spring 2012 – Flashcards

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gram positive cocci
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streptococcus pyogenes, staphylococcus aureus, s. pneumoniae, s. mutans
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streptococcus pyognes
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sore throat, scarlet fever, pheumatic fever. glomerular nephritis, pheumatoid arthritis
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staphylococcus aureus
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boils, carbuncles, furuncles, impetigo, toxic shock syndrome. capsule
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s. pneumoniae
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(diplococcus) pneumonia (often a secondary pathogen); polysaccharide capsule
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s. mutans
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dental caries--floss/brush
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gram negative diplococci
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neisseria meningitidis, n. gonorrohoeae
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neisseria meningitidis
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nasopharyngitis, bacteremia (meningococcemia), hemorrhagic rash, spinal (septic) meningitis, Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome
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n. gonorrhoeae
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(gonococcus) gonorrhea, pelvic inflammatory disease, desseminated gonococcal infection, gonococcal arthritis. antigenic variation
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gram positive sporeformers (aerobic and anaerobic)
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bacillus anthracis (aerobic), closbridium botulinum, c. tetani, c. perfringens (all anaerobic)
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bacillus anthracis
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anthrax. malignant pustule. zoonose.
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clostridium botulinum
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botulism (toxic disease)
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c. tetani
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tetanus (lockjaw) (toxic disease)
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c. perfringens
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food poisoning, gas gangrene
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corynebacterium diptheriae
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diptheria (sore throat/toxic disease)
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Acid-fast
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mycobacterium tuberculosis, m. leprae
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mycobacterium tuberculosis
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TB
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m. bovis stran bacillus calmette guerin (BCG)
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TB vaccine
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m. leprae
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leprosy (tuberculoid to lepromatous)
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Gram negative enteric (gut) bacteria
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escherichia coli, samonella typhi, s. typhimurium (enterica), shigella dysenteriae, vibrio cholerae
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escherichia coli
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enterohemorrhagic (EHEC)ground beef. diarrhea
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samonella typhi
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typhoid fever, rose spots on abdomen
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s. typhimurium (enterica)
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enterocolitis (fowl/POULTRY)
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shigella dysteriae
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bacillary dysentery
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vibrio cholerae
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severe diarrhea ("rice water stools")
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other gram negative bacteria
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pseudomonal aeruginosa, helicobacter pylori
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pseudomonal aeruginosa
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burn wounds (blue puss infection)
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helicobacter pylori
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ulcers
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gram negative coccobacilli
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hemophilus influenzae, h. aegptius, bordetella pertussis, brucella abortis, yersinea pestis, francisella tularensis
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hemophilus influenzae
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bacterial influenza, meningitis (haemophilus). secondary pathogen
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h. aegyptius
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pink eye
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bordetella pertussis
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whooping cough
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brucella abortis
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undulant fever (cow). zoonose
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yersinea pestis
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bubonic/pneumonic/sylvatic plague. zoonose
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francisella tularensis
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tularemia (rabbit fever). zoonose
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4 types francisella tularensis
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ulcerogradular (skin), oculograndular (eye), intestinal, pneumonic
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Spirochetes
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treponema pallidum, borrelia hermsii, b. burgdorferi, leptospira interrogans
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treponema pallidum
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primary, secondary, tertiary syphilis
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borrelia hermsii
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recurrent fever (antigenic variation). zoonose
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b. burgdorferi
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Lyme's disease. zoonose
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leptospira interrogans
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leptospirosis (autumnal fever). urine in stagnant water. zoonose
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mycoplasma pneumoniae
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primary atypical pneumonia
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rickettsia prowazekii
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epidemic typhus. humans and lice reservoir
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r. typhi
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endemic typhus. zoonose
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r. rickettsi
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rocky mountain spotted fever. zoonose
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coxiela burnetii
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q fever. zoonose
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chlamydia trachomatis
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trachoma, genital chlamydial infections (std), inclusion conjunctivitis, lymphogramuloma venereum (std)
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c. psittaci
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psittacosis
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c. pneumoniae
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pneumonitis
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legonella pneumophila
