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| population of microbes found on and in the body of healthy people |
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normal microbiota
normal microbial flora
indigenous microbiota |
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| Disruption of the normal microbiota results in infections caused by |
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Candida albicans, mycobacterium, clostridium difficile
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| anthrax, salmonellosis, rabies, typhus |
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| inhabit body sites for extended periods of time; throughout life |
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| Disease that are naturally spread from their usual animal hosts to humans. |
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| 5 ways a Zoonaoses can transmit disease |
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1. Direct contact w/ animals or its waste
2. Bloodsucking arthropods as vectors that transmit the microbe from animal to human
3. Contaminationof food and water
4. Indirect Contact with contaminated hides, fur, (wooler’s disease), feathers
5. Consumption of animal meat or milk of infected animal products
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| not only transmit pathogens, they also serve as hosts for the multiplication of pathogens during some stage of the pathogens life |
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| are not required as hosts by the pathogens they transmit; such vectors only passively carry pathogens to new hosts on their feet or other body parts. |
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| Examples of Biological vectors |
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Biting arthropods; mosquitoes, ticks, lice, fleas, bloodsucking flies, mites, and bloodsucking bugs.
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| Examples of mechanical vectors? |
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| an infection must be trasmitted from either? |
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| a reservior or portal of exit to another hosts portal of entry |
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| what are 3 modes of trasmission? |
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| contact trasmission, vehicle transmission, vector transmission |
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| Type of Contact transmission are |
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| direct, indirect or droplet |
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| type of vehicle transmission is? |
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| airborne, water-borne, food-borne, bodily fluid |
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| types of vector transmission are? |
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| biological transmission, mechanical transmission |
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| what are the most important group of disease vectors |
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| actively participate in pathogens life cycle. they can transmit pathoge |
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| Examples of biological vectors: |
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| Mosquitoes, Ticks, Lice, Fleas, Blood sucking flies, Blood sucking bugs, Mites |
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| Mechanical vectors are what? |
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| Animals are not necessary to the life cycle of the pathogen. Animals passively carry pathogen on their feet or body parts to drinking water, food, or on host skin. |
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which drug is the drug of choice
which drug is the microbe most susceptible to |
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| MIC test combined with Diffusion Susceptibility test is the? |
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| The process of microorganisms in or on the body of other site |
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| any adverse internal condition severe enough to interfere with normal body functions |
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| Successful invasion of the body by a pathogenic microorganism. |
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| Endotoxin vs Exotoxin ARE? |
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Both are produced by Gram – bacteria, both can be fetal, both heat stable, but differ in their mechanism of release and composition
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| are lipids released only when the cell dies b/c they are a part of the outer membrane. Can survive a hour of autoclaving at 121*C, produce fever, but only a weak immune response, so toxoid immunization is not a option. |
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Also produced by Gram + bacteria.
Are proteins or peptides that are secreted, leaving the cell intact, toxicity is higher than Endotoxins, not stable above 60*C, produce a strong immune response and therefore toxoid immunization is possible. |
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| Endotoxins are not secreted bu? |
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| released only after the Gram - bacterial cell is damaged or lysed. Secreted from dead bacterial cells |
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Cytoxins
Neurotoxins
Enterotoxins
Hemolysins |
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| Examples of bacter that secrete Exotosxins? |
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Clostridium perfringens
Clostridium botulinum
Clostridium tetani
Staphylococcus aureus = exfoliate toxin
Streptococcus pyogenes
Vibrio cholera
Bordetella pertussis
E. coli: O157 = Shiga toxin
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| Diseases that are induced by modern medical procedures. “doctor induced” |
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| presented from birth... "born with" |
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Portals of Entry = getting in
Attaching to the Host = staying in
Surviving Host Defenses = defeat host’s defenses
Causing the Disease = damage the host
Portals of Exit = getting out, transmitted to another host
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Incubation, prodromal period, illness, decline, convalenscence
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Removal of microbes from a surface by scrubbing, whether that surface is human skin or a table top), REMOVAL RATHER THAN KILLING OF MICROBES
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| is the Destruction (complete removal) of ALL microorganims and viruses in or on an object. This is done by steam, under pressure, incineration,or ethylene oxide gas. |
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| Examples of sterilization |
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| Ionizing radiation, incineration, autoclaving, and dry heat. |
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| a disease that occurs at a relatively stable frequency within a given are or population. |
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| a disease that occurs at a greater than normal frequency for a given area or population. |
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| a disease that occurs in only a few scattered cases within a given area or population during a given period of time. |
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| the occurrence of an epidemic on more than one continent simultaneously. |
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| any microorganisms that cause disease |
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| PRIMARY PATHOGEN;are capable of causing disease in health person with normal immune defenses. |
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| EXAMPLES of true pathogen? |
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Coronavirus causes àcommon cold
Influenza virus causesà flu
Malarial protozoan causesà malaria |
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microorganism that may cause a disease under certain circumstances.
