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Change: sevretedsecreted from live cell released from cell wall during lysis Typical sources A few gram positive and gram negative All gram-negative bacteriaStages of Infection- Incubation period: Time between contact and first appearance of the signs or symptoms of infection. (2-30 days) Prodromal period: A
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Change: , originating from a source outside the body (the environment or another person or animal), or endogenous, already, already existing on or in the body (normal flora or latent infection)Bacterial pathogens attach most often by the following mechanisms:1. Fimbriae (pili)2. Flagella3. Capsules4. Adhesive slimes
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Change: A pattern of infection where the infection itself remains localized at the portal of entry, but the toxins produced by the pathogen are carried by the blood to the actual target tissue. SEPTICEMIAClinical term for bacteria multiplying in the blood.Factors that weaken host defenses
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Change: The human body provides a favorable habitat for microorganisms which includes: *Stable temperature, *Extensive surfaces upon which to colonize, * Constant source of nurishment, and a *Relatively stable pH Although, acids in the stomach prevent it from being colonized by most microbes RememberContact usually does NOT result in
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Change: typhoid mary history pageStep two: Colonization (to settle) Does not mean you will get sick, most microbes cannot even colonize on our bodies*The majority of the microbes that we come in contact with are considered transients which means that they are removed
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Change: Because the protozoa that reside in the mouth are harmful when transferred to others E) Because normal flora of the mouth are pathogenic 18.What are the first organism(s) to colonize the upper respiratory tract? A) Oral streptococci B) Lactobacilli C) Staphylococcus aureus D) Neisseria sp E) Haemophilus sp 19.
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Change: time is an exception. A mosquito carrying Bot fly eggs. This is Awesome!!!A disease is communicable when an infected host can transmit the infectious agent to another host and etablish infection in that host.Notecards for this chapter are available on www.flashcardexchange.com under kevin young's micro chapter 13.Questions
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Change: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23eimVLAQ2c CHECK THIS OUT!!! You will be more careful about a mosquito biting! A mosquito carrying Bot fly eggs. This is Awesome!!!A disease is communicable when an infected host can transmit the infectious agent to another host and etablish infection in that host.Notecards for this
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Change: - The total number of existing cases with respect to the entire population.Incidence- The number of new cases over a certain time period. Factors that weaken host defenses and increase susceptibility to infection: Old age and extreme youth (infancy, prematurity) Genetic defects in immunity
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Change: 2- Isolate the microbe from an infected subject and cultivate it artificially in the lab.3- Inoculate a healthy subject and observe results.4- Reisolate the agent from this subject. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23eimVLAQ2c CHECK THIS OUT!!! You will be more careful about a mosquito biting! A mosquito carrying
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Change: a portal of entry for pathogensa. mucous membranes of the respiratory tractb. mucous membranes of the gatrointestinal tract.c. skin.d. bloode. parenteral route. 14. A _______ is an animal that transmits a microbe.a. portalb. vectorc. pathogend. bacillus
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Change: VectorVECTOR is a live animal that transmits an infectious from one host to another (such as a mosquito)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23eimVLAQ2c CHECK THIS OUT!!! You will be more careful about a mosquito biting! A mosquito carrying Bot fly eggs. This is Awesome!!!A disease is communicable when an
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Change: You will be more careful about a mosquito biting! A mosquito carrying Bot fly eggs. This is Awesome!!!A disease is communicable when an infected host can transmit the infectious agent to another host and etablish infection in that host.Notecards for this chapter are available on www.flashcardexchange.com under
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Change: Mucus, Sputum, nasal drainage, and other moist secretions are the media of escape for the pathogens of the respiratory tract. Coughing and sneezing is very effective to release pathogens. Droplets of saliva are the exit route for several viruses. Epithelial Cells: Fecal Exit: Urogenital tract: Removal of Blood or Bleeding:
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Change: (Period of illness) When disease is most acute. Worst period.Covalescence period: Signs and symptoms subside, one regains strength.***Can be contagious in all stages.***Differential Characteristics of Bacterial Exotoxins and Endotoxins Characteristic Exotoxins Endotoxins Toxicity Toxic in tiny amounts Toxic in higher doses Effects on the body Specific
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