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legionnaire's disease
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DNA respiratory viruses
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variola, varicella-zoster, epstein-barr, herpes simplex I
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variola
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small pox (inhalation of secretions from lesions/salivia; ERADICATED, VACCINIA VACCINE)
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varicella-zoster
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chicken pox/shingles, NEW VACCINE
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Epstein-barr
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mono, burkitt's lymphoma, nasopharyngeal cancer, CHRONIC FATIGURE SYNDROME, KISSING DISEASE
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herpes simplex I
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cold sores, keratconjuctivitis, encephalitis, NO VACCCINE, LATENT IN NERVES
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RNA respiratory viruses
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rubeola, rubella, mumps, influenza
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rubeola
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measles, MMR VACCINE
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rubella
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german measles FETAL DEFECTS N PREGNANT WOMEN
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mumps
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swollen glands, testicular damage
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influenza
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colds, a, b, c, VACCINES FOR NEW ANTIGENIC TYPES
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RNA bite viruses
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rabies
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rabies
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rabies (hydrophobia) (also transmittd by inhalation of bat guano) VACCINE ONLY AFTER EXPOSURE
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RNA fecal/oral viruses
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hep A, polio
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hep A
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accute liver disease (hepatitis) OYSTERS. VACCINE
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polio
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polio myelitis, enteric disease. SALK VACCINE vs SABIN VACCINE
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DNA sexual viruses
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herpes simplex II, hep B, human papilloma virus
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herpes simplex II
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genital lesions, LATENT IN NERVES, cervical cancer
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hepatitis B
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chronic liver disease (also transmitted fecal/oral route, direct contact, blood and blood products, etc) CLONED HBsAg VACCINE. liver cancer
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human papilloma virus
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HPV...
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RNA sexual viruses
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HIV, hep C
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HIV
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AIDS, CD4+, CELLS- T HELPER/SOME MACROPHAGE/SOME NEURAL CELLS
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hep C
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chronic liver disease. parenteral, sexual and horizontal transmission
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respiratory bacteria
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S: pyogenes, pneumonia, mutans. neisseria meningitidis, M: tuberculosis, leprae. hemophilus influenzae, bordetella pertussis, mycoplasma pneumonia, C: psittaci, pneumoniae. legionella pneumophila
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intestinal bacteria
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S: typhimurium, typhi. yersinia enterocolitica, escherichia coli, shigella dyssenteriae, viberio cholerae, helicobacter pylori, campylobacter jejuni
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sexual bacteria
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neisseria gonorrhoeae, treponema pallidum, chlamydia trachomatis
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direct contact/wounds/food bacteria
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s. aureus, hemophilus aegytius, C: tetani, botulinum, perfringens. corynebacterium diphtheriae, bacillus anthracis. B: suis, abortis, melitensis, canis. leptospiria interrogans
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arthropod bites (vector) bacteria
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R: rickettsii, prowazekii, typhi. B: hermsii, burgdorferi. yersinia pestis
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bacteria with many routes of transmission
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francisella tularensis, coxiella burnetii
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respiratory fungi
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histoplasma capsulatum, coccidioides immitis
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histoplasma capsulatum
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inhalation of arthrospores in bird feces, lung infection. MISSISSIPPI, TB like
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coccidioides immitis
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inhalation of arthrospores in rodent urine, lung infection. SOUTHWEST,BLACKS MORE SUSCEPTIBLE
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direct contact/wound fungi
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trichophyton rubum-t. mentagrophytes
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trichophyton rubum
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athlete's foot, jock itch, zoophilic
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dermatophytes fungi
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microsporium audouini, epidermophyton floccosum, sporothrix shenckii
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microsporium audouini
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ringworm, athlete's foot, tolnaftate/myconizol, geophilic. cats
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epidermophyton floccosum
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athlete's foot, jock itch, anthrophilic
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sporothrix shenckii
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subcutaneous infectins, puncture wounds, amphotericin B
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opportunistic fungi
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candida albicans
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candida albicans
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thrush, yeast vaginitis, mucocutaneous infecctin, endocarditis, myconizol, fluconozol, amphotericin B, ubiquitous
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toxic fungi
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alkaloid poisons, ergot poison, aflatoxin, psilocybin, etc
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protozoa parasites (2 sub units)
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amoeba- entamoeba histolytica. flagellates-giardia lamblia, trichomonas vaginalis
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entamoeba histolytica
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montezuma's revenge, "violet dysentery" CA-SA
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giardia lamblia
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giardiasis, diarrhea, flagyl, steatorhea
question
trichomonas vaginalis
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sti, flagyl
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hemoglagellate parasites
answer
leishmania spp., T: cruzi, brucei
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leishmania spp.
answer
"kala-azar" (visceral leishmaniasis), mid-far east.
