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Coagulase |
Enzyme secreted by S. aureus to hide in a blood clot |
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Endotoxins (lipid A) |
Are the lipid portions of lipopolysaccharides of gram-negative bacteria |
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Mycolic acid |
M. tuberculosis uses this substance around its cell wall to evade phagocytosis |
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Leukocidins |
One type of toxin that makes protein channels in the membrane of leukocytes |
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Surface proteins |
One parasite can change these so the immune cells can't keep up |
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Siderophore |
Type of binding compound that takes iron from host cells |
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Enzymes |
Secreted by some cells to digest tissues and get deep into tissues |
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Capsules |
Prevent phagocytosis |
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Protozoans |
Organisms that cause an inflammatory response from their waste products |
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Exotoxins |
Proteins produced inside pathogenic bacteria, as part of their growth and metabolism |
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Adhere |
For a pathogen to enter a host it must be able to first ______ to host cells |
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Toxigenicity |
Ability to produce a toxin |
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Inhalation |
The most common portal of entry |
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Mycotoxin |
Toxin secreted by a fungus |
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Lysogeny |
Many toxins are acquired by a pathogen through a phage, this is called _______ |
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Pathogenicity |
The ability to cause disease |
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Superantigens |
___________ cause an immense immune response, compromising the host |
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Virulence |
The extent of pathogenicity |
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Parenteral |
A portal of entry that is not a normal opening on a host |
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Adhesins |
Proteins that help a pathogen stick to a host cell |
