20 Questions
How do bacteria typically spread directly through the body's tissues?
Through the lymphatic system
Which process allows bacteria to enter the host cell?
Invasion
What enables bacteria to attach to host receptors before entering the host cell?
Adhesins
What facilitates the widespread spread of bacteria in the body and their reaching of tissues suitable for multiplication?
Bacteremia
What is the process by which Chlamydia trachomatis directly enters the host cells?
Endocytosis
In what form is most of the iron located in the host, making it less available to bacteria?
Ferric form (Fe3+)
How do Type III A-B toxins, a bacterial virulence factor, enter the host cell?
Endocytosis
What is the mechanism by which bacteria may be dispersed in the cytoplasm of the host cell?
Dissolution of the vacuole membrane
Which route of entry is utilized by Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis?
Sexual transmission
Which of the following is NOT a portal of entry for pathogenic bacteria?
Urinary tract
Which bacteria can enter the body through arthropod bites?
Francisella
Which route of entry is used by Mycobacterium and Legionella?
Inhalation
Which portal of entry is primarily associated with Enterobacteriaceae and Listeria?
Ingestion
Which bacteria use the respiratory tract as their portal of entry into the body?
Streptococcus
Which route of entry is utilized by Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas?
Needlestick
Which of the following is a portal of entry for Coxiella and Borrelia?
Arthropod bite
Which portal of entry is associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Nocardia?
Inhalation
Which portal of entry is primarily associated with Clostridium tetani?
Trauma
Which bacteria can utilize sexual transmission as their route of entry into the body?
Treponema pallidum
Which route of entry is used by Brucella?
Ingestion
Explore the concepts of infectious diseases, epidemics, pandemics, and virulence factors related to bacteria and immune reactions. Learn about the processes of adherence and its role in the spread of infections within populations.
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