Unit 5 Flashcards

(48 cards)

1
Q

recognized to cause disease in healthy person

A

true pathogens

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2
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microorganisms that dont usually produce disease but are capable

A

opportunistic pathogens

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3
Q

the easiest and most frequent traveled portal of entry

A

respiratory tract

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4
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portal of entry through food, water and contaminated fingers

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gastrointestinal tract

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5
Q

portal of entry via sexual activity

A

genitourinary tract

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6
Q

an important defense against disease

A

skin

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7
Q

punctures, injections and wounds

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parenteral route

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8
Q

produce all the signs and symptoms of the disease when swallowed

A

salmonella typhi

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9
Q

cause adherence to epithelial cells

A

lipoteichoic acid and protein f

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10
Q

heat-resistant and acid-resistant protein

A

m protein

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11
Q

outer membrane protein used to attach to cells

A

opa

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12
Q

resists the host’s defenses by impairing phagocytosis

A

capsule

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13
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bacterial enzymes that coagulate the fibrinogen in blood

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coagulase

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14
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break down fibrin and thus digest clots formed by the body to isolate the infection

A

kinase

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15
Q

facilitates the spread of gas gangrene

A

collagenase

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16
Q

destroys antibodies

A

IgA protease

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17
Q

hydrolyzes hyaluronic acid

A

hyaluronidase

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18
Q

are poisonous substances produced by pathogenic microorganisms

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toxins

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19
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ability to produce toxic substances

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toxigenicity

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20
Q

Corynebacterium diphtheriae

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diphteria toxin

21
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inactivates elongation factor for protein synthesis

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diphteria toxin

22
Q

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

23
Q

manifestation of exotoxin a

A

skin infections, sepsis and pneumonia

24
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manifestations of diphteria toxin

A

swollen lymph nodes and sore throat

25
higher or lower than normal
temperature
26
may have signs and symptoms of an infection
infection
27
confused, sleepy, difficult to rouse
mental decline
28
severe pain, discomfort and shortness of breath
extremely ill
29
when it comes to sepsis, remember
its about time
30
shigella
shiga toxin
31
binds to 60s ribosome in cells and removes a specific adenine residue
shiga toxin
32
manifestation of shiga toxin
diarrhea
33
escherichia coli
heat labile toxin
34
activates adenylate cyclase
heat labile toxin
35
activates guanylate cyclase
heat stable toxin
36
bacillus anthracis
edema toxin, lethal toxin
37
bacillus anthracis makes three proteins:
protective antigen, lethal factor and edema factor
38
manifestation of edema toxin, lethal toxin
woolsorter's disease
39
vibrio cholerae
cholera toxin
40
bordetella pertussis
pertussis toxin
41
manifestation of pertussis toxin
whooping cough
42
clostridium tetani
tetanospasmin
43
inhibits inhibitory neurons
tetanospasmin
44
clostridium botulinum
botulinum toxin
45
inhibits the release of acetylcholine
botulinum toxin
46
manifestation of botulinum toxin
floppy baby
47
clostridium perfringens
alpha toxin
48
manifestation of alpha toxin
gas gangrene