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What infection disrupts both antibody & cell-mediated immune responses?
HIV
What describes when bacteria flourish & grow in the blood stream?
Sepsis
What is a sign of H. Pylori infection?
Stomach ulcers
What infection is often preceded by a round of broad spectrum antibiotics?
C. Difficile
What untreated infection can lead to scarlet fever, rheumatic fever, & glomerulonephritis?
Streptococcus pyogenes
What is the most severe complication of measles?
SSPE
How is artificial active immunity acquired?
Vaccination
What type of cells must B cells interact with to be functional?
T-Helper cells
What is an indicator of an allergic reaction?
High eosinophil count
What respiratory symptoms are associated with COVID-19?
Loss of sense of smell & hyperinflammation
What can Lyme disease progress to without treatment?
Polyartritis
What is not a common sign or symptom of endocarditis?
Vomiting
What disease is caused by Borrelia?
Lyme disease
How is Shiga-toxin-producing E. coli transmitted?
Undercooked beef or contaminated food & beverage, or fecal oral
What pathogen affects 50% of the world population?
H. Pylori
When did the USPHS syphilis study at Tuskegee stop?
When the public became aware
How is a white & curd-like discharge treated?
Antifungal
What system do prions infect?
Nervous system
Which pathogens cause diseases of the nervous system?
C. Tetani, rabies, & prions
Which pathogens cause meningitis?
Streptococcus pneumonia & Listeria monocytogenes
What are signs and symptoms of meningitis?
Stiff neck, fever, & photophobia
What is the most severe type of tuberculosis?
Secondary
What are hemagglutinin & neuraminidase associated with?
Influenza
What bacteria causes syphilis?
Treponema pallidum
What skin infection is caused by the variola virus?
Smallpox
What skin infection is caused by bacteria that secrete tissue-destroying enzymes?
Necrotizing Fasciitis
What is the initial immunoglobulin?
IgM
What is the structure of IgM, IgG, IgE, IgD, & IgA in order of prevalence?
IgG: Monomer, IgA: Dimer, IgM: Pentamer, IgE: Monomer, IgD: Monomer
What is not considered a first line of defense?
Lysozymes
What is not considered a second line of defense?
B-cell lymphocytes
What is not a complement pathway?
Direct
What does MAC stand for?
Membrane attack complex
What happens to the original cell infected by a virus?
It sends out a signal (interferon), but is not protected by interferon.
What does vaccination with the MMR vaccine protect against?
Third line of defense
What is natural passive immunity?
Example: Chicken pox antibody & breastfeeding
What is the classification of drugs like penicillin that don't elicit an immune response on their own?
Hapten
Which cell is not considered an agranulocyte?
Neutrophil
What is incorrect regarding the adoptive immune system?
Cytotoxic T cells participate in antibody production/humoral immunity.
What is the causative agent of syphilis?
Treponema pallidum
What is the causative agent of pharyngitis?
Streptococcus pyogenes
What is the causative agent of Traveler's diarrhea?
Enterotoxigenic E. coli