Host Microorganism interaction Flashcards

(33 cards)

1
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SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP WHERE ONE ORGANISM (THE MICROORGANISM) BENEFITS, AND THE OTHER (THE HUMAN) IS NEITHER HARMED NOR BENEFITED

(Entamoeba coli)

A

COMMENSALISM

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2
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A symbiotic relationship where BOTH the Human and the Microorganism benefit

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Mutualism

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3
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A SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP WHERE ONE ORGANISM (THE MICROORGANISM, OR PARASITE) BENEFITS AT THE EXPENSE OF THE OTHER (THE HUMAN, OR HOST), CAUSING HARM OR DISEASE

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PARASITISM

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4
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MICROORGANISMS THAT ARE NORMALLY COMMENSAL OR EVEN BENEFICIAL CAN BECOME PATHOGENIC UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, SUCH AS

A

OPPORTUNISM

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NEITHER ORGANISM BENEFITS, BUT ONE IS HARMED.

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AMENSALISM

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NEITHER ORGANISM BENEFITS

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COMPETITION

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7
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ONE ORGANISM BENEFITS WITH NO EFFECT ON THE OTHER (Mimicry)

A

COMMENSALISM

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8
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THE COMMUNITY OF MICROORGANISMS THAT LIVE IN OR ON THE Human Body

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MICROBIOTA (MICROBIOME)

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9
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THE MICROORGANISMS THAT NORMALLY RESIDE IN OR ON THE HUMAN BODY WITHOUT CAUSING DISEASE

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NORMAL FLORA

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10
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A MICROORGANISM THAT CAN CAUSE DISEASE

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PATHOGEN

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11
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THE DEGREE OF PATHOGENICITY OF A MICROORGANISM

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VIRULENCE

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12
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THE INVASION AND MULTIPLICATION OF PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISMS IN THE BODY

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INFECTION

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13
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A CONDITION THAT IMPAIRS THE NORMAL FUNCTIONING OF THE BOOY

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DISEASE

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14
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MAJORITY OF MICROBES IN CONTACT WITH BODY ARE REMOVED OR DESTROYED BY HOSTS DEFENSES LONG BEFORE COLONIZATION

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TRANSIENTS

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MICROBES THAT BECOME ESTABLISHED-MOST IMPORTANT CHARACTERISTIC: AVOID ATTENTION OF HOSTS DEFENSES

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RESIDENT FLORA

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16
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DESCRIBES SEVERITY OF DISEASE

17
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CAUSE DISEASE WHEN HOSTS DEFENSES ARE COMPROMISED

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OPPORTUNISTIC

18
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CAPABLE OF CAUSING DISEASE IN HEALTHY PERSONS WITH NORMAL IMMUNE DEFENSES

A

TRUE PATHOGEN

19
Q

PRODUCED BY STREPTOCOCCUS AND STAPHYLOCOCCUS, TOXIC TO WHITE BLOOD CELLS

A

LEUKOCIDIN PANTON VALENTINE

20
Q

CLASS OF BACTERIAL EXOTOXIN THAT DISRUPTS THE CELL MEMBRANE OF RBCS.

21
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INFECTION IN ONE SITE/SPECIFIC TISSUE

22
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INFECTION SPREADS TO SEVERAL SITES AND TISSUE FLUIDS USUALLY IN THE BLOODSTREAM

23
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WHEN INFECTIOUS AGENT BREAKS LOOSE FROM A LOCAL INFECTION AND CARRIED TO OTHER TISSUES:

24
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MICROBE CAN PERIODICALLY BECOME ACTIVE AND PRODUCE RECURRENT DISEASE

Herpersviridae

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PERSON WITH LATENT INFECTION WHO SHEDS INFECTIOUS AGENT
CHRONIC CARRIER
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LONG TERM/PERMANENT DAMAGE TO TISSUES OF ORGANS e.g. S. pyogenes AGN & RHF
SEQUELAE
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PHYSICAL CONTACT, SUCH AS TOUCHING OR KISSING DROPLET SPREAD, SUCH AS SNEEZING OR COUGHING
DIRECT CONTACT Sexual Activity
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INDIRECT CONTACT, FOOD AND WATER
VEHICLE BORNE
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IS MEDIATED BY PILI (N.gono ), ADHESINS (L. Monocytogenes) AND BIOFILMS (S. Epidermidis)
ADHESION
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SECRETED PROTEINS WITH SPECIFIC EFFECTS (E.G., BOTULINUM TOXIN)
EXOTOXIN
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LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES IN GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIA, CAUSING SYSTEMIC EFFECTS LIKE SHOCK
ENDOTOXIN
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INDIRECT CONTACT, INSECTS (Arthropods.
VECTOR BORNE
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INDIRECT CONTACT, INSECTS (Arthropods.
VECTOR BORNE