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| Opportunist pathogen can only cause disease when?? |
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When host’s immune defenses are weakened or host is immunocompromised
When introduced into an unusual location
Opportunist pathogens May be members of the normal flora or common in the environment
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| examples of Opportunist pathogens? |
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Candida
E. coli
Pseudomonas= common in environment |
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| The process of heating milk or fruit juice to levels that kill any pathogenic microbes present |
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| 4 types of pasteurization? |
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historical pasteurization (batch)
flash pasteurization
ultrahigh-temp pasteurization
ultrahigh temp sterilization |
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| Historical (batch) pasteurization you heat mild for? |
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| Flash pasteurization is when? |
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Milk flows through heated tubes that raise its temp to 72* for only 15 seconds. This treatment effectively destroys all pathogens.
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| Ultrahigh- temp pasteurization is when? |
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| Milk is Heated to 134*c for only 1 second but some consumers claim it adversely affects the taste |
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| Ultrahigh- temp sterilization does? |
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Heats milk to 140*c for 1-3 seconds.
Denatures proteins and destroys membranes
Sterilization of dairy products.
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| Brucella melitensis is target of? |
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| prions can only be sterilized thru which method of sterilization? |
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| How long is the boil H2O warning for? |
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| is it longer or shorter to boil than in Denver, CO? |
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| It takes longer to boil water in Denver because Water boils at lower temperatures at higher elevations because there is less air pressure and steam escapes more quickly and pulls of excess heat. |
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resistant to one antibicrobial agent
may confer resistance to similar drugs
especially when drugs have similar structures |
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| Exampleas of cross resistant microbes? |
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| Streptomycin, Neomycin, Gentamicin, Kanamycin |
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| Multiple resistance means |
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| “super bugs”à resistant to 3 or more types of antiMicrobial agents |
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| Multi-resistant strains of bacteria develop in? |
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Hospitals and nursing homes
Where the constant use of many kinds drugs eliminates sensitive cells and allow the growth of resistant strains |
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Multiple Resistance and Cross Resistance create?
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| examples of superbug strains? |
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| Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Enterococcus, Pseudomonas, Plasmodium |
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| one drug that enhances the effects of a second drug |
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| Examples of synergistic drugs? |
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| Penicillin inhibits the formation of the____ and makes it easier for ____ to get inside the pathogen and interfere with protein synthesis. |
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| interefere with each other |
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| can something be partially sterile? |
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| NO; either sterile or not sterile |
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| what is ultra-high temp sterilization used for? |
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Dairy industry and other food processors use Ultrahigh-temperature sterilization to rid liquids of all living microbes.Can now be stored indefinitely at room temperature 134C or 273F;
Flash heating milk or other liquids to rid them of all living microbes;
Passing the liquid through superheated steam at 140*C for 1-3 sec, then cooling rapidly |
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| does boiling for 10 minutes kill endospores, viruses, and cysts? |
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| no b/c they can survive boiling for 10 minutes at sea level |
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| boiling for 10 minutes rid of what? |
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| both growing bacteria and enveloped viruses |
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| A communicable disease easily transmitted between hosts, either directly or indirectly. |
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| example of a contagious disease? |
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arise from outside the hosts or from normal microbiota. They are not spread from one host to another, and diseased patients are not a source of contamination.
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| examples of non-communicable disease? |
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| tooth decay, acne, tetanus |
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| electron beams, gamma rays, and x-rays |
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| ionizing radiation destroys what? |
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| IONIZING radiation is used to sterilize what? |
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Pharmaceuticals (drugs)
Disposable dental & medical supplies
Syringes, gloves, catheters
Tissues for grafts: bone, skin, heart valves
Mail to certain D.C. zip codes
Food
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| NON-ionizing radiation is? |
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| NON- ionizing radiation is used for? |
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Used for disinfection rather than sterilization
Kills microbes on the surface
Disinfecting air
Transparent fluids
Hospital rooms
Operating rooms
Food prep areas
Dental offices |
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| an environment or procedure that is free of contamination by pathogens |
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| Vegetables are available in aseptic packaging/Surgeon uses aseptic technique to avoid contaminating the surgical field |
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| Antisepsis or Antiseptic is? |
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the use of chemical methods for eliminating or reducing microbes and viruses (particularly pathogens) on the skin or living tissue.
Antisepsis is a modification of disinfection.
Antiseptic are disinfectants whose strength is reduced to make them safe for living tissue.
