Term
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Definition
-any immune response against a foreign antigen exaggerated beyond the norm
-four types |
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Term
| four types of hyper sensitivity and examples |
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Definition
-type I: immediate(common allergies)
-type II: cytotoxic(autoimmune disorders+destruction of blood cells following incompatible blood transfusion)
-typeIII: immune complex-mediated(rheumatoid arthritis)
-type IV: delayed or cell mediated(tuberculin response) |
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Term
| diseases of the skin and wounds |
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Definition
-poxviruses(smallpox, cowpox, monkeypox, and orf)
-chickenpox/shingles |
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Term
| what do HIV/AIDS stand for |
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Definition
-HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus
-AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
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Term
| diseases of the nervous system |
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Definition
-bacterial meningitus
-viral meningitus
-arboviral encephalitus |
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Term
| cardiovascular and systemic diseases |
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Definition
-septicemia, bacteremia, toxemia
-lyme disease
-anaplasmosis and ehrlichiosis |
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Term
| diseases of the respiratory system |
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Definition
-common cold
-pertussis
-streptococcal
-tuberculosis
-legionnaires' disease |
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Term
| diseases of digestive system |
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Definition
-campylobacteriosis
-giardiasis
-viral hepatitis
-cryptosporidiosis
-shigellosis |
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Term
| diseases if the urinary and reproductive systems |
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Definition
- bacteria vaginosis
-chlamydia trachomatis
-gonorrhea
-syphillis
-trichomoniasis |
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Term
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Definition
-variola virus
-from the family of poxviridae |
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Term
| first human disease eradicated |
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Definition
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Term
| type of poxvirus unique to humans |
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Definition
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Term
| cause of chickenpox/shingles |
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Definition
-varicella-zoster virus
-a type of herpes
-from the herpesvirus family |
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Term
| cause of 90% cases of bacterial meningitus |
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Definition
-listeria moncytogenes(gram-posistive rod)
-streptococcus agalactiae(gram-positive)
-neisseria meningitidus(gram-negative)
Common in MN
-streptococcus pneumoniae(gram-positive)
-haemophilus influenzae(gram-negative) |
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Term
| bacterial meningitus acquired during birth |
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Definition
| -S. agalactiae(most common in newborns) |
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Term
| bacterial meningitus cause by contaminated food |
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Definition
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Term
| cause of 90% of cases of viral meningitus |
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Definition
| -viruses from the enterovirus genus |
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Term
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Definition
| -arthropod-borne(from blood sucking insects) |
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Term
| can cause of arboviral encephalitis |
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Definition
| -mosquito-borne arboviruses |
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Term
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Definition
| -borrelia burgdorferi(spirochete) |
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Term
| cause of ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis |
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Definition
-ehrlichia chaffeesis causes ehrlichiosis
-anaplasma phagocytophilum causes anaplasmosis |
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Term
| most common cause of common cold |
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Definition
| -rhinoviruses(of the genus enterovirus) |
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Term
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Definition
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Term
| cause of pneumococcal pneumonia |
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Definition
streptococcus pneumoniae
(gram positive aerotolerant anaerobe) |
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Term
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Definition
| mycobacterium tuberculosis |
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Term
| cause of Legionnaires' disease |
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Definition
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Term
| cause of campylobacteriosis |
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Definition
campylobacter jejuni
(gram-negative microaerophilic) |
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Term
| what is the most common bacterial cause of diarrhea in the US |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
giardia intestinalis
(flagellated protozoan parasite) |
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Term
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Definition
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Term
| cause of cryptosporidiosis |
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Definition
cryptosporidium parvum
(protozoal parasite) |
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Term
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Definition
four species of shigella
(rod shaped bacteria similar to E. coli and salmonella) |
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Term
| cause of bacteria vaginosis |
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Definition
various anaerobic bacteria, but most commonly
gardnerella vaginalis(gram-variable) |
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Term
| cause of chlamydia trachomatis |
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Definition
chlamydia trachomatis
(gram-negative) |
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Term
| most common reported STD in US |
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Definition
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Term
| what disease can mimic gonorrhea in signs and symptoms |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
neisseria gonorrhoeae
(gram-negative coffee bean shaped diplococci) |
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Term
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Definition
treponema pallidum
(spyrochete)
lives only in humans |
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Term
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Definition
trichomonas vaginalis
(anaerobic, flagellated protozoan, leaf shaped) |
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