-tropical ulcer: mid-far east, one of first "vaccines"
-espundia: SA-cartilage damage
question
trypanosoma cruzi
answer
chagus disease (megacolon, megaesophagus), CA-SA, CONE NOSE BUG
question
sorozoa parasites
answer
plasmodium spp., toxoplasma gondii
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plasmodium spp.
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malaria. TROPICS/SUBTROPICS, MOSQUITO, EXO-ERYTHROCYTIC, ERYTHEROCYTIC STAGES, PRIMAQUINE/CHLOROQUINE
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toxoplasma gondii
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toxoplasmosis, fetal damage. CAT FECES. WORLDWIDE.
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fluke parasites
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paragonimus westermanii, schistosoma spp.
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paragonimus westermanii
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lung fluke. snail, crustaceans
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schistosoma spp.
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blood fluke, schistosomiasis (liver or bladder damage), SA, CARIBBEAN, AFRICA, ORIENTAL. snail-furcosercous larva.
bird schistosome: swimmer's itch (MT)
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tape worms (parasites)
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taenia solium (t. saginata), hymenolepis nana, echinococcus granulosis
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taenia solium
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t. saginata. gut infection. pig/cow, tapeworm, "measly" pork
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hymenolepis nana
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gut infection, dwarf tapeworm. larvae develop in gut to adult
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echinococcus granulosis
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hydatid cyst. dog-tapeworm, dog feces
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nematodes (parasites)
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ascaris lumbercoides, necator americanus, enterobius vermicularis, trichinella spiralis, wuchereria bancrofti
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ascaris lumbercoides
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giant round worm gut infection. piperizine citrate, FECAL/ORAL
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necator americanus
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hookworm, geophagy, tissue damage. EAST COAST/SO. US, CREEPING ERUPTIONS, LARVAE IN SOIL
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enterobius vermicularis
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pin worm, anal infection, cellophane tape test, urban parasite, kids
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truchinella spiralis
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trichinosis. CONTAMINATED MEAT
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wuchereria bancrofti
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elephantiasis, filariasis, mosquito, dead adults block lymph nodes
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3 mechanisms of antibiotic structure
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cell wall biosynthesis, nucleic acid metabolism, protein synthesis, disruption of membrane structure
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gram negative vs gram positive
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gram negative don't retain violet die, other die must be added that turns them pink
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when tissue is damaged, mast cells release...
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histamine
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b-cell
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bone marrow derived lymphocyte, matured in pancreas, have antibody of predetermined specificity on surface, if activated by antigen excretes antibody
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t cell
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lymphocyte that matured in thymus gland, have receptors of predetermined specificity, responsible for cell immunity and regulation of immune response
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helper/DTH
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CD4+
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suppressor/cytotoxic
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CD8+
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IgM
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largest antibody. surface of b cells. produced in immune response
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IgG
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main serum antibody. secondary immune response
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IgA
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found on mucosal surfaces mono, tri, di structure
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IgD
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receptor antibody. surface of immunocompetent b cells. functions only in the afferent branch of the immune response
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IgE
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reaginic antibody. binds to surface of mast cells. dumps histamine resulting in allergies. very low concentration in blood
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conjugation
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bacterial sex. genes are transferred from the donor cell through conjugal pilus and integrated into the recipient genome
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transformation
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bacteria can absorb and integrate naked foreign bacterial DNA under certain circumstances, bringing new resistance genes into the recipient genome
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transduction
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a bacteriophage (bacterial virus) when it excises its DNA from the host DNA, takes a piece of the host DNA with it and transfers it to the next host
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transportation
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transposons (jumping genes) are fragments of DNA that are able to integrae and excise themselves from bacterial genomes
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gram positive cocci
answer
streptococcus pyogenes, staphylococcus aureus, s. pneumoniae, s. mutans
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streptococcus pyognes
answer
sore throat, scarlet fever, pheumatic fever. glomerular nephritis, pheumatoid arthritis
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staphylococcus aureus
answer
boils, carbuncles, furuncles, impetigo, toxic shock syndrome. capsule
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s. pneumoniae
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(diplococcus) pneumonia (often a secondary pathogen); polysaccharide capsule
question
s. mutans
answer
dental caries--floss/brush
question
gram negative diplococci
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neisseria meningitidis, n. gonorrohoeae
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neisseria meningitidis
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nasopharyngitis, bacteremia (meningococcemia), hemorrhagic rash, spinal (septic) meningitis, Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome
question
n. gonorrhoeae
answer
(gonococcus) gonorrhea, pelvic inflammatory disease, desseminated gonococcal infection, gonococcal arthritis. antigenic variation
question
gram positive sporeformers (aerobic and anaerobic)
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bacillus anthracis (aerobic), closbridium botulinum, c. tetani, c. perfringens (all anaerobic)
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bacillus anthracis
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anthrax. malignant pustule. zoonose.
