Section 21: Interactions Of Host And Pathogen

Question 0

Intracellular Pathogen

Answer 0

Ability of the tubercle bacillus to resist the damaging effects of degradation enzymes contained in lysosomes

Question 1

Extracellular pathogens

Answer 1

Capsule that is slippery to phagocytes and prevents ingestion

Question 2

Opportunistic Infections

Answer 2

Nonpathogenic organisms cause disease

Question 3

Virulence factors

Answer 3

Any feature or product of a microorganism that directly contributes to the ability to cause disease

Question 4

Avirulent microbes

Answer 4

Do not cause disease in humans

Question 5

Exotoxins

Answer 5

Purposely secreted from microbe

Question 6

Endotoxins

Answer 6

Released only when microbe is damaged or lysed

Question 7

Systemic infection

Answer 7

Spread via blood or lymphatic system

Question 8

Focal infection

Answer 8

Spread from a locale

Question 9

Acute infection

Answer 9

Begin abruptly with severe effects

Question 10

Chronic infection

Answer 10

Appear gradually, last for extended period

Question 11

Subacute infection

Answer 11

Intermediate duration and system severity

Question 12

Primary infection

Answer 12

Infection caused by the organism itself

Question 13

Secondary infection

Answer 13

Infection caused by a different organism than that one that caused the original infection

Question 14

Subclinical
Asymptomatic
Inapparent infection

Answer 14

Show no symptoms

Question 15

Abscess

Answer 15

Discrete infections that blocks entry of immune system cells

Question 16

Bacteremia

Answer 16

Bacteria in the blood

Question 17

Septicemia

Answer 17

Actively growing bacteria in the blood

Question 18

Viremia

Answer 18

Virus in the blood

Question 19

Leukocytosis

Answer 19

Increased number of WBCs

Question 20

Leukopenia

Answer 20

Decreased number of WBCs

Question 21

Epidemiology

Answer 21

Identifying new organisms and their mode of spread