PATHO: EXAM 1

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do not cause disease; sometimes beneficial

non-pathogenic

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disease-causing microbes

pathogenic

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unicellular organisms, vary in size, shape and arrangement. does not require living tissue to survive. secretes toxic substances

bacteria

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proteins secreted by bacteria. stimulate antibody/antitoxin production, which reduce toxic effect. often enzymic action

exotoxins

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toxins present in bacterial cell wall, released when bacterium dies. has serious effects of cardiovas system leading to septic shock

endotoxins

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not a living organism that require a living host for replication, obligate intracellular parasite. virus attaches to host cell and inserts genetic material (dna or rna), mutate frequently.

viruses

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eukaryotic organisms that has nucleus. can grow under wide range of conditions. only few are pathogenic

fungi

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cause neurologic disease and can be transmitted to embryo or fetus if mother is infected

histoplasma

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also known as athelete’s foot

tinea pedis

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harmless but opportunistic, causative agent of thrush and vaginitis

candida

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opportunistic organism causing pneumonia, has characteristics of fungi and some of protozoa

pneumocystis jirovecli

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complex eukaryotic forms (has nucleus). unicellular and no cell wall. lives independently, others are obligate parasites →needs living host. pathogens are usually parasites

protozoa

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sexually transmitted, attaching to mucous membranes (inflammation)

trichomonas vaginalis

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found in rbc which ruptures

plasmodium

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parasite in large intestine causing severe diarrhea and lives abscesses if it penetrates the portal circulation

entamoeba histolytica

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gi infections most cause by contaminated food/water and person to person contact

Giardia

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ova inhaled in dust in fecally contaminated areas; common in children

pinworms

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larvae enter skin from fecally contaminated soil in tropical areas

hookworms

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most common from transmitted by larvae in undercooked pork

tapeworms

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ingested with food that has been grown in feces contaminated soil

ascaris- giant roundworm

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“commensal bacteria”; supports mucosal immune system (innate immunity) by improving its function to defend against foreign pathogens

normal flora

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infections that occur in health care facilities

nosocomial infection

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bacterial infection with high wbc

leukocytosis

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viral infection with low wbc

leukopenia

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inflammation tests

c-reactive protein &erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)

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sample taken from specimen to determine the type of bacteria

culture

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antibiotics are tested on the bacteria to see what is most effective

sensitivity

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drugs derived from organisms (can be synthetically)

antibiotic

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anti bacterial, antiviral and antifungal

antimicrobial

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drugs that destroy bacteria

bactericidal

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inhibit reprodcution of bacteria

bacteriostatic

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effective against both gram-positive and gram negative organisms

broad spectrum

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effective against either grampositive or gramnegative organisms

narrow spectrum

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orig drug class

first gen drugs

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later version of drugs; may be more effective more tolerable and more easily administered

second gen drugs

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caused by multiplication of pathogenic organisms in the blood and the cause of sepsis, a toxic inflammatory condition arising from the spread of microbes

septicemia

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infection that has spread in SYSTEMIC circ; may result in septic shock

sepsis

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