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Unit 4- Bacterial Genetics+Epidemiology Flashcards

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Define Lariate

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A ring of intron segments that have been spliced out of mRNA by enzymes

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5’ Guanosine Cap Function

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protects the nascent mRNA from degradation and assists ribosomes in binding during translation

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Spliceosome (Function)

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RNA-Protein complex that recognizes the exon-intron junctions and enzymatically cuts through them (RNA Splicing)

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Poly-A Tail Function

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@ the 3’ end, the Poly A Tail is added when elongation is complete. It protects mRNA from enzyme degradation

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Role of Transcription factors and RNA Polymerase in transcription

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A Family of proteins that function in a multi-subunit complex that can bind to the promoter on DNA or directly to RNA Polymerase. They can activate or repress transcription

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Sense Strand of a gene

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The strand that holds the coding sequence for a particular gene

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The antisense strand of a gene

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the strand that holds the complement of the coding sequence for a gene

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Define Codon

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A Sequence of 3 nucleotides that together form a unit of genetic code in a DNA or RNA molecule

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Define Anticodon

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a sequence of 3 nucleotides forming a unit of genetic code in a tRNA molecule corresponding to a complementary codon in mRNA

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Structure of ribosomes

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Made of rRNA (Ribosomal RNA), site of translation, form ribosome-protein complex

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A Site on the Ribosome

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Aminoacyl site, which adds the amino acid to the polypeptide chain

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P Site on the Ribosome

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Where the Peptidyl tRNA is formed in the ribosome

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E Site on the Ribosome

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Exit site for the polypeptide chain

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How are Amino Acids linked togehter by the ribosome?

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Translation: Amino Acids opposite the codon (tRNA) will align at the A, P, and E Site to create a polypeptide chain out of amino acids.

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Wobble in the Genetic Code

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The Genetic Code’s third codon is usually coding for the same amino acid, relating to the degeneracy of the code

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Point Mutation

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Single-nucleotide switches/replacements

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Silent Mutation

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Codes for the same amino acid with a nucleotide switch

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Missense Mutation

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Cause another Amino Acid to be coded

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Frameshift Mutation

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Can cause a reading frame offset and cause a nonsense or missense mutation

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Nonsense Mutation

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Causes a stop codon to be generated

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Back Mutation

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Reverses a mutation from its abberant state back to its normal state

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Ames Test

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A test to determine the mutagenic activity of chemicals by observing whether they cause mutations in simple bacteria

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Define Operon

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A section of DNA that contains one or more structural genes along with a corresponding operator gene that controls transcription

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Regulator in an operon

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Turns the operon on/off in response to lactose and glucose levels

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Repressor in an operon

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Stops transcription and acts as a lactose sensor , will come off when the activator is present

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Inducers

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Triggers expression of a gene or operon

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Semiconservative replication

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The strand that serves as a template is an original parental DNA strand that is retained in the daughter molecule

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DNA Template

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The strand in a DNA Molecule that is used as a model to synthesize a complementaty strand of DNA or RNA during replication or transcription

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Replication Fork

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Y-Shaped point on a replicating DNA molecule where DNA polymerase is synthesizing new strands of DNA

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Leading strand

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Strand being replicated continuously

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Lagging strand

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strand replicated backwards in Okazaki fragments

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Continuous strand

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Replicated smoothly in one piece

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Discontinuous strand

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Replicated in Okazaki Fragments

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How are Okazaki fragments put together

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DNA Ligase

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Okazaki Fragments

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A Segment formed on the lagging strand where biosynthesis is conducted in a discontinuous manner as required by DNA polymerase’s orientation

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DNA Polymerase I role in DNA Replication

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Removes RNA Primers, replaces gaps in Okazaki fragments

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DNA Polymerase II role in DNA Replication

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Adds bases to new DNA Chain; Proofreads the chain for mistakes

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DNA Ligase role in DNA Replication

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Binds Okazaki fragments together

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DNA Gyrase/topoisomerase role in DNA Replication

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performs a double-stranded cut to prevent supercoiling when the Double-Helix is unwound for replication

