Term
| Corynebacterium diptheriae |
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Definition
1) Diphtheria (A/B) toxin (tox gene attained by bacteriophage)
T) Commensal to pathogenic; also by aerosol |
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Term
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Definition
1) Pertussis toxin
2) Tracheal toxin
3) Adenylate cyclase toxin
4) Filamentous and Fimbrial antigen
5) Endotoxin
T) person-person through the air |
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Term
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Definition
1) Capsule
2) Outermembrane proteins and endotoxin
T) Commensal to pathogenic; air |
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Term
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Definition
1) Surface spike: G-protein- attachment to cell
2) F-proteins: Fusion of envelope and cells to each other
T) Droplets and hands; occurs each winter |
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Term
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Definition
| T) Inhaling infected rodent feces, saliva, or urine |
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Term
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Definition
| T) Inhalation of aerosolized material or aspiration of the normal flora |
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