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| What are the STORCH organisms? |
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| Syphilis, Toxoplasmosis, Rubella, Chlamydia, Herpes |
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| What is the main symptom of vibrio cholera? |
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| Which polio vaccine can revert to its original form? |
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| What is the common cause of Hep A/E (transmission) |
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| What is associated with heliobacter pylori? |
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| Peptic Ulcers and *stomach cancer |
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| What is an attenuated organism? |
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| A live organism that is weakened so it does not cause disease |
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| What are the most common normal flora of the skin? |
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| S. epidermitis, M. Leut., Candida albicans |
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| Which immunoglobulins does colostrum provide? |
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| Methysilin Resistant Staph Aureus |
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| Penicillin works by destroying the ___ of the cell wall |
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| What phase in a closed system is penicillin most effective against? |
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| What afar is used to diagnose beta Strep? |
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| What are some effective antiseptic agents? |
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| silver nitrate and iodine |
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| What organism is responsible for thrush? |
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| What is the WBC which links the 2nd and 3rd line of the body's defense? |
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| What are restriction enzymes used for? |
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| When is HIV first infectious? |
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| Exotoxins can be made into ____ by heating and can be used for vaccines |
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| What holds the complementary strands of DNA together? |
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| objects that act as a reservoir |
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| Bacterial growth in the blood |
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| B cells or plasma cells produce ____ |
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| What is the most common animal source of rabies in FL? |
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| The TB test is an example of ____ immune hypersensitivity |
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| What is the common bacteria found in yogurt and the female vaginal canal? |
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| How many ATP are produced in aerobic metabolism of a prokaryote? |
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| What is the maximum magnification of a compound light microscope? |
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| To perform a coliform test, what agars could you use to detect lactose fermenters? |
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| What cells are responsible for the rejection of transplanted organs and is part of the 3rd line of defense? |
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| What are the steps in the disease process? |
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| Incubation, prodromal, acute, period of decline, covalescence |
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| What are the four signs of inflammation? |
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rubor--redness
calor--heat
tumor--swelling
dolar--pain |
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| What term describes the average frequency of disease in a certain geographic location? |
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| The degree of a pathogen's ability to cause disease is called ____ |
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| What disease's pathogen produces the most lethal toxin? |
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| an antibody made by the host that defends against adherence |
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| What are the first lines of defense? |
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| Skin and mucous membranes |
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| What internal area of the body has no normal flora? |
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| The lower respiratory tract |
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| What was the leading infectious killer of children in 1935? |
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salmonella typhii
invades gall bladder leading to chronic carriers (typhoid mary)
Humans are the exclusive host |
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vibrio cholera
3-5 gallons diarrhea/day
best treatment is oral electrolyte therapy |
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shigella flexneri
Diarrhea with mucous and blood
Large intestine is the primary site of the disease |
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| Entamoeba histolytica usually from unsanitary food/water treated with antidiarrheal meds |
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giardia lamblia
distinctive odor of H2S gas in breath and greasy stools
Common in wilderness water sources |
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fecal-oral
virus can survive several days outside of the body
vaccine available |
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E. coli
part of normal flora
watery diarrhea with low grade fever |
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cryptosporidium parvum
protozoan that causes severe watery diarrhea
can be fatal in immunocompromised patients |
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| What are the steps of gram staining? |
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Stain with CV
iodine
Alcohol (differentiating step)
counterstain with safranin |
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| What are antibodies made of? |
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