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| Examples of antiseptics are? |
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| frowth inhibiting chemicals such as alcohol or iodine |
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| Which class of chemicals does Lysol belong to? |
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phenols
Lysol is a disinfectant
Lysol active ingredient is Orthophenylphenol |
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| What is the appropriate range of percentages for using ETOH for a hand sanitizer? |
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| Betadine belongs to which class of chemicals? |
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Betadine is a iodophore.
Iodine based products such as Betadine are Halogens. |
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Is an iodine-containing organic compound found in such antiseptics as betadine.
Combination of iodine and carrier which realeases iodine slowly.
Iodophores are less irritating that iodine tinctures. |
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| What was once put in neonates eyes immediately following parturition? (Prevent eye infections) |
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a. More realistic method for determining the effectiveness of a disinfectant or antiseptic
b. Swabs are taken from actual objects (operating room equipment) before & after application of disinfectant or antiseptic
c. The swabs are inoculated onto nutrient agar plates & then incubated
d. The plates are monitored for growth before & after the disinfectant was used
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| M.I.C = BACTERIOSTATIC=Minimum Inhibitory Concentration Test is? |
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is the smallest amount of the drug that will inhibit growth/reproduction of the pathogen.
§ MIC = attempts to quantify the smallest amount of drug that will inhibit a pathogen
ü The MIC is determined by broth dilution test
ü After incubation, clear broth indicates that bacteria were either inhibited or killed
o Determined by E-test
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M.B.C = Minimum bactericidal concentration test = MBC test |
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Ø MBC àdetermines the dosage of the drug to be an effective bacteriocidal
Samples are transferred to plates containing a Drug-free growth medium.
ANY growth of bacterial colonies on a plate indicates that concentration of antimicrobial drug is… Only bacteriostatic.
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| What is a Beta Lactam Ring? |
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| Functional unit of the beta lactum which is contained in Penicillin and cephalosporin and acts as NAM disruptors in the cell walls of bacteria. |
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| what can inactivate the beta lactam ring? |
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| which drugs have the beta lactam ring? |
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| first widely available antibiotic; sulfa drugs |
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| coined the term antibiotic |
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| Alexander Fleming did what? |
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- discovered that Penicillium chrysogenum, killed Staphylococcus aureus.
- Fleming coined word Antibiotics
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| Sulfa drugs inhibit what? |
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- the metabolic pathway
- sulfa drugs are structural analogs of PABA |
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| Paul Ehrlich (1854-1915) = “Magic Bullets" |
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- Produced Arsenic compound that killed Trypanosoma brucei = African sleeping sickness.
- Produced Arsenic compound that killed Treponema pallidum = Syphilis Called it Salvarsan (salvation from syphilis) |
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| what are the characteristics of the "ideal" antimicrobial? |
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1. Inexpensive and fast-acting 2. Stable during storage 3. Control all microbial growth while being harmless to humans, animals, and object |
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| is a fungicide that disrupts the cell (cytoplasmic) membrane. - It attaches to ergosterol |
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| fungal cell membranes causing lysis of fungal cells |
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| Do we use Amphotericin B for minor infections? |
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| yes we treat minor and serious infections with Amphotericin B |
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| how do the "sulfa" drugs work? |
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-Compete with PABA for enzymes active site
-Are antimetabolites
-When sulfa drugs bind to the pathogens enzyme the sulfa drug blocks the pathway for formation of Folic Acid
-Sulfa drugs bind irreversible to enzyme’s active site & block metabolic pathway
-Competitively inhibit the enzyme’s active site that PABA normally binds to
-This stops the metabolic pathway & production of folic acid
-No enzyme = No metabolic pathway (to manufacture the bacteria’s folic acid) |
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| what are the 4 MAIN portal of entry and exit? |
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skin
mucous membranes
placenta
parenteral route |
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| what does a portal of entry mean? |
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| Portal of entry are sites where pathogens enter the body. They are usually the same regions that support normal microbial flora. |
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| Portal of entry with skin is? |
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| insect bites, fungi enter thru openings, cuts, nicks, etc... |
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| Mucous membrane portal of entry means? |
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| Resp. tract., G.I tract, urogenital tract. |
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| what is a placenta portal of entry? |
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| usually an effective barrier against microbes in the maternal circulation, but some microbes cross the placenta. |
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| what is a parenteral route portal of entry? |
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| not a true portal of entry but a means by which portals can be circumvented (nail, thorn, needle, bites, stab wounds, surgery) |
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| What are some examples of specific portal of entries? |
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- Inoculate influenza virus in nose and person gets flu but if the virus contacts only the skin, no infection results.
