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69 Cards in this Set
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Extracellular infection trigger what type of immune response?
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Antibody
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Intracellular infection trigger what type of immune response?
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Cell mediated / T-cell mediated immune response
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Extracellular Pathogens:
- grows where? - triggers what immune response? - must avoid what? x2 - many produce what? |
Outside of cell (extracellularly)
Antibody Phagocytosis & Complement mediated killing Exotoxins |
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Facultative Intracellular Parasites:
- can grow where - what are two types? |
Intracellularly and extracellularly
Generalized facultative intracelluar Specialized facultative intracellular |
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Describe Specialized Facultative Intracellular Parasites.
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Can grow intracellulary and extracellulary.
Can grow in NONphagocytic cells but killed by macrophages |
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Describe Generalized Facultative Intracellular Parasites.
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Can grow extracellularly and intracellularly.
Can grow inside macrophages, but killed by ACTIVATED macrophages. |
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Obligate Intracellular Parasites:
- grow where |
Intracellulary
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All viruses can be classified as what type of pathogen?
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Obligate intracellular parasite
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T/F: Pathogenic bacteria comprise only a sliver of the total amount of bacteria out there.
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True
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List the 6 major families associated with Bacterial pathogens causing human disease.
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1. Bacteroidetes
2. Fusobacteria 3. Firmicutes (Gram +) 4. Proteobacteria (Gram -) 5. Chlamydia 6. Spirochetes |
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T/F : Based on the evolutionary tree of life, the Gram (-) and Gram (+) bacteria are not that different.
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False
Different based on molecular genome studies |
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What are the 4 classification categories of bacterial pathogens?
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Gram (+)
Gram ( - ) Spirochetes Chlamydia |
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Bacillus/Clostridia
- bacterial category? - why unique in their family? - tell them apart how? |
Gram Positive
Produce endospores Bacillus is Catalase Positive Clostridia is Catalase Negative |
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Which Gram + bacteria does NOT stain, but HAS a cell wall?
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Mycobacteria
(must use Acid Fast stain) |
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Which Gram + bacteria does NOT stain AND does NOT have a cell wall?
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Mycoplasma
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3 Major Genera for Spirochetes
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Borrelia
Leptospira Treponema |
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T/F : Spirochetes do NOT stain.
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True
(Spirochetes ID'd with Fluorescent Ab) |
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Describe the organisms of the Chlamydia family.
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Obligate Intracellular Parasites
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List the 2 major pathogens associated with Chlamydia.
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C. Trachomatis
C. Pneumoniae |
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List 3 organisms of Gram (-) that are considered Obligate Intracellular Parasites.
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Rickettsia
Ehrlichia Coxiella |
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Top 10 causes of death in US accounts for what % of all deaths?
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85%
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What is the #1 cause of death in US?
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Heart Disease
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Which cause of death in US has probable infectious dz involvement in some cases? x4
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Heart Dz (1)
CA (2) Kidney Dz (9) Chronic Liver Dz (12) |
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Which leading cause of death in US has a Definite Infectious Dz involvement in Most cases?
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Influenza & Pneumonia (7)
Septicemia (10) |
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What % of All Worldwide Deaths are due to Infectious Dz?
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25%
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Which Infectious Dz associated Cause of Death Worldwide is SURGING since 1992? x2
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HIV/AIDS (2) --> 2.8 million
Tetanus (8) --> 210,000 |
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#1 BACTERIAL cause of death worldwide
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TB
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Which worldwide leading cause of death Dz has vaccines available everywhere? x4
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Measles (6)
Pertussis (7) Tetanus (8) Hep B virus (11) |
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Which Infectious Dz associated Cause of Death Worldwide is RAPIDLY DECLINING since 1992?
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Hep B virus
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Which worldwide leading cause of death Dz has vaccines available everywhere, EXCEPT the US?
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TB
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Which worldwide leading cause of death Dz has vaccines available for ONLY SOME organisms causing the Dz?
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Meningitis
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Define a parasite
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Obtains nutrients from Host.
Does NOT have to kill host, BUT HARMS host |
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Differentiate the definition for
- Colonization - Infection - Disease |
Colonization --> Infection --> Disease
Colonization: organism adheres to cell surface or ECM Infection: organism colonize and grow (may NOT have Dz - symptomatic vs. asymptomatic) Disease: Bacteria colonize, grow, AND cause damage to host |
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Define Pathogen & Pathogenicity
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Pathogen - organism that causes Dz
Pathogenicity - organism's Potential to cause Dz |
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Virulence defined
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Severity of a disease caused by the organism
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Virulence is BASED on what 4 things?
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1. Dosage (infectious dosage)
2. Invasiveness 3. Toxigenicity 4. Immune Status |
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What organism has an infectious dose of 1 bacterium?
