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Decks in this class (26)

1 - Host / Parasite interactions
What is an infectious disease,
Parasitism,
Characteristics of parasites
59  cards
2 - Immunity and the immune system
What was the first vaccine and wh...,
Variolation,
What is the only disease to have ...
46  cards
3 - Innate immunity
Innate immune system,
4 examples of chemical and anatom...,
3 more examples of chemical and a...
57  cards
4 - Histocompatibility complex & antigen presentation
Professional antigen presenting c...,
What t cells can see,
What cells capture antigens and b...
33  cards
5 - Adaptive immunity (Cell mediated immune responses)
Why are there more cd8 cells than...,
Thymocyte,
T cell negative selection
33  cards
6 - Adaptive immunity (humoral immune responses)
What is a humoral immune response...,
Outcomes of humoral immune response,
Bcr
41  cards
7 - Immunopathology
Hypersensitivity,
Autoimmunity,
Immunodeficiency
24  cards
8 - Intro to Virology
Viruses,
Which four traits define viruses,
Obligate intracellular parasites
23  cards
9 - Virus isolation and culture
Direct virus detection,
Indirect detection,
Electron microscopy
21  cards
10 - DNA Viruses
Herpes viruses,
Subfamilies of herpesviruses,
Alpha subfamily of herpesviruses
34  cards
11 - RNA Viruses
Inf,
Influenza virus,
Influenza a
24  cards
12 - Viral Pathogenesis
Requirements for successful infec...,
Short incubation period,
Medium incubation period
47  cards
13 - Immune response to Viral infection
What triggers immune response to ...,
Where are toll like receptors exp...,
Pathways that stimulate expressio...
24  cards
14 - Intro to Bacteriology
Bacteria prokaryotes or eukaryotes,
Aechaea prokaryotes or eukaryotes,
Eukarya prokaryotes or eukaryotes
58  cards
15 - Food & Water borne bacterial diseases
Gastroenteritis,
Colonisation of the host,
Food intoxication
63  cards
16 - Airborne bacterial diseases
Upper respiratory tract,
How does normal flora exclude pat...,
Lower respiratory tract
55  cards
17 - Direct Contact Bacterial Diseases
Direct contact transmission,
Indirect contact transmission,
Types of direct contact
36  cards
18 - Opportunistic Bacterial Disease
True primary pathogens,
Examples of primary pathogens,
Opportunistic secondary pathogens
23  cards
19 - Antibiotics Development and Mode of Action
Physical agents,
Chemical agents,
Chemotherapy
40  cards
20 - Antibiotic Resistance and Genetics
4 main bacterial antibiotic resis...,
Altering the target of the antibi...,
Target protection
36  cards
21 - Intro to Mycology and Fungal Diseases
Three domains of life,
What is the universal phylogeneti...,
Fungi
35  cards
22 - Fungal Diseases 2
How are superficial cutaneous and...,
Superficial mycoses,
Piedras
29  cards
23 - Intro to Protozoa
Protozoa,
Direct infection,
Indirect infection
51  cards
24 - Vector Borne Diseases
Sporozoite,
Hypnozoite,
Schizont
53  cards
25 - Helminth Parasites
Helminth parasite,
Categories of helminths,
Types of platyhelminth flat worms
28  cards
26 - Intro to Epidemiology
Prevalence,
Incidence,
Outbreak
8  cards

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