question
clostridium botulinum
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botulism (toxic disease)
question
c. tetani
answer
tetanus (lockjaw) (toxic disease)
question
c. perfringens
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food poisoning, gas gangrene
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corynebacterium diptheriae
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diptheria (sore throat/toxic disease)
question
Acid-fast
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mycobacterium tuberculosis, m. leprae
question
mycobacterium tuberculosis
answer
TB
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m. bovis stran bacillus calmette guerin (BCG)
answer
TB vaccine
question
m. leprae
answer
leprosy (tuberculoid to lepromatous)
question
Gram negative enteric (gut) bacteria
answer
escherichia coli, samonella typhi, s. typhimurium (enterica), shigella dysenteriae, vibrio cholerae
question
escherichia coli
answer
enterohemorrhagic (EHEC)ground beef. diarrhea
question
samonella typhi
answer
typhoid fever, rose spots on abdomen
question
s. typhimurium (enterica)
answer
enterocolitis (fowl/POULTRY)
question
shigella dysteriae
answer
bacillary dysentery
question
vibrio cholerae
answer
severe diarrhea ("rice water stools")
question
other gram negative bacteria
answer
pseudomonal aeruginosa, helicobacter pylori
question
pseudomonal aeruginosa
answer
burn wounds (blue puss infection)
question
helicobacter pylori
answer
ulcers
question
gram negative coccobacilli
answer
hemophilus influenzae, h. aegptius, bordetella pertussis, brucella abortis, yersinea pestis, francisella tularensis
question
hemophilus influenzae
answer
bacterial influenza, meningitis (haemophilus). secondary pathogen
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h. aegyptius
answer
pink eye
question
bordetella pertussis
answer
whooping cough
question
brucella abortis
answer
undulant fever (cow). zoonose
question
yersinea pestis
answer
bubonic/pneumonic/sylvatic plague. zoonose
question
francisella tularensis
answer
tularemia (rabbit fever). zoonose
question
4 types francisella tularensis
answer
ulcerogradular (skin), oculograndular (eye), intestinal, pneumonic
question
Spirochetes
answer
treponema pallidum, borrelia hermsii, b. burgdorferi, leptospira interrogans
question
treponema pallidum
answer
primary, secondary, tertiary syphilis
question
borrelia hermsii
answer
recurrent fever (antigenic variation). zoonose
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b. burgdorferi
answer
Lyme's disease. zoonose
question
leptospira interrogans
answer
leptospirosis (autumnal fever). urine in stagnant water. zoonose
question
mycoplasma pneumoniae
answer
primary atypical pneumonia
question
rickettsia prowazekii
answer
epidemic typhus. humans and lice reservoir
question
r. typhi
answer
endemic typhus. zoonose
question
r. rickettsi
answer
rocky mountain spotted fever. zoonose
question
coxiela burnetii
answer
q fever. zoonose
question
chlamydia trachomatis
answer
trachoma, genital chlamydial infections (std), inclusion conjunctivitis, lymphogramuloma venereum (std)
question
c. psittaci
answer
psittacosis
question
c. pneumoniae
answer
pneumonitis
question
legonella pneumophila
answer
legionnaire's disease
question
DNA respiratory viruses
answer
variola, varicella-zoster, epstein-barr, herpes simplex I
question
variola
answer
small pox (inhalation of secretions from lesions/salivia; ERADICATED, VACCINIA VACCINE)
question
varicella-zoster
answer
chicken pox/shingles, NEW VACCINE
question
Epstein-barr
answer
mono, burkitt's lymphoma, nasopharyngeal cancer, CHRONIC FATIGURE SYNDROME, KISSING DISEASE
question
herpes simplex I
answer
cold sores, keratconjuctivitis, encephalitis, NO VACCCINE, LATENT IN NERVES
question
RNA respiratory viruses
answer
rubeola, rubella, mumps, influenza
question
