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Lecture 4- Pathogenesis Flashcards

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Modes of Transmission of disease?

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  • Direct contact
  • Indirect contact
  • Vectors
  • Fomites (inanimate objects)
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Examples of direct contact?

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cough
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sneeze
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touch
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Examples of indirect contact?

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food
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water
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soil
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First step in establishment of disease?

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entrance and attachment

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Example of portal of entry for disease?

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skin, respiratory, gastrointestinal, urogenital systems, or conjunctiva of eye

vector borne, sexual contact, blood transfusion, or organ transplant

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What is adherence of disease mediated by

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special molecules called adhesins

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Define colonisation?

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site of microbial reproduction on or within host

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In establishment of disease what to organisms compete for?

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Compete for nutrients
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Compete for colonisationsites

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Define adhesions?

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adherence factors/molecules

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Define Fimbriae?

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includes pili/organelles that project from the cell surface to mediate attachment to host cell surface receptors

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What is a Glcocalyx and function?

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Capsule/slime layer made up of glycoproteins and or polysaccharides.
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sticky (adherent, resist cough reflex)
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resists phagocytosis
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How do adherence structure general work?

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bind complementary receptor sites on host cell surface

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Example of organism that usres fimbriae to colonise?

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GNC –diplococcus)uses fimbriae to initially colonise
the urethral or cervical epithelium.
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Types of entry in establishment of disease?

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  • No entry Required
  • Passive entry
  • Active Entry
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Example of disease that does not require entry?

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N.gonorrhoeae– sexual activity (intercourse,oral,anal)

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Define passive entry and give example?

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Organism that without a defined entry mechanism would not cause disease
eg Insect bites, surgery

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Example of active entry?

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Invasins stimulate host cells to ingest bacteria

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What is an invasin

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Surface proteins that provoke ingestion of bacteria by host cells

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Define Bacteremia?

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presence of viable bacteria in the blood

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Define spepticemia?

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pathogens or their toxins in the blood

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Conditions needed for growth and multiplicaiton of disease?

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Suitable nutrients, pH, Temperature and redox potential (affects the amount of O2 present)

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Virulence factors of Extracellular enzymes

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  • Collagenase
  • Hyaluronidase
  • Lecithinase
  • Coagulase
  • Fibrinolysin
  • IgA Protease
  • NucleaseCatalase, peroxidase, superoxide dismutase
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Collagenase and hyaluronidase?

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Proteolytic enzymes that breakdown collagen and hyaluronic acid in connective tissue allowing an organism to spread into neighbouring tissues

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Lecithinase?

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breaks down the phospholipid layer of cell membranes and causes extensive cell & tissue damage

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Coagulase
produced by S.aureus, causes fibrinogen to form a fibrin clot around bacteria and prevent phagocytosis
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Fibrinolysin
has the opposite effect to coagulase by dissolving a fibrin clot and is thought to assist the pathogen by preventing localisation of the infection by the inflammatory response
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Nuclease
breaks down viscous nucleic acids released by the lysis of WBC during pus formation allowing bacteria to continue to spread
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Catalase, peroxidase, superoxide dismutase
these enzymes inhibit the reactive oxygen species produced during the oxidative response following phagocytosis by neutrophils, monocytes and macrophages
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Virulance Factors of school sores "Impetigo"
Rapid spread of infection caused by enzymes collagenase, hyaluronidase, fibrinolysin and nuclease.
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Protein A?
 binds to Fc portion of IgG molecules |  Antibodies are not recognised by phagocytes
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What is Hemolysins?
Virulance factor
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Pigments (carotenoids)
 Toxic to other organisms and to some human tissues |  Inhibit immune function
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What is an Exotoxin and eg?
• Proteins that are secreted/released by bacteria (generally Gram positive) eg Examples: •Clostridium tetani (tetanus) -Vibrio cholerae (cholera enterotoxins)
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Properties of Exotoxins?
- Heat libale - Extremely potent - Antigenic - Converted to toxoids for vaccine
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Diphtheria Toxin?
• A cytotoxic exotoxin that can cause organ damage (i.e. heart, liver, throat)
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How is diphtheria toxin produced?
Produced by toxigenic strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae that are infected with a lysogenic β phage (not lytic) which is tox pos
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Remember to look at diagram for diphtheria toxin?
Yepp yepp dont forget
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Define Translation - Protein Synthesis?
The elongation cycle is the process of reading mRNA, the insertion of tRNA into the ribosome to produce peptides
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Properties of Endotoxins
-Lipid Aof Gram negative cell wall -Not secreted-released when cells disrupted -Heat stable - Not antigenic -Activates coagulation, complement, fibrinolysis - Less potent than exotoxins  Toxic (nanogram amounts) - Weakly immunogenic -Cause general system effects  fever, weakness, diarrhea, inflammation
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Which virulence factors may aid the attachment of a pathogen to the body surface?
Adhesins, Fimbriae and Glycocalyx
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What is an endogenous infection?
It is an infection by a member of normal flora
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Why is tetanus described as a focal infection?
It is a localised infection from which pathogens can spread to other body sites
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Explain the emergence of Haemophilus influenzae as a secondary pathogen.
This usual follow a primary pathogens as a secondary complication
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Tuberculosis may progress very slowly over a number of years. What type of infection is this?
This is a chronic infection as it slowly progress’s.
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What is ID50 and what does it measure?
It is the number of bacteria nessacary to infect 50% population of people exposed to it.
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What is a glycocalyx and how can this contribute to the virulence of a pathogen?
It is a capsule slim layer made up of glycoproteins or polysaccrides. It contributes to virulence by being sticky (adherent) and resisting phagocytosis.
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How may collagenase act as a virulence factor?
Enzyme that breaks down collagen allowing it to spread into neighbouring tissues
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What is the basis of the vaccine for tetanus?
They uses the Clostridium tetani which is an exotoxin coverted into a toxoid by being formalin treated or heat treated. It remains immunogenic however much less toxic
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Why does a single molecule of diphtheria toxin subunit A lead to the death of a host cell?
It inhibits the production of protein synthesis resulting in cell deaths as it is unable to replicate

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