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1
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A 1918 pandemic that killed >20million

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Influenza

2
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A plague that killed 25% of the worlds population in the 14th century

A

Yersinia pestis

3
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How was the Hantavirus spread in 1993

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ZOONOTIC TRANSMISSION (deer mice)

4
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Pathogenic mechanisms that allow some microbes to overcome our defenses

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Capsules, Enzymes, Toxins

5
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Etiology

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disease causation

6
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Pathogenesis

A

how a disease develops

7
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Infection

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invasion or colonization by microbs

8
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Disease

A

any change from a state of health

9
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Normal Microbiota

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Microorganisms that live in/on us without causing disease

10
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Opportunistic pathogens

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May cause disease when in an abnormal location (E.coli)

11
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carriers

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harbor potential pathogens without symptoms

12
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Epidemioology

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Study of disease occurrence and transmission

13
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Microbial antagonism

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Normal flora preventing overgrowth/colonization by pathogens

14
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symbiosis

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commensalism (one benefits)
mutualism (both benefit)
parasitism (one benefits at the expense of another)

15
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Krochs Postulates and expectation

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confirms the etiologic agent of an infectious disease

16
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Terms describing the effects infectious disease have on the hosts body

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signs (apparent)
symptoms (inapparent)
syndromes (both typically associated with disease)

17
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Disease classes based upon behavior within population

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communicable (stds)
contagious (colds,flu)
noncommunicable (tetanus)

18
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incidence

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specific time period

19
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prevalence

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all cases (old and new)

20
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sporadic disease

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occasional

21
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endemic

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always present within a population

22
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epidemic

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regional outbreak- short

23
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pandemic

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worldwide outbreak- short

24
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Acute severity

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rapid and short

25
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chronic severity

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Slow and continual

26
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Subacute severity

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between acute and chronic

27
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Latent severity

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following the acute stage in becomes dormant, and may reoccur later

28
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Incubation stage

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initial exposure to 1st symptom

29
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Prodromal stage

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early and mild symptoms

30
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Illness stage

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most acute (rapid and short)

31
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Decline stage

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symptoms begin to subside

32
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Convalescence stage

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return to health but may still be contagious

33
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The spread of infections comes from

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humans
animals
soil/water

34
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Transmission of disease (3)

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Contact- direct, indirect, droplet(saliva)
vehicle- water,food, air, blood
Vector- Mechanical (insect bodies) and Biological (active)

35
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Immunity defence (3)

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  1. skin and mucus membrane
  2. inflammation
    3,acquired immunity
36
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How does inflammation develope

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histamine released by mast cells, blood increase, causes swelling,

37
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What is Autoimmune disease

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occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks itself

38
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First line of Defense

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intact skin
mucous membranes & their secretions
normal microbiota

39
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Second line of defense

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Phagocytic white blood cells
inflammation
fever
antimicrobial substances

40
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Third Line of defence

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Specialized lymphocytes: Beta and T-cells

Antibodies and cytokines

41
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Metabolic Diversity

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Due to their extreme metabolic diversity microbes play critical roles in all of earths ecosystems

42
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Soil Microbiology and Biogeochemical cycles

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In soil, microbes recycle critical elements which is essential for the existence of life on earth

43
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Pollution control by microorganisms

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  1. bioremediation- microbes degrade/detoxify pollutants

2. Bioaugmentation- use of artificially selected for genetically modified microbes for bioremediation

44
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Role of Microbes in ecosystems

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transformation, regulation, recycling of vital nutrients

45
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Biosphere 2

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an enclosed self-sustaining ecosystem based on the concept of total recycling; failed due to O2 depletion resulting from overgrowth of microbes

46
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Bioremediation

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microbes metabolically degrade landfill wastes, this process can be enhanced by the addition of air and water (bioventing)