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RNA Primase role in DNA Replication

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Synthesizes an RNA Primer

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DNA Helicase role in DNA Replication

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Unzips DNA double-Helix for replication

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SSBP-Single-Stranded binding proteins’ role in DNA Replication

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Binds to single-stranded DNA and prevents annealing of single-stranded DNA into double-stranded DNA, also prevents single-stranded DNA from degredation

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Plasmids

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Small, circular pieces of DNA, can bear genes that code for adaptive traits

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Resistance Plasmids

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Bear genes for resisting antibiotics

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Virulence Plasmids

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Increase Virulence (adherence), turn the bacteria into pathogens

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Fertility Plasmids

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Directs the synthesis of a sex pilus

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Restriction Enzymes

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Cleaves DNA molecules at or near a sequence of bases usually create overhangs

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Restriction Site

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Sites where restriction enzymes will cut the DNA (Double-Stranded cut)

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Degenerative Disease

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Common non-infectious diseases whose incidences increase with age.

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Genetic Disease

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An inherited medical condition caused by a DNA abnormality.

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Infectious Disease

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A disease caused by a pathogen and can be transmitted in many ways

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Direct Mode of Transmission of a disease

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Direct contact or Droplet spread

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Indirect Mode of Transmission of a disease

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Airborne, Vehicle Borne, or vector-borne(mechanical or Biological)

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Mechanical Vector

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a vector that does not require the host to complete its life cycle (Flies)

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Biological Vector

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a vector that requires the host to complete its life cycle (Mosquitoes, Ticks)

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Source of Resivoir

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The habitat in which the infectious agent normally lives, grows, and multiplies/ Can include humans, animals, and the environment

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Communicable Disease

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Can be transmitted by direct contact or indirect contact (Infectious agent)

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Non-Communicable Disease

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A medical condition whose disease is not caused by an infectious agent. can be chronic diseases which last a long time and progress slowly

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Type I Survivorship curve

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High probability of surviving through early and middle life, but die later

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Type II Survivorship curve

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Consistent mortality throughout life. Chances of dying are independent of age.

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Type III Survivorship curve

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Few individuals live to adulthood and die as they get older. Most death is early

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Factors responsible for increased survivorship (Type II to Type I) in the U.S. in the 20th Century

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Cleaner Water Cleaner sanitation/ Septic systems Cleaner personal Hygeine

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Describe the role of the CDC in tracking and limiting the spread of infectious diseases

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All cases of transmitted diseases are reported by physcians and practitioners by law, and they’re documented in a weekly report

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MMWR by the CDC

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Morbidity and Mortality weekly report- Weekly epidemiological digest for the U.S. published by the CDC. It contains notifiable diseases and mortality table

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Prevalence of a disease

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accumulated total of existing cases with respect to the entire population (# of cases/person)*100

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Incidence of disease

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of new cases over a certain time period, as compared with the general healthy population ( New Cases/# Susceptible)

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Endemic

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Exhibits a steady and predictable frequency over a long time and is contained in a geographic locale

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Epidemic

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Region or nationwide spread of disease

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Sporadic

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occasional cases and irregular intervals in widely dispersed locations

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pandemic

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worldwide spread of disease

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ICeberg Effect of disease

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All cases of a disease are not reported because of a lack of access to care or people not going to the doctor with symptoms

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Morbidity

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Number of people afflicted with infectious diseases

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Mortality

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Number of deaths in a population due to a certain disease

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Epidemiology

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The effects of diseases on the community

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Disease Etiology

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Cause, set of causes, or manner of causation of a disease or condition

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Fomites

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An inanimate object that harbors and transmits pathogens

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Oral-Fecal Route of disease transmission

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Contaminated feces from an infected person are somehow ingested by another person

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Food route of disease transmission

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Food Poisoning, foodborne pathogens, recreational drinking water, animals, or their environment, and person to person spread

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Air Droplet Nuclei route of disease transmission

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Spread when droplets of pathogens are expelled into the air from coughing, sneezing, or talking

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Nosocomial infection

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Hospital-Acquired Infection (HAI)

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PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)

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Gloves, masks, gowns, etc. to help prevent the spead of disease from patient to Healthcare provider and vice versa

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Physical control of microbial growth

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heating, refrigeration, freezing, high pressure, autoclave

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Chemical control of micribial growth

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antiseptic, antibiotics, disinfectants

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How to clean an inanimate object

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Disinfectant

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How to clean live tissue

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Antiseptics

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Antibiotics are used where and how?

