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Decks in this class (21)

Lecture 1.1: Intro to Infection
What is microbiology,
Germ theory 1861,
Koch s postulate 1890
23  cards
Lecture 1.2: Microbiota
What is the microbiota,
What is the normal flora,
What is the microbiome
27  cards
Lecture 2.1: Infection and Disease
What is symbiosis,
Types of symbioses 3,
Mutualistic
49  cards
Lecture 2.2: Toxins
What is a toxin,
What is toxigenicity,
What is toxaemia
40  cards
Lecture 3.1: Detection of Pathogens
What are the 2 subsets of the imm...,
The 3 stages of innate immune system,
Stages of innate immune system re...
24  cards
Lecture 3.2: Immune Response
What in the complement cascade ca...,
What in the complement cascade co...,
Cells of the innate immune system
17  cards
Lecture 4.1: Sepsis
What is sepsis,
What is septic shock,
In sepsis the inflammatory respon...
21  cards
Lecture 5.1: Respiratory Tract Infections
What makes up the upper respirato...,
What makes up the lower respirato...,
Normal flora of the upper respira...
42  cards
Lecture 5.2: Viral Adaptations
Viral cell cycle,
An overview of the spanish flu,
What is the influenza virus
28  cards
Lecture 6.1: Infectious Diseases of the GI
What is infection,
Transmission routes of infection,
Pathogenic mechanisms epithelial ...
42  cards
Lecture 6.2: Enterobacteriaceae
What is the structure of enteroba...,
Physiology of,
Virulence factors of
41  cards
Lecture 7.1: Infections of the Genital Tract
Where are microorganisms commonly...,
Why is the female genitourinary t...,
What does venereal mean
50  cards
Lecture 7.2: HIV
What does hiv stand for,
Structure of hiv 6,
How many genes does the hiv virus...
27  cards
Lecture 8.1: Viral Hepatitis
What is hepatitis,
Causes of hepatitis infectious,
Causes of hepatitis non infectious
38  cards
Lecture 8.2: Viral Infections and Cancers
What is an oncogene,
What is human papillomavirus hpv,
How common is hpv
37  cards
Lecture 9.1: Antimicrobial Agents
What are antimicrobial drugs,
Types of antimicrobial drugs 4,
What is chemotherapy
23  cards
Lecture 9.2: Microbial Adaptations
What are microbial adaptations,
What is intrinsic resistance,
What is acquired resistance
18  cards
Lecture 10.1: Antibiotic Stewardship
What is a steward volunteer,
What are the goals of stewardship,
Principles of treatment when pres...
7  cards
Lecture 10.2: Vaccinations
What are the methods of acquiring...,
When should you not be vaccinated,
What is herd immunity
36  cards
Lecture 11.1: Prions
What are prions,
What are prion diseases,
What are some examples of prion d...
32  cards
Lecture 11.2: Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Disease
National institute of allergy and...,
What is ebola,
How is ebola transmitted
65  cards

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