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Which of the following best describes commensal organisms?
Which of the following best describes commensal organisms?
- Microbes that cause disease in the host
- Microbes that adhere to body surfaces and form stable polymicrobial communities (correct)
- Microbes that damage host tissues
- Microbes that compete with normal microflora for resources
What must a microbe do to act as a pathogen?
What must a microbe do to act as a pathogen?
- Find an appropriate niche within a host
- Compete with normal microflora
- Express genes that cause disease
- All of the above (correct)
What is the term for the ability of a microbe to damage a host?
What is the term for the ability of a microbe to damage a host?
- Toxicity
- Pathogenicity (correct)
- Adhesion
- Virulence
Which of the following are considered virulence factors?
Which of the following are considered virulence factors?
What is the main cause of tissue damage in bacterial infections?
What is the main cause of tissue damage in bacterial infections?
How do bacteria enter the body during infection?
How do bacteria enter the body during infection?
What are the possible outcomes when bacteria enter where they shouldn't?
What are the possible outcomes when bacteria enter where they shouldn't?
Which cells are involved in the response to bacterial infections?
Which cells are involved in the response to bacterial infections?
What is the term for the relative capacity of a pathogen to damage a host?
What is the term for the relative capacity of a pathogen to damage a host?
What are the clinical consequences of bacterial infection?
What are the clinical consequences of bacterial infection?
Which type of neutrophils increase in a regenerative left shift?
Which type of neutrophils increase in a regenerative left shift?
What change in neutrophil morphology is seen in a degenerative left shift?
What change in neutrophil morphology is seen in a degenerative left shift?
What can cause foamy cytoplasm in neutrophils?
What can cause foamy cytoplasm in neutrophils?
What are Döhle bodies in neutrophils?
What are Döhle bodies in neutrophils?
In which of the following conditions can Döhle bodies be a normal finding?
In which of the following conditions can Döhle bodies be a normal finding?
What is a possible cause of coagulopathy in sepsis?
What is a possible cause of coagulopathy in sepsis?
Which of the following is a possible reason for a person to be a carrier of a bacterial infection?
Which of the following is a possible reason for a person to be a carrier of a bacterial infection?
What are some pathognomonic clinical presentations of bacterial infection?
What are some pathognomonic clinical presentations of bacterial infection?
What type of inflammation is associated with the presence of neutrophils and acute inflammation?
What type of inflammation is associated with the presence of neutrophils and acute inflammation?
What are some cardiovascular consequences of bacterial infection?
What are some cardiovascular consequences of bacterial infection?
What are some clinical pathology findings associated with inflammation in the blood?
What are some clinical pathology findings associated with inflammation in the blood?
What is the difference between bacteraemia and septicaemia?
What is the difference between bacteraemia and septicaemia?
What is the typical neutrophil concentration in circulation for a dog?
What is the typical neutrophil concentration in circulation for a dog?
In which species is neutropenia typical in inflammation regardless of severity?
In which species is neutropenia typical in inflammation regardless of severity?
What are the three steps for cells to leave blood vessels?
What are the three steps for cells to leave blood vessels?
Which factors can produce a shift from the marginal to circulating pool of cells?
Which factors can produce a shift from the marginal to circulating pool of cells?
What are the potential reasons for a person to be a carrier of a bacterial infection?
What are the potential reasons for a person to be a carrier of a bacterial infection?
What are the clinical presentations of bacterial infection?
What are the clinical presentations of bacterial infection?
What are the cardiovascular consequences of bacterial infection?
What are the cardiovascular consequences of bacterial infection?
What are the clinical pathology findings associated with inflammation in the blood?
What are the clinical pathology findings associated with inflammation in the blood?
What are the three steps for cells to leave blood vessels?
What are the three steps for cells to leave blood vessels?
What are some possible causes of neutrophil toxic change in blood samples?
What are some possible causes of neutrophil toxic change in blood samples?
What are Döhle bodies and when can they be seen in blood samples?
What are Döhle bodies and when can they be seen in blood samples?
What are some possible causes of asynchronous nuclear maturation in neutrophils?
What are some possible causes of asynchronous nuclear maturation in neutrophils?
What is the main cause of coagulopathy in sepsis?
What is the main cause of coagulopathy in sepsis?
What is the difference between degenerate and non-degenerate neutrophils in tissue samples?
What is the difference between degenerate and non-degenerate neutrophils in tissue samples?
Define commensal organisms and explain their role in the human body.
Define commensal organisms and explain their role in the human body.
What are the requirements for a microbe to act as a pathogen?
What are the requirements for a microbe to act as a pathogen?
Explain the concept of pathogenicity and virulence.
Explain the concept of pathogenicity and virulence.
Describe the different ways bacteria can invade the human body.
Describe the different ways bacteria can invade the human body.
What are the possible outcomes when bacteria enter where they shouldn't?
What are the possible outcomes when bacteria enter where they shouldn't?