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inside the body

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Antiseptics are used where and how?

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Outside the Body

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Koch’s 1st postulate

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The microorganism must be found in abundance in all organisms suffering from the disease, but not be found in healthy organisms.

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Koch’s 2nd Postulate

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The microorganism must be isolated from a diseased organism and grown in a pure culture.

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Koch’s 3rd postulate

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The cultured microorganism should cause disease when introduced into a healthy organism.

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Koch’s 4th postulate

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The microorganism must be reisolated from the inoculated, diseased host and identified as being identical to the original microbe.

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Skin/Mucosa as an entry portal for a microbes

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Broken skin, eyes, mouth, ears, nose

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Urogenital Mucosa as an entry portal for microbes

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Urination, sexual transmission (fluid), sexual contact

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Gastrointestinal Mucosa as an entry portal for microbes

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Food, Water

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Placenta as an entry portal for microbes

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Certain diseases can pass from the mother through the placenta to the child (Rubella, Mumps, Syphilis, Malaria, CMV, and Herpes.

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Respiratory Tract/Mucosa as an entry portal for microbes

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Breathing in the pathogen to the respiratory tract

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Stages of the infection process

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Exposure Invasion Symptoms Adherence Multiplication Exit

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Exposure in the infection process

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First encoutner with the pathogen at an entry site (Portal of entry_

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Invasion in the infection process

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Dissemination of a pathogen throughout local tissues or the body pathoens may produce exotoxins/exoenzymes, which increase virulence

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Symptoms in the infection process

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Coughing, sneezing, runny eyes, vomiting, etc. as documented and reported by the patient

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Adherence in the infection process

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Pathogen adheres to the portal of entry. Capability of microbes to attach using adhesion (Fimbriae, Biofilm, slime layer)

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Multiplication in the infection process

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Local, focal, or systemic infection

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Exit in the infection process

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Pathogen exits the host and is transmitted to a new host

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Latent infections

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Asymptomatic infection capable of manifesting symptoms under circumstances or if activated

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Asymptomatic Infections

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The patient is a carrier for a disease, but no symptoms are present

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Subclinical infection

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No recognizable clinical findings

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Source of infection

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The Pathogen

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Reservoir of infection

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environment the pathogen lives in normally and reproduces

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Carrier of infection

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Infected but asymptomatic/ Can be the vector

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Vector

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Caused by a parasite

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Primary vs Secondary infection

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Primary infection is present and reduces immune response. Secondary infection can be more deadly due to weakened immune system (Pneumonia secondary to HIV was cause of death)

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Communicable dieases

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Infectious agent caused the disease

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non-communicable diease

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genetic or chronic disease with no infectious agent

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Localized infection

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An infection that affects only one body part or organ is called a localized infection

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Systemic Infection

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An infection that is in the bloodstream or organ system

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Direct transmission of disease

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Direct contact required

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Indirect transmission of disease

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Airborne or Droplet

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Acute infection

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new onset symptoms

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Chronic infection

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Long-Developing condition

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Sign of an infection/disease

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observable by others

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Symptom of an infection/disease

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only subjective evidence of a disease, noted by the affected individual

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Living Reservoir of a pathogen

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Humans, Animals, Plants

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Nonliving reservoir of a pathogen

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Water, soil, food

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What is the importance of mosquitos, ticks, and fleas in the transmission of disease

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Parasites which can transmit pathogens during their life cycles

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Minimun infectious dose

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As the dose increases, the severity of the pathological effects increases (Dose- # of bacteria) = Concentration (# of bacteria/gram) x Mass (grams)

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Structures used by pathogens in the process of adherence

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Flagellae, fimbriae, glycocalyx, slime layer, capsule, hooks, suckers

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Hooks and suckers are only present in what type of cells?

