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infections of animals are related to

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pathogen and host related determinants

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whether or not an animal displays clinical disease is dependent on

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modifying factors

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examples of modifying factors

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stress, tissue damage, host immunity, barrier damage (gut, skin), immune status

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examples of pathogen related determinants

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virulence, stability in environment, route of entry, infective dose, tissue tropism, susceptibility to host defence

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host related determinants examples

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species, breed, age, sex, genetic factors, physiological factors, immune competence

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a pathogen is

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a microorganisms, that is able to cause disease

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pathogenicity is the ability of

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a microorganism to cause disease in another organism, namely the host

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virulence is

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the degree of pathogenicity

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opportunistic pathogens are bacteria that

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do not need to cause disease to facilitate their own transmission
- can cause disease in an immunocompromised host
-may be able to survive in environment

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obligate pathogens require a

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host for survival and transmission. Infection with these organisms usually results in disease

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barriers to bacteria

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IgA/antibodies, lysozyme/other enzymes, antimicrobial peptides, microbiome/commensal organisms, complement, tight junctions, peristaltic movement, ciliary movement, tight junctions

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virulence factors are

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mechanism to circumvent host defences and multiply
- bacteria may have single or multiple virulence factors

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two broad qualities of pathogenic bacteria underlie the means by which they cause disease:

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invasiveness and toxigenesis

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what is invasiveness?

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the ability to invade tissues

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2 steps of invasiveness

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-mechanisms for colonization: adhesions, invasins
-ability to overcome host defence mechanisms

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what is toxigenesis

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the ability to produce toxins

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endotoxins are released from

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bacterial cells and may act at tissue sites removed from the site of bacterial growth

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endotoxins are

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a bacterial cell-associated substance. When released from cells (due to lysis, antibiotics, etc) they may be transported by blood and lymph and cause cytotoxic effects at tissue sites REMOTE from the original point of invasion or growth

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exotoxins are produced inside mostly ______ __________ bacteria as part of their growth and metabolism. They are then secreted or released following lysis into the surrounding medium

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gram positive

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endotoxins are part of the outer portion of the cell wall of ____ __________ bacteria. They are liberated when the bacteria due and the cell wall breaks apart

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gram negative

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bacterial protein toxins (exotoxins) differentiate

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virulent strains from non-virulent strains

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many protein toxins are basically

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enzymes

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why are protein toxins basically enzymes?

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-denatured by heat, acid, proteolytic enzymes
- have a high biological activity (most act catalytically)
- exhibit specificity of action; highly specific

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example of skin exotoxins

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staphylococcus pseudointermedius exfoliating toxin - causing pyoderma in dogs

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example of enterotoxigenic enteritis
E. coli enterotoxins activate ion and water pumps causing loss of fluid and electrolytes from cells - binds to and colonizes microvilli of small intestines
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when bacteria release toxins, what is needed in the host?
the correct receptors for that toxin to take effect. also important tot note that toxins act in a number of different ways to disrupt regular cell functions
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LPS and virulence of gram-ve bacteria - toxicity is associated with
the lipid component
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LPS remains associated with the cell wall until
disintegration of the bacteria (autolysis, external lysis, phagocytic digestion)
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LPS results in wide spectrum of pathophysiological reactions related to inflammation such as
fever changes in WBC counts DIC hypotension shock death
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pathogenesis step 1
establish infection - stick, enter, and grow (aka colonization)
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establish infection (stick) step - where do bacteria enter
urogenital tract digestive tract resp tract conjunctiva
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stick step - adherence to a eukaryotic cell or tissue surface requires a
receptor and a ligand
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receptor needed stick step
specific CHO or peptide residues on the eukaryotic cell surface
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stick step- the bacterial ligand is called an
adhesion, and is typically a macromolecular component of the bacterial cell surface
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specific adherence of bacteria to cell and tissue surface - 3 reqts
1. tissue tropism 2. species specificity 3. age specificity
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example of how understanding bacteria virulence mechanisms has helped us prevent disease
breed pigs to not have an F4 receptor or vaccination of F4 receptor-positive piglets (against F4 positive ETEC)
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establish infection - enter step - bacteria use
invasins - virulence factors that enable internalization of the bacteria into tissues
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what are type 3 secretion systems
machinery possessed by many gram negative bacteria to deliver effector proteins - as a result, hijack host-cell signalling
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example of enter step type 3 secretion system
salmonella typhimurium: delivers effectors (invasions) that manipulate the host's acton cytoskeleton -> uptake in membrane vacuoles
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what are spreading factors
bacterial enzymes that affect the physical properties of tissue matrices and intercellular spaces, thereby promoting the entry/spread of the pathogen
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pathogenesis step 2 - evasion of host defences -
resist innate immune mechanisms, phagocytic defences, resist specific adaptive immune mechanisms
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examples of innate immune mechanisms
complement, antimicrobial peptides, phagocytic defenses
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3 ways to evade complement
1-capsules 2-lipopolysaccharides (LPS) 3 - destruction of complement component
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how bacteria evade complement - capsules
polysaccharide capsules can hide bacterial components some bacterial capsules can inhibit formation of complement
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LPS - how they evade complement
LPS is the principal targets of complement on gram -ve bacteria - LPA modification by attachment of silica acid residues to the LPS antigen --> prevents effective MAC killing
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evading complement - destruction of complement component
eg - pseudomonas aeruginosa produces an extracellular elastase enzyme
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4 steps of phagocytosis
1 - find & engulf 2 - phagosome formation 3 - lysosome fusion 4- lyse & digest
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avoiding step 1 of phagocytosis (avoiding contact with phagocytes) - how do bacteria do it?
-remain confined in regions inaccessible to phagocytes (oral cavity, luminal surfaces of GI tract etc) - hide the antigenic surface of the bacterial cell - inhibit phagocyte chemotaxis
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how do bacteria avoid step 2 of phagocytosis (inhibition of phagocytic engulfment?)
antiphagocytic substances on the bacterial surfaces ex - polysaccharide capsules of S. pneumoniae and Klebsiella pneumoniae
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ways bacteria avoid step 3 of phagocytosis (lysosome fusion)
-inhibition of phagosome-lysosome fusion - survival inside phagolysosome (resistant to inhibition and killing) - escape from phagosome
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ways bacteria avoid step 4 of phagocytosis (lyse/digest)
killing phagocytes before ingestion killing phagocytes after ingestion
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how to bacteria kill phagocytes before ingestion
hemolysins: extracellular enzymes secreted by many gram +ve bacteria streptolysins: secreted by pathogenic streptococci --> lysosomal grabulaes in neutrophils expose, releasing their contents into the cell cytoplasm
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killing phagocytes after ingestion
many intracellular pathogens eventually destroy macrophages, but mechanisms not well understood
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examples of resistance to antibody-dependent defences (im gonna be honest guys idk if any of these are right)
proteinases, actue attacks, cell wall proteins, peptidoglycans, hiding intracellularly, antigenic mimicry, binding host proteins, super antigens, divert productive immune response
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damage to host used by 2 mechanisms
toxin induced damage inducing host immune responses
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toxin induced damage can include
CV/NS disturbances, destruction of blood vessels, diarrhea, plasma membrane disruption, inhibition of protein synthesis, shock
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inducing host immune responses: damage caused by
reactive oxygen and nitrogen species inflammation septic shock

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