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Each year infectious diseases account for what proportion of deaths worldwide?
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1/3
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Explain the difference between Developing country diseases and U.S. health diseases
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The most frequently encountered serious infectious diseases in developing countries are not common health problems in the U.S.
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How many colds do children normally contract each year?
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5-6
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What factors increase the frequency of common colds?
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Day care center exposure
family members who smoke Allergies and Asthma Cystic Fibrosis Congenital Immune Defects Ciliary Dyskinesia |
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Name 4 viruses that can cause the Common Cold
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Rhinoviruses
Influenza Adenovirus RSV |
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What does protective immunity to Influenza A virus depend on?
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Neutralizing antibodies to HA and NA
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What gives rise to Antigenic Drift?
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gradual changes in the N and H serotypes by mutation
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What gives rise to Antigenic Shift?
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Reassortment of genomes between different strains
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List the 6 Category A bioterrorism infectious agent threats
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1. Bacillus anthracis
2. Clostridium botulinum toxin 3. Yersinia pestis 4. Variola major (smallpox) 5. Francisella tularensis 6. Viral hemorrhagic fever agents (i.e. Ebola virus) |
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Vaccines that can theoretically induce T-cell mediated immunity
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DNA vaccines -> direct microbial protein synthesis in the host cell cytoplasm
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