Infection and Immunity

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Decks in this class (20)

Introduction to Infection and Immunity
What are the three domains of the...,
What are the parasites 2,
What are the microorganisms 3
28  cards
Airborne infections
What are some of the human respir...,
How does the mucocilary system ac...,
What are the alveolar macrophages 3
41  cards
Sexually Transmitted Bacterial Infections
How many cases of stis are seen a...,
What age are the majority of indi...,
How are stis transmitted primarily 3
30  cards
Noscomial Infections
How are hospital infections acqui...,
What are exogenous sources 2,
What are endogenous sources 3
38  cards
Food-borne bacterial infections
What are the defences against inf...,
What are the defences against inf...,
What are the defences against inf...
44  cards
Water-borne infections
What are the public health measur...,
What is cholera responsible for 2,
How many organisms are shed a day...
32  cards
Fungal Pathogens
What are saprophytic fungi useful...,
What do phytopathogens cause 2,
What is mycology 3
47  cards
Human African Trypanosomiasis and Leishmaniasis
What type of parasite is kinestop...,
Which species of kiestoplastida i...,
Parts of the kinestoplastida 3
38  cards
Malaria
How many cases of malaria are in ...,
How much of the population is exp...,
How many deaths are caused by mal...
37  cards
Geohelminths
Types of geohelminths 1,
What type of cell is c elegans 2,
Developmental stages of phylum ne...
26  cards
Filariasis
Life cycle of dracunculus medinen...,
Who target on guinea worm 2,
Who target on lymphatic filariasis 3
52  cards
Shistosomiasis and Tapeworms
What are flukes 1,
What phylum are flukes classified...,
What class are flukes 3
26  cards
Retroviruses
What type of genome does the rous...,
What is crick central dogma 2,
What is the rous sarcoma virus re...
69  cards
Mobiliviruses
What are morbilliviruses 1,
What are some morbilliviruses 2,
What does measles cause 3
44  cards
Hepatitis C Virus
What is viral hepatitis 1,
What is the spectrum of viral hep...,
What is acute viral hepatitis 3
50  cards
HIV and AIDS
What is hiv 1,
How many people are infected with...,
What does hiv cause 3
55  cards
Viral Haemorrhagic Fever
What can happen in viral haemorrh...,
What is the disease spectrum for ...,
Who is the primary host for vhfs 3
55  cards
Poliomyelitis
What is poliomyelitis 1,
What does poliomyelitis cause 2,
How many polio survivors are ther...
47  cards
Influenza
What are synonyms of influenza 1,
How is influenza spread 2,
What is influenza 3
48  cards
Prions and other strange pathogens
What did the arrival of europeans...,
Why was there such a loss in popu...,
What process should kill a new ho...
59  cards

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