Test 1 Review Flashcards
What is the most common vector borne disease?
Lyme disease
What virus causes Covid?
SARS CoV2
What is IPV?
Inactive polio vaccine
What is OPV?
Oral polio vaccine
Which polio vaccine comes in the form of a sugar cube?
OPV
Which polio vaccine is used in the US?
IPV
What is the most uncommon mode of transmission for monkey pox virus?
Droplet
What is a vector borne disease?
Transmitted via bug bites
The spike protein of SARS CoV-2 does what?
Binds ACE-2 on respiratory epithelial cells
What does the antigen test for SARS CoV-2 do?
Detects antibodies to the virus
What part of the body does the polio virus infect?
Intestinal cells
Is salmonella a prokaryote or eukaryote?
Prokaryote
What is thick in gram positive bacteria?
Cell walls
What kind of disease is Lyme disease?
Vector-borne disease
What does Clostridium Difficile form that makes it hard to kill?
Spores
What condition can be caused by Legionella pneumophila?
Pneumonia
Which type of environmental bacteria produce Oxygen?
Cyanobacteria
What type of bacteria can degrade cellulose?
Ruminococcus
What is bifidobacterium marketed as?
a probiotic
What term is used to describe when the microbiota has been disturbed?
Dysbiosis
What is the effect of taking oral antibiotic treatment while having c. Diff ?
Disease may occur
What are the name of the bacterial structures that inject toxins into eukaryotic host cells?
Type III Secretion System
Which bacteria produces short chain fatty acids that help communicate with our intestinal epithelia to produce mucus and strengthen the integrity of the epithelial layer?
Biffidobacterium
Which structure injects toxins directly into bacterial cells?
Type VI Secretion Systems