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19 Cards in this Set
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antigenic drift
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a minor variation in the antigenic makeup of influenza viruses that occurs with time
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antigenic shift
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a major change in influenza viruses causing changes in H and N antigens
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BCG vaccine
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a live, attenuated strain of Mycobacterium bovis used to provide immunity to tuberculosis
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DTaP vaccine
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a combined vaccine used to provide active immunity, containing diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and Bordetella pertussis cell fragments
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elementary body
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the infectious form of chlamydiae
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pneumonia
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inflammation of the lungs
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tuberculin skin test
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a skin test used to detect the presence of antibodies to Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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epiglotitis
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inflammation of the epiglottis
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enzyme immunoassay
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tests that are sensitive and easier to read as a result of latex indirect agglutination methods
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respiratory synctival virus (RSV)
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most common viral respiratory diseases which causes life threatening pneumonia in the elderly and is easily misdiagnosed as influenza
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dysentery
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a disease characterized by frequent, watery stools containing blood and mucus
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gastroenteritis
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inflammation of the stomach and intestine
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infection
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the growth of microorganism in the body
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intoxication
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a condition resulting from the ingestion of a microbially produced toxin
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temperature abuse
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improper food storage at a temperature that allows bacteria to grow enteroinvasive E coli-invades the intestinal wall, resulting in inflammation, fever and sometimes a Shigella-like dysentery
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peptic ulcer disease
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syndrome which includes gastric and duodenal ulcers
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hapatitis
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inflammation of the liver
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rotavirus
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the most common viral gastroenteritis, better known as the Norwalk family of viruses, more common in children
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giardiasis
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prolonged diarrhea which is characterized by malaise, nausea, flatulence, weakness, weight loss, and abdominal cramps
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