rubeola
answer
measles, MMR VACCINE
question
rubella
answer
german measles FETAL DEFECTS N PREGNANT WOMEN
question
mumps
answer
swollen glands, testicular damage
question
influenza
answer
colds, a, b, c, VACCINES FOR NEW ANTIGENIC TYPES
question
RNA bite viruses
answer
rabies
question
rabies
answer
rabies (hydrophobia) (also transmittd by inhalation of bat guano) VACCINE ONLY AFTER EXPOSURE
question
RNA fecal/oral viruses
answer
hep A, polio
question
hep A
answer
accute liver disease (hepatitis) OYSTERS. VACCINE
question
polio
answer
polio myelitis, enteric disease. SALK VACCINE vs SABIN VACCINE
question
DNA sexual viruses
answer
herpes simplex II, hep B, human papilloma virus
question
herpes simplex II
answer
genital lesions, LATENT IN NERVES, cervical cancer
question
hepatitis B
answer
chronic liver disease (also transmitted fecal/oral route, direct contact, blood and blood products, etc) CLONED HBsAg VACCINE. liver cancer
question
human papilloma virus
answer
HPV...
question
RNA sexual viruses
answer
HIV, hep C
question
HIV
answer
AIDS, CD4+, CELLS- T HELPER/SOME MACROPHAGE/SOME NEURAL CELLS
question
hep C
answer
chronic liver disease. parenteral, sexual and horizontal transmission
question
respiratory bacteria
answer
S: pyogenes, pneumonia, mutans. neisseria meningitidis, M: tuberculosis, leprae. hemophilus influenzae, bordetella pertussis, mycoplasma pneumonia, C: psittaci, pneumoniae. legionella pneumophila
question
intestinal bacteria
answer
S: typhimurium, typhi. yersinia enterocolitica, escherichia coli, shigella dyssenteriae, viberio cholerae, helicobacter pylori, campylobacter jejuni
question
sexual bacteria
answer
neisseria gonorrhoeae, treponema pallidum, chlamydia trachomatis
question
direct contact/wounds/food bacteria
answer
s. aureus, hemophilus aegytius, C: tetani, botulinum, perfringens. corynebacterium diphtheriae, bacillus anthracis. B: suis, abortis, melitensis, canis. leptospiria interrogans
question
arthropod bites (vector) bacteria
answer
R: rickettsii, prowazekii, typhi. B: hermsii, burgdorferi. yersinia pestis
question
bacteria with many routes of transmission
answer
francisella tularensis, coxiella burnetii
question
respiratory fungi
answer
histoplasma capsulatum, coccidioides immitis
question
histoplasma capsulatum
answer
inhalation of arthrospores in bird feces, lung infection. MISSISSIPPI, TB like
question
coccidioides immitis
answer
inhalation of arthrospores in rodent urine, lung infection. SOUTHWEST,BLACKS MORE SUSCEPTIBLE
question
direct contact/wound fungi
answer
trichophyton rubum-t. mentagrophytes
question
trichophyton rubum
answer
athlete's foot, jock itch, zoophilic
question
dermatophytes fungi
answer
microsporium audouini, epidermophyton floccosum, sporothrix shenckii
question
microsporium audouini
answer
ringworm, athlete's foot, tolnaftate/myconizol, geophilic. cats
question
epidermophyton floccosum
answer
athlete's foot, jock itch, anthrophilic
question
sporothrix shenckii
answer
subcutaneous infectins, puncture wounds, amphotericin B
question
opportunistic fungi
answer
candida albicans
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candida albicans
answer
thrush, yeast vaginitis, mucocutaneous infecctin, endocarditis, myconizol, fluconozol, amphotericin B, ubiquitous
question
toxic fungi
answer
alkaloid poisons, ergot poison, aflatoxin, psilocybin, etc
question
protozoa parasites (2 sub units)
answer
amoeba- entamoeba histolytica. flagellates-giardia lamblia, trichomonas vaginalis
question
entamoeba histolytica
answer
montezuma's revenge, "violet dysentery" CA-SA
question
giardia lamblia
answer
giardiasis, diarrhea, flagyl, steatorhea
question
trichomonas vaginalis
answer
sti, flagyl
question
hemoglagellate parasites
answer
leishmania spp., T: cruzi, brucei
question
leishmania spp.
answer
"kala-azar" (visceral leishmaniasis), mid-far east.
