

infection is spread throughout the body in
the blood or lymph.

A

systemic infection

105
Q

infection is the infection of a not-currently
infected person.

A

primary infection

106
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infection is an infection that quickly
follows a primary infection

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secondary infection

107
Q

is a secondary infection caused by
the treatment of a primary infection

A

superinfection

108
Q

infection is a syndrome that is caused by a
combination of two or more infections

A

mixed infection

109
Q

infections are acquired from the hospital

A

Nosocomial infections

110
Q

C. Blood Invasion

A

Septicemia
Bacteremia
Fungemia
Toxemia
Viremia

111
Q

is the growth of bacteria in the blood
(a.k.a., blood poisoning)

A

Septicemia

112
Q

is the presence, without multiplication, of
bacteria in the blood.

A

Bacteremia

113
Q

is the presence of fungus in the blood

A

Fungemia

114
Q

is the presence of toxins in the blood

A

Toxemia

115
Q

is the presence of virus in the blood

A

Viremia

116
Q

The means, or logic, by which a specific microorganism is
classified as the cause of a disease.

A

Koch’s Postulates

117
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A

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