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Francisella Tularensis
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What organism has an infectious dose of 10 bacterium?
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Enterohemorrhagic E. coli
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What organism has an infectious dose of greater than 10^8 bacterium?
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Vibrio Cholerae
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What is Infectious Dose?
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# of organisms needed infect 50% of the population
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Why do bacteria cause Dz?
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To make more bacteria (replication)
(Illness is side effect) |
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How do Infections Occur? x3
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1. Normally sterile site gets infected
2. Presence of NON-floral organism 3. Presence of normal floral organism at a DIFFERENT SITE |
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List 6 normally sterile sites.
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1. CNS
2. Blood 3. CSF 4. Bones 5. Internal organs (except stomach & intestines) 6. Lymph |
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Define Latency
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CHRONIC infection with organism WITHOUT signs/symptoms
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Opportunists defined
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Organism that normally does NOT cause Dz, unless..
- host is immunocompromised - site of infection is Sterile site |
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Commensal defined
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Microbes live with host
NO HARM to both ONE Derives benefit |
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List 3 benefits associated with Normal Flora.
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1. Prevent pathogen colonization
2. Provide Vitamins 3. Aids in Digestion |
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List 5 importances of Normal Flora organisms.
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1. Protection from colonization
2. Maturation of immune system 3. Stimulate Tissue Development 4. Metabolism (digests substances) 5. Response Modulator for Epithelial Cell Injury |
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List 3 Adverse effects of Normal Flora organisms.
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1. Dental caries / Periodontal Dz / SBE
2. Autoimmunity trigger 3. Opportunistic (some of them) |
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List the 5 steps in Biofilm formation
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1. Reversible ADsorption (seconds)
2. Irreversible Attachment (sec. - mins) 3. Growth, Division of bacteria (hrs - days) 4. Production of Exopolymer & biofilm (hrs - days) 5. Attachment of other organisms to biofilm (days - months) |
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T/F - Biofilm can be composed of single organism.
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True
Single organism OR Polymicrobic |
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Biofilms
- very resistant to what x2 - structural components - found where in hospitals |
1. Anti-Microbials
2. Disinfectants 1. Stalk 2. Cap Catheters |
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What % of Infections are of UNKNOWN Etiology?
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50%
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6 events that take place in ALL infectious Dz
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1. Encounter
2. Portal of Entry 3. Spread 4. Multiplication 5. Damage 6. Outcome |
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What are the 6 Portals of Entry
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1. GU tract
2. GI tract 3. Mucous membrane 4. Respiratory tract 5. Blood 6. Skin |
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What are the 6 vehicles of Transmission?
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1. Fingers
2. Food 3. Feces 4. Flies 5. Fomites 6. Fornication |
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List 5 common types of transmission
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1. Sexual
2. Oral - Oral (EBV - Mono) 3. Fecal - Oral 4. Animals (Zoonoses) 5. Respiratory droplets |
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What are the 2 major types of infections?
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Intracellular
Extracellular |
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Intracellular Infection
- examples of organisms - Key IMMUNE response |
Virus, Protozoa,
Some Bacteria, Some Fungi "Cellular Immunity" (Cell mediated or T-cell response) |
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Extracellular Infection
- examples of organisms - Key IMMUNE response |
Virus, Protozoa,
Bacteria, Fungi Antibody Respoonse (B-cell mediated) |
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Extracellular Pathogens
- Must escape what immune process x2 - Many will produce what? |
1. Phagocytosis
2. Complement mediated killing Exotoxins |
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What are the 2 subtypes of Intracellular pathogens?
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Facultative Intracellular Parasites
Obligate Intracellular Parasites |
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Facultative Intracellular Parasites can grow where?
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Extracellularly
Intracellularly |
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What are the 2 sub-subtypes of Facultative Intracellular Parasites?
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Specialized Facultative Intracellular
Generalized Facultative Intracellular |
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SPECIALIZED Facultative Intracellular Parasites
- can grow where? - killed by? |
Within NON-Phagocytic cells
Macrophages |
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GENERALIZED Facultative Intracellular Parasites
- can grow where? - killed by? |
Normal Macrophages
ACTIVATED Macrophages |
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Obligate Intracellular Parasites
- Growth Requirement - Types of organisms in this group x2 |
Viable Host Cell
ALL VIRUSES & Some Protozoa |
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List the types of Bacterial Invasion
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1. Intracellular Parasitism
(microbe internalized) (Salmonella & Shigella) 2. Tissue Spreading (Does NOT go inside cell) (Staph. Aureus) |
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Neisseria Gonorrhoeae is an intracellular bacterium found in what cell?
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Neutrophils
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