-tropical ulcer: mid-far east, one of first "vaccines"
-espundia: SA-cartilage damage
question
trypanosoma cruzi
answer
chagus disease (megacolon, megaesophagus), CA-SA, CONE NOSE BUG
question
sorozoa parasites
answer
plasmodium spp., toxoplasma gondii
question
plasmodium spp.
answer
malaria. TROPICS/SUBTROPICS, MOSQUITO, EXO-ERYTHROCYTIC, ERYTHEROCYTIC STAGES, PRIMAQUINE/CHLOROQUINE
question
toxoplasma gondii
answer
toxoplasmosis, fetal damage. CAT FECES. WORLDWIDE.
question
fluke parasites
answer
paragonimus westermanii, schistosoma spp.
question
paragonimus westermanii
answer
lung fluke. snail, crustaceans
question
schistosoma spp.
answer
blood fluke, schistosomiasis (liver or bladder damage), SA, CARIBBEAN, AFRICA, ORIENTAL. snail-furcosercous larva.
bird schistosome: swimmer's itch (MT)
question
tape worms (parasites)
answer
taenia solium (t. saginata), hymenolepis nana, echinococcus granulosis
question
taenia solium
answer
t. saginata. gut infection. pig/cow, tapeworm, "measly" pork
question
hymenolepis nana
answer
gut infection, dwarf tapeworm. larvae develop in gut to adult
question
echinococcus granulosis
answer
hydatid cyst. dog-tapeworm, dog feces
question
nematodes (parasites)
answer
ascaris lumbercoides, necator americanus, enterobius vermicularis, trichinella spiralis, wuchereria bancrofti
question
ascaris lumbercoides
answer
giant round worm gut infection. piperizine citrate, FECAL/ORAL
question
necator americanus
answer
hookworm, geophagy, tissue damage. EAST COAST/SO. US, CREEPING ERUPTIONS, LARVAE IN SOIL
question
enterobius vermicularis
answer
pin worm, anal infection, cellophane tape test, urban parasite, kids
question
truchinella spiralis
answer
trichinosis. CONTAMINATED MEAT
question
wuchereria bancrofti
answer
elephantiasis, filariasis, mosquito, dead adults block lymph nodes
question
3 mechanisms of antibiotic structure
answer
cell wall biosynthesis, nucleic acid metabolism, protein synthesis, disruption of membrane structure
question
gram negative vs gram positive
answer
gram negative don't retain violet die, other die must be added that turns them pink
question
when tissue is damaged, mast cells release...
answer
histamine
question
b-cell
answer
bone marrow derived lymphocyte, matured in pancreas, have antibody of predetermined specificity on surface, if activated by antigen excretes antibody
question
t cell
answer
lymphocyte that matured in thymus gland, have receptors of predetermined specificity, responsible for cell immunity and regulation of immune response
question
helper/DTH
answer
CD4+
question
suppressor/cytotoxic
answer
CD8+
question
IgM
answer
largest antibody. surface of b cells. produced in immune response
question
IgG
answer
main serum antibody. secondary immune response
question
IgA
answer
found on mucosal surfaces mono, tri, di structure
question
IgD
answer
receptor antibody. surface of immunocompetent b cells. functions only in the afferent branch of the immune response
question
IgE
answer
reaginic antibody. binds to surface of mast cells. dumps histamine resulting in allergies. very low concentration in blood
question
conjugation
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bacterial sex. genes are transferred from the donor cell through conjugal pilus and integrated into the recipient genome
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transformation
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bacteria can absorb and integrate naked foreign bacterial DNA under certain circumstances, bringing new resistance genes into the recipient genome
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transduction
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a bacteriophage (bacterial virus) when it excises its DNA from the host DNA, takes a piece of the host DNA with it and transfers it to the next host
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transportation
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transposons (jumping genes) are fragments of DNA that are able to integrae and excise themselves from bacterial genomes
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