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virulence factors |
adherence, invasion, capsules, toxins, lifecycle changes - what makes pathogen dangerous |
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adherence |
ability to stick to host |
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invasion |
components that allow pathogen to successfully invade host |
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capsules |
polysaccharide layer surrounding many bacteria that protects from phagocytosis |
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toxins |
chemicals released by pathogen in order to weaken host |
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lifecycle changes |
the pathogen weakening as immune system fights it |
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modes of transmission |
direct contact contact with bodily fluids contaminated food/water vectors & hots |
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difference between bacteria & virus |
bacteria is: living much larger than virus contain a nucleus able to survive without host |