-Contact with fungi in cracks in toe webs results in athlete’s foot infection But inhaling the fungal spores will not cause athlete’s foot |
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| The study of the patterns, the occurrence, the spread of a disease in a population. |
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Manner in which disease develops
§ The structural and functional changes brought about by the disease
§ The final effects on the body
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| Can an opportunistic pathogen cause disease if introduced to an unusual site in the body? |
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| Yes. If a member of the normal microbiota in one site is introduced into a site it normally does not inhabit, it may become an opportunist pathogen |
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| How do we acquire our "normal flora"? |
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- As we development in the womb, it is free of microbes (axenic)
- Microbiota: begins to develop during the birthing process:
- When amniotic membrane is ruptured:
- Passage through the birth canal microorganisms enter mouth and nose; First breath, First meal, Microbes from parents and hospital staff all contributes to normal microbiota.
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A major source of infection in the world is what?
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| is the number of new cases of a disease in a given area or population during a given period of time |
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| is the total number of cases, both new and already existing, in a given area or population during a period of time. à cumulative number. |
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| 6 Exo-enzymes= extracellular enzymes |
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Hyaluronidase=bacteria go deeper into tissue
Collagenase=bacteria go deeper into tissue
Coagulase== coagulates blood proteins, bacteria hide
Kinases=breaks clot and releases bacteria
Mucinasedigest mucus= bacteria go deeper in tissue
Keratinase=digest keratin, bacteria go deeper in tissue
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| Inanimate objects involved in the indirect contact transmission of pathogens. A pathogen is spread from one host to another host by way of a fomite. |
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| what are some examples of fomites? |
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Contaminated needles
ü Toothbrushes
ü Paper tissues
ü Toys
ü Money
ü Bed sheets
ü Medical equipment
ü Doorknobs
ü Telephones
ü Faucet handles
ü Paper cups
ü Towels |
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| what are Koch's postulates? |
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| experimental epidemiology |
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| what is the major drawback of Koch's postulates? |
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| Koch cannot be applied to every infectious disease to identify its causative pathogen. |
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| What methods do we use to sterilize space-craft? |
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| Which microbes can pass thru the placenta? |
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- Placenta forms an effective barrier to most pathogens but in 2% of pregnancies pathogens cross the placenta and cause abortion, birth defects, or premature birth.
-STORCH =syphillis, toxoplasmosis, other, rubella, cytomegalovirus, herpes
-Other= (Hepatitis B, HIV, chlamydia (Listeria moncytogenes, Parvovirus) |
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| All signs and symptoms of Lipid A intoxication? |
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- Lipid A is an endotoxin that stimulates the body to release chemicals that cause;
*Inflammation, diarrhea, hemorrhaging, shock, and blood coagulation. Lipid A can cause fatal endotoxic shock and can be fatal in high doses. |
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| What are the methods of preserving food (stasis)? |
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| Refrigeration is bacteriostatic for most microbes. It inhibits bacterial growth, but normal bacterial growth and metabolism can resume when optimal temperatures are restored. Freezing & drying are also methods |
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| Can Beta-Lactam drugs be used to treat fungal infections? |
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No they treat bacterial infections!
Beta-lactam antibiotics have an effect on bacterial cell walls
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| What is the most limited group of antimicrobials we have? |
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**Antiviral
- Why? Anything effective against the virus is toxic to the host as well. Antiviral medications frequently block unique enzymes to prevent production of new virus |
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| Does UV light penetrate tissues (materials) more than gamma radiation? |
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| Less effectively than Gamma rays |
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| what is filtration used for? |
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A sterilizing agent; Sterilization of air and heat-sensitive ophthalmic and enzymatic solutions, vaccines, and antibiotics
Features with filtration:
o Nitrocellulose or plastic membrane filters
o Sterilization of heat-sensitive materials
o Use of HEPA filters to filter air
o Ability of some filters to trap viruses and proteins |
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| What radiation do we use to clean the outside of our fruit? |
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| What are the most difficult microorganisms to kill? |
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**prions**
1.Bacterial endosproes:Endospores of Bacillus and Clostridium are the most resistant life forms 2.Species of Mycobacterium :cell walls have a waxy coat that prevents: The entrance of water based chemical& Dehydration 3.Cysts of protozoa:Protozoal cysts wall prevents entry of Most disinfectants, Protects protozoa against drying & Shields protozoa against heat, and radiation
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T/F Abx are produced by bacteria and fungi?
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Toxoids are toxinsthat have been treated with: Heat, Formaldehyde & Chlorineto to make them nontoxic |
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| A purified fragment of the bacterial Toxins (Exotoxin’s) antigen. Toxoids stimulate Antibody production (antitoxins) for protection against toxinoses (diseases) Such as Diphtheria, Pertussis and Tetanus. |
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| what is a toxoid used for? |
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