Boxed stuff Flashcards
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What is the “I AM IT” acronym used for and what does it mean?
Hypersensitivity reactions
I:Type 1 for Immediate
AM: Type 2 for Antibody mediated
I: Type 3 for Immune complex mediated/Inflammation
T: Type 4 for Tcell mediated
Histocompatibility Complex proteins have two classes… What are their jobs?
Class 1= surface of most cells in the body, inform Killer Tcells what going on INSIDE other cells
Class 2= made by APC informing Helper Tcells problems existing OUTSIDE of cells
What type of immunoglobulin/cells are found with Type 1 hypersensitivity reactions? and where would you see this?
IgE, mast cells, basophils and allergic mediators
Anaphylaxis, hay fever, asthma
What type of immunoglobulins are found with Type 2 hypersensitive reactions? and what conditions cause this?
IgG, IgM
Blood group incompatibility/transfusions, pernicious anemia, myasthenia gravis
What type of immunoglobulins are found with Type 3 hypersensitive reactions? and what conditions cause this?
IgG
SLE, RA, serum sickness, Rheumatic fever
What type of immunoglobulins are found with Type 4 hypersensitive reactions? and what conditions cause this?
NO immunoglobulins, Tcell mediated.
It is delayed.
Infections, dermatitis, graft rejections
What is the primary dye
Crystal violet
What is the decolorizer
Alcohol rinse
What color do Gram + stain
Purple
What color do Gram - stain
Red/pink
What cell presents antigen to Tcells?
Macrophages
What cell inactivates pathogens?
Natural killer cells
What part of antigen is recognized by immune system?
Epitope
Sabin used LIVE attenuated virus for his vaccine, Salk treated polio with what to KILL the virus?
Formaldehyde
What is the shape of:
Bacilii
Cocci
Spirochetes
Spirilla
Rod
Spherical
Spiral
Spring
Staph, Botulism, and Listeria are (gram + or -)?
Gram +
E.Coli, Salmonella, Shingella, Cholera, Francisella tularensis, and Mycobacterium bovis are (Gram + or -)?
Gram -
What are on the Biodefense list -Category A?
Anthrax, Botulism, Plague, Smallpox, Tularemia, viral Hemorrhagic fever, Arenaviruses (Lassa fever), Bunya viruses (Hanta), Flaviruses (Dengue), and Filoviruses (Ebola)
What is the gram + bacterial cell wall made of?
Peptidoglycan
What is the gram - bacterial cell wall made of?
Peptidoglycan AND Lipopolysaccharides
What disease is coined with Lungs that look like swiss cheese?
CA-MRSA
Found in Sheep, AKA Woolsorter’s Dx, is aerobic… What’s the disease and pathogen?
Anthrax
Bacillus anthracis
What pathogen causes toxic shock syndrome, impetigo and is transmitted via fomite?
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
How many days does Tetanus take to set in?
8 Days