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1: Overview
Do pathogens want to infect us an...,
What does a vaccine do,
The big three
17
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2: Innate Immunity
What is the point of the immune s...,
Pathogens,
Important innate immune cells
23
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3: Adaptive Immunity
What does the adaptive immune sys...,
Innate vs adaptive immune system,
Antigens
26
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4-5: Vaccines
Passive vs active immunisations,
Passive immunisation,
How do vaccines work to provide a...
29
cards
6: Smallpox
Virulence,
Smallpox virus,
Typical course of smallpox
15
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7: Polio
Structure of poliovirus,
What is an envelope,
Polio transmission
16
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8: Measles
Measles as a killer,
Measles viral life cycle,
Measles transmission
14
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9-10: Influenza
Symptoms associated with influenz...,
Influenza a circulation,
Subtype
26
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11: Cholera
Why is cholera different from eve...,
What is the cholera epidemic thou...,
Serotypes
17
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14: Viruses - What are They?
Viruses outnumber cellular life,
Viruses infect all types of life ...,
Syncline 1
16
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15: Zoonosis
Zoonoses definition who,
Zoonotic spillover definition,
Zoonoses as a major public health...
13
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15: Zoonosis Examples
Chagas disease trypanosoma cruzi ...,
Chagas disease infection,
Chagas disease
14
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16: Zoonosis
Bats do not have more viruses tha...,
Bats primates and rodents have a ...,
Other factors involved in spillov...
13
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17-18: SARS-CoV-2
What s very impressive about sars...,
Covid hospitalisation and death b...,
Covid hospitalisation and death b...
20
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19: Rabies
Deadliest viruses,
History of rabies,
Rabies virus
24
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20: Ebola
Ebola virus,
Different lab biosafety levels,
Ebola animal reservoir
26
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21-22: Herpesviruses
Evolution and emergence of herpes...,
Herpesviruses as ubiquitous,
Herpesviruses switching hosts
10
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21-22: Human Herpesviruses
How many human herpesviruses are ...,
Types of human herpesviruses,
Commonalities of herpesviruses
31
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23-24: HIV
Overall timeline,
1981 surprising illnesses among y...,
1981 acquired immunodeficiency sy...
51
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25: HPV
First evidence of cancer,
Viruses and cancers in humans,
Human viruses associated with cancer
23
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27: Tuberculosis
Originally called,
Symptoms,
Industrial revolution
28
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28: Staph Aureus
Characteristics of staphylococcus...,
How common is staph aureus,
Staphylococcus aureus toxins
21
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29: Antibiotic Resistance
What do antibiotics target in bac...,
History of antibiotic discovery,
Golden age of antibiotic discovery
17
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30: E. Coli and Salmonella
Characteristics of escherichia coli,
Remarkably diverse organism,
How many pathovars of pathogenic ...
26
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31: Norovirus
Salmonella vs norovirus,
Norovirus lifetime risk in the us,
Norovirus worldwide statistics
19
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32: Dengue & Zika
Dengue virus as an emerging infec...,
Dengue virus characteristics,
Transmission of dengue virus
19
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33: WNV and Chikungunya
West nile virus characteristics,
Wnv history,
Wnv human disease statistics
19
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34-35: Malaria
History of malaria,
Malaria worldwide statistics,
Why is malaria a leading cause of...
29
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36: Protozoa
True parasites,
Protozoa,
What is malaria
23
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37-38: Parasites
Definitive hosts,
Intermediate hosts,
Parasitic worm infection statistics
41
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