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Treponema pallidum exclusively causes:
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syphilis
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Poliovirus exclusively causes:
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polio
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Plasmodium sp. exclusively causes
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malaria
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Staphylococcus aureus causes (4 diseases):
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1. endocarditis
2. pneumonia 3. wound infections 4. food poisoning |
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exogenous infections
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diseases resulting from exposure to organisms from EXTERNAL sources
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endogenous infections
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-diseases caused by organisms in our own microbial flora spread to inappropriate body sites.
-Most human diseases - Factors impacting outcome: organism virulence, site of exposure, host's ability to respond |
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innate response
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recognize molecular patterns on microbial components
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antigen
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microbe components
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normal commensal bacteria functions
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-food metabolism
-growth factors -protets against infections with virulent microbes -enhances immune response |
