Shared Flashcard Set

Details

VT-260 Week 1
Week 1
38
Veterinary Medicine
Undergraduate 4
04/08/2015

Additional Veterinary Medicine Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
-Normal hosts (survival depends on replication of the host)
Definition
What are frank pathogens?
Term
Passive immunity
Definition
What is it called when the baby drinks the colostrums?
Term
-precipitation
Definition
What is it called when antigens bind with antibodies and form insoluble complexes?
Term
-infection occurring during hospital stay
Definition
What are nosocromial infections?
Term
-Surgical sites
-Urinary tract
-Upper respiratory tract
-Lower GI
Definition
What are the most common places nosocromial infections attacks?
Term
-Bacterial endospores
Definition
What microorganism is the most resistant to disinfectants?
Term
-Infection is incubating before hospital visit. May present signs during hospital stay.
Definition
What is community acquired?
Term
Zoonotic diseases including:
-Anthrax
-Systemic mycosis
-Plague
Definition
What type of disease pathogens is not isolated?
Term
Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay.
Definition
What does ELISA stand for?
Term
-Applies light to specimen at an oblique angle. Background is black.
Definition
What is dark field microscopy?
Term
Most common in vet med, Slide 42 in notes
Definition
What is bright field or light field microscopy?
Term
-Round (Cocci)
-Bacilli (rods)
-Spiralkete (Spiral)
Definition
What are the three shapes of bacteria and what are they called?
Term
-Adhere to host
-Enter the host
-Avoid host defense mechanisms
-Multiply and spread in the host
-Damage the host
Definition
Name 2 traits of a pathogen.
Term
-3.5-3.8 billion years ago.
Definition
How long ago did bacteria emerge?
Term
-Sterilization of equipment, kennels, and surfaces after use
-Isolation
-Proper use of antibiotic drugs
-Hand washing
-Trash disposal
-Housekeeping
-Immunization programs (viral)
Definition
How do we prevent nosocromial infections?
Term
-Penicillin resistent
-Staph
-Strep
Definition
What is the most common pathogen in a hospital that causes nosocrmical infections with low/ limited usage of antibiotics?
Term
-Recombination
Definition
What is it called when there is a rearrangement of genes?
Term
A change in a single base pair.
Definition
What is point mutation?
Term
Agglutination
Definition
What test is used to diagnose leptosperosis?
Term
-Concentration of chemicals
-Length of exposure to chemical
-Amount of organic material
-Type and condition of material
-Ambient temperature
-Nature and number of contaminating microorganisms.
Definition
Name three factors affecting disinfection
Term
-OSHA
-EPA
-State regulations
Definition
Who must we be in compliance with decontamination responsibilities?
Term
-Proteins that react with antigen/ antibody complexes.
Definition
What is a compliment?
Term
Gram stain
Definition
What stain is used to determine the bacterial cell wall?
Term
Amies transport medium with charcoal.
Definition
Give an example for aerobic bacteria transport system
Term
-Aspirate
Definition
What is the best way to collect anaerobic bacteria?
Term
Before antibiotics are given.
Definition
What is the best time to set up cultures?
Term
To get a specimen that best represents the disease process.
Definition
What is the goal in specimen collection?
Term
-Making millions of copies of DNA and RNA.
Definition
What is gene amplification?
Term
Isolate culture
-Identify the isolated organisms
Definition
What is the traditional approach to agent identification?
Term
False
Definition
True or False, The traditional approach is always the best.
Term
bacteria, easy for Fungi
Definition
Talking about challenges of entering the host: When crossing the skin it is difficult for ________ easy for __________.
Term
hosts with compromised immune systems. Once immune system is suppressed they strike.
Definition
What are opportunistic pathogens?
Term
-Source of the specimen
-Species of patient
-Clinical history
Definition
When you are processing a sample, what should be considered during evaluation?
Term
-Types of microorganisms
-Number of microorganisms
-Type of host inflammatory response
Definition
Direct microscopic examinations provide information about what?
Term
-New methylene blue
-Wrights stain
-Giesma
Definition
What other stains can be used to see cell morphology besides Gram stains?
Term
-increased morbidity and mortality from bacteremia and other common disease. Mother’s antibodies were not passed in colostrum.
Definition
What is failure of passive transfer?
Term
Used to detect bacterial or fungal antigens.
Definition
What is rapid latex agglutination used for?
Term
vegetative bacterial cells.
Definition
What are the least resistant bacteria to disinfectants?
Supporting users have an ad free experience!