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1
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The human body typically begins to be colonized by its normal flora….

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during and immediately after birth.

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2
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Virulence factors include all the following

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  • capsules
  • exoenzymes
  • endotoxins
  • exotoxins
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3
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STORCH is an acronym that represents…..?

syphilis, toxoplasmosis, other diseases, rubella, cytomegalovirus,herpes

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infections of the fetus and neonate.

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4
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Microbial hyaluronidase, coagulase, and streptokinase are examples of?

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exoenzymes

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5
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what are exotoxins?

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lipopolysaccharides

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6
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what organ do the enterotoxins target?

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intestines

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7
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what are the processes of infectious disease?

P1) IP, P2) PS, P3) PI, P4) CP

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phase 1) incubation period
phase 2) prodromal stage
phase 3) period of invasion
phase 4) convalescent period

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8
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what is incubation period

phase 1

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intital contact until apprerance of first syptoms, it is multiplying but not enough for damage
several hours —–> several days

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what is prodromal period?

phase 2

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vague feelings of discomfort but no complaints

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what is period of invasion?

phase 3

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multiplies at high levels and has more specific signs and syptoms

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what is convalescent period?

phase 4

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the immune system begins to respond to infection and syptoms decline

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12
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The stage of an infectious disease when specific signs and symptoms are seen at peak activity is called the?

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period of invasion

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13
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The time from when pathogen first enters the body and begins to multiply, until symptoms first appear is the?

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incubation period

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The initial, brief period of early, general symptoms such as fatigue and muscle aches is the

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prodromal stage

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what is the subjective evidence of disease sensed by the patient called?

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symptoms

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16
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what is the objective, measurable evidence of disease evaluated by an observer called?

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signs

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17
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what is a disease that has a steady frequency over time in a population called?

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endemic

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18
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what is the primary, natural habitat of a pathogen where it persists called?

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reservoir

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19
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what is an animal that transmits a pathogen from one host to another called?

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vector

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20
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what is an inanimate object that harbors and transmits a pathogen called?

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fomite

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21
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what is resident flora?

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microbes that exist in mutual association w/ humans

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22
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what is transient flora?

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microbes that cause infection sites that harbour normal residents

penis, mouth, colon, eye lids, lashes etc.

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23
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where are areas in the body that are sterile?

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  • uterus
  • internal eye
  • brain and spinal cord
  • liver
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24
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Adhesive pili, exotoxins, and capsules are all examples of

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virulence factors

25
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where are resident microbiota found?

s, m, li, np

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  • skin
  • mouth
  • nasal passages
  • large instestines
26
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Someone who inconspicuously harbors a pathogen and spreads it to others is called a?

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carrier

27
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what are the diffrent portals of entry?

EX, EN

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  • exogenus
  • endogenus
28
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what are exogenus agents?

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orginate from sources outside the body

29
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what is a endogenus agents?

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normal flora

30
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what are the specfic portals of entry?

s, R, GI, UG

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skin, respiratory, gastrointestinal, urogenital

31
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what are the two bacterial toxins?

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  • endotoxins
  • exotoxins
32
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what is an endotoxin?

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a toxin composed of part of the outer membrane that have gram neg cell walls

33
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what are the syptoms of endotoxin?

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fever, aches, shock

34
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what is exotoxins?

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secreted by living bacterial cells and disrupts the membrane

35
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what is toxemia?

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toxins spread through the blood
- tetanus
- diptheria

36
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rabbits and rodents are resvoirs for what agent?

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tularemia

37
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what are the characteristics of pertuisis

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whooping sounds

38
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what is tyhe characteristics of enterobacciae

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gluclose fermination

39
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Which disease involves transmission by aerosolized water from whirlpool spas, air conditioners, cooling towers, and supermarket vegetable misters?

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Legionellosis

40
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what are the characteristics of E.coli infections?

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  • transmitted by fecal contaminated soil or water
  • UTI from normal flroa strains
  • involve enterotoxin in traveler’s diarrhea.
  • cuases inflammatory disease
41
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is somonella motile

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yes

42
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what are coliforms that cause opportunistic and nosocomial infections

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  • enterobacter
  • citrobacter
  • klebsiella
  • serratia
43
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what are charaxcteristics of shigella

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  • non motile
  • realease endotoxins
  • enterobacciae genus
  • produce enterotoxin
44
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how is Yersinia pestis transmitted?

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flea vector

45
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what is the gram-negative bacillus associated with abscesses from dog and cat bites or scratches?

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Pasteurella multocida.

46
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Up to 70% of travel-associated gastrointestinal diseases are caused by

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enterotoxigenic strains of E. coli.

47
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hich bacteria could be responsible for hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)?

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E. coli 0157:H7

48
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Whooping cough is transmitted via respiratory droplets. The __________ stage lasts 1–2 weeks, while the __________ stage is characterized by severe coughing.

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catarrhal; paroxysmal

49
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E. coli 0157:H7 characteristics include all the following, except

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it only causes occupational illness in people who work with animals.

50
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Which of the following is an agent of the sexually transmitted disease chancroid?

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Haemophilus ducreyi

51
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The buildup of mucus and blockage of airways in pertussis is due to

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toxins that destroy the ciliated cells of the respiratory tract.

52
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Production of enterotoxin is a characteristic of

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Clostridium difficile.

53
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Which organism can infect deeper wound sites and produce exotoxins, enzymes, and gas that cause tissue and muscle necrosis?

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Clostridium perfringens

54
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All of the following pertain to Listeria monocytogenes, except

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production of endospores

55
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Formation of a pseudomembrane in the back of the throat is seen in

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diptheria

56
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he major virulence factor of Corynebacterium diphtheriae that causes serious systemic effects is

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its exotoxin.

57
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What is the usual cause of pseudomembranous colitis?

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Therapy with broad-spectrum antibiotics leading to superinfection by C. difficile

58
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duction of a neurotoxin that prevents acetylcholine release from motor neurons at neuromuscular junctions is a characteristic of

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Clostridium botulinum.

59
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All of the following pertain to Clostridium difficile infection, except

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it is due to ingestion of contaminated, improperly stored, cooked meats and gravies.

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