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Eukaryotic pathogens

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Extoxins are produced by what type of cells

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Both Gram (+) and (-)

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Endotoxins are produced by what type of cells

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Gram (-) Only

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Neurotoxins

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Affect the Brain, Spinal Cord, and nerves

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Hepatotoxins

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Affect the Liver

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Hemotoxins

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Affect the blood

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Enterotoxins

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Affect the GI Tract

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Nephrotoxins

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Affect the Kidneys

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Myotoxins

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Affect the muscles

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Exoenzyme

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enzyme that acts outside the cell that produces it; begins the process of extracellular digestion. Digests molecules via hydrolysis

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Mucinase

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Hydrolyzes Mucins

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Keratinase

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Degrades insoluble Keratin Substances

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Collagenase

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Breaks peptide bonds in collagen (Virulence factor), destroys the extracellular structures in pathogens

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Hyaluronidase

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degrades hyaluronic acid

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Coagulase

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Brings about coagulation of blood or plasma, caused by stapylococcus

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Steps in the progression of disease states

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Incubation Prodrome Invasion Period Covalescent Period

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Incubation period of disease progression

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After entry of the pathogen into the host, it multuplies

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Prodrome period of disease progression

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The Pathogen continues to multiply, host experiences signs and symptoms of illness, immune responses

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Invasion period of disease progression

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Signs and symptoms are most obvious and severe

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Convalescent period of disease progression

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Patient returns to normal functions, though some diseases may inflict permanent damage the body cannot repair

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Define Sequelae

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A condition that is the consequence of a previous diease or injury( Chronic condition resulting from an acute condition)

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Inflammation in the infection process

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Indicates an immune response in the prodrome period of disease progression

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Identify the Lesion Type

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Bullae

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Identify the Lesion Type

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Carbuncle

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Identify the disease

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Meningitis/Encephalitis

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Identify the Lesion Type

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Furuncle

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Identify the Lesion Type

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Hematoma

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Identify the Condition

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Hepatitis

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Identify the Lesion Type

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Macule

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Identify the Condition

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Meningitis/Encephalitis

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Identify the Skin Lesion

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Papule

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Identify the Lesion Type

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Petichiae

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Identify the Lesion Type

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Pustule

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Identify the Lesion Type

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Ulcer

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Identify the Lesion Type

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Urticaria (Hives)

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Identify the Lesion Type

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Verruca (Warts)

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Ignaz Semmelweis

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Hungarian Physician - Estabished a connection between the incidence of pueperal fever (Streptococcus) and mortality and suggested changes in hygiene that reduced the rate of the latter.

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Joseph Lister

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Developed methods for reducing the incidence and severity of hospital-acquired infections through improvements in hygiene

and aseptic practices.

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Alexander Fleming

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Discovered lysozyme and penicillin; awarded a Nobel Prize in 1945.

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Louis Pasteur

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Demonstrated the chirality of molecules; verified the germ theory of disease; developed a method to prevent the spoilage of liquids through heating; played important roles in the development of anthrax and rabies vaccines.

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Robert Koch

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Made advances in the isolation and culturing of micro-organisms; helped to identify the causative agents of anthrax, tuberculosis and cholera; played an important role in the development of epidemiology with his “postulates.

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Ferdinand Cohn

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Created a system for classifying bacteria based on their morphology; demonstrated that a bacterium (Bacillus) can produce a very resistant cell (endospore) when subjected to stressful environmental conditions.

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Paul Ehrlich

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Established the fields of immunology/hematology; developed an effective treatment for syphilis through careful screening of compounds; awarded a Nobel Prize in 1908.

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Martinus Beijernick

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Established the field of virology (working with tobacco mosaic virus); discovered nitrogen fixation and (anaerobic) cell respiration in bacteria; made improvements in bacterial culture methods.

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