Unit 5

Question 1

recognized to cause disease in healthy person

Answer 1

true pathogens

Question 2

microorganisms that dont usually produce disease but are capable

Answer 2

opportunistic pathogens

Question 3

the easiest and most frequent traveled portal of entry

Answer 3

respiratory tract

Question 4

portal of entry through food, water and contaminated fingers

Answer 4

gastrointestinal tract

Question 5

portal of entry via sexual activity

Answer 5

genitourinary tract

Question 6

an important defense against disease

Answer 6

skin

Question 7

punctures, injections and wounds

Answer 7

parenteral route

Question 8

produce all the signs and symptoms of the disease when swallowed

Answer 8

salmonella typhi

Question 9

cause adherence to epithelial cells

Answer 9

lipoteichoic acid and protein f

Question 10

heat-resistant and acid-resistant protein

Answer 10

m protein

Question 11

outer membrane protein used to attach to cells

Answer 11

opa

Question 12

resists the host’s defenses by impairing phagocytosis

Answer 12

capsule

Question 13

bacterial enzymes that coagulate the fibrinogen in blood

Answer 13

coagulase

Question 14

break down fibrin and thus digest clots formed by the body to isolate the infection

Answer 14

kinase

Question 15

facilitates the spread of gas gangrene

Answer 15

collagenase

Question 16

destroys antibodies

Answer 16

IgA protease

Question 17

hydrolyzes hyaluronic acid

Answer 17

hyaluronidase

Question 18

are poisonous substances produced by pathogenic microorganisms

Answer 18

toxins

Question 19

ability to produce toxic substances

Answer 19

toxigenicity

Question 20

Corynebacterium diphtheriae

Answer 20

diphteria toxin

Question 21

inactivates elongation factor for protein synthesis

Answer 21

diphteria toxin

Question 22

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Answer 22

exotoxin a

Question 23

manifestation of exotoxin a

Answer 23

skin infections, sepsis and pneumonia

Question 24

manifestations of diphteria toxin

Answer 24

swollen lymph nodes and sore throat

Question 25

higher or lower than normal

Answer 25

temperature

Question 26

may have signs and symptoms of an infection

Answer 26

infection

Question 27

confused, sleepy, difficult to rouse

Answer 27

mental decline

Question 28

severe pain, discomfort and shortness of breath

Answer 28

extremely ill

Question 29

when it comes to sepsis, remember

Answer 29

its about time

Question 30

shigella

Answer 30

shiga toxin

Question 31

binds to 60s ribosome in cells and removes a specific adenine residue

Answer 31

shiga toxin

Question 32

manifestation of shiga toxin

Answer 32

diarrhea

Question 33

escherichia coli

Answer 33

heat labile toxin

Question 34

activates adenylate cyclase

Answer 34

heat labile toxin

Question 35

activates guanylate cyclase

Answer 35

heat stable toxin

Question 36

bacillus anthracis

Answer 36

edema toxin, lethal toxin

Question 37

bacillus anthracis makes three proteins:

Answer 37

protective antigen, lethal factor and edema factor

Question 38

manifestation of edema toxin, lethal toxin

Answer 38

woolsorter’s disease

Question 39

vibrio cholerae

Answer 39

cholera toxin

Question 40

bordetella pertussis

Answer 40

pertussis toxin

Question 41

manifestation of pertussis toxin

Answer 41

whooping cough

Question 42

clostridium tetani

Answer 42

tetanospasmin

Question 43

inhibits inhibitory neurons

Answer 43

tetanospasmin

Question 44

clostridium botulinum

Answer 44

botulinum toxin

Question 45

inhibits the release of acetylcholine

Answer 45

botulinum toxin

Question 46

manifestation of botulinum toxin

Answer 46

floppy baby

Question 47

clostridium perfringens

Answer 47

alpha toxin

Question 48

manifestation of alpha toxin

Answer 48

gas gangrene