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What is pathology?
Scientific study of disease - concerned with etiology (cause) and pathogenesis (development) & effects of disease.
Name 3 types of symbiotic relationships.
Mutualism, commensalism, parasitism.
What is mutualism?
Both organisms benefit from the relationship.
What is commensalism?
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What is parasitism?
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Name 2 examples of mutualism.
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Name an example of commensalism.
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Define disease.
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What are normal microbiota?
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What are transient microbiota?
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Where are resident microbiota found?
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Most resident microbiota are ______.
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Where are transient microbiota found?
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Why can't transient microbiota persist in the body?
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When does normal microbiota develop?
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When is resident microbiota established?
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What are opportunistic pathogens?
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Name 3 conditions that provide opportunities for pathogens.
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Name an example of normal microbiota in unusual site.
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Name 4 portals of pathogen entry.
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What is the parental route?
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Name some ways pathogens enter by parenteral route.
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What is adhesion?
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Is adhesion required to successfully establish colonies within a host?
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Name adhesion factors.
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Where are adhesion discs found?
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Where are hooks and suckers found?
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Where are adhesins found?
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Where are attachment proteins found?
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What are ligands?
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What is avirulent?
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What is disease also referred to as?
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What are asymptomatic infections?
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What is etiology?
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Who developed a set of postulates that must be satisfied to prove a particular pathogen causes a particular disease?
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Name 2 difficulties in satisfying Koch's postulates.
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Name 3 diseases that can be caused by more than one pathogen.
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What is virulence?
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Name 5 virulence factors.
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What are extracellular enzymes?
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What is hyaluronidase?
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What is collagenase?
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What is coagulase?
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What are kinases?
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Name 2 types of toxins.
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What are exotoxins?
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Name 2 types of exotoxins.
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What are cytotoxins?
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What are neurotoxins?
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Name 2 pathogens that secrete neurotoxins.
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What are enterotoxins?
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Name 2 pathogens that secrete enterotoxins.
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What are endotoxins?
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What are antitoxins?
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Name two factors that prevent phagocytosis by the host's phagocytic cells.
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How does a bacterial capsule stop phagocytosis?
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How do antiphagocytic chemicals stop phagocytosis?
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What helps Streptococcus pyogenes resist phagocytosis?
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What are the five stages of infectious disease?
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What is the incubation period?
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What is the prodromal period?
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What is the illness stage?
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What is the decline stage?
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What is convalescence?
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Is the host usually infectious during all stages of disease?
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How does a pathogen leave the host?
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What are reservoirs of infection?
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Name 3 types of reservoirs.
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What are zoonoses?
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Name 3 ways to acquire zoonoses.
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What is infectious disease transmission?
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Name 3 groups of infectious disease transmission.
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Name 3 categories of contact transmission.
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What is direct contact transmission?
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What is indirect contact transmission?
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What are fomites?
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What is droplet contact transmission?
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How far do droplet transmissions travel?
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Name 3 types of vehicle transmission.
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What is airborne transmission?
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Name some airborne transmission pathogens.
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What is water-borne transmission?
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Name some water-borne gastrointestinal diseases.
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What is food-borne transmission?
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Name 2 vector transmissions.
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What are biological vectors?
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Name some examples of biological vectors.
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What are mechanical vectors?
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Name some examples of mechanical vectors.
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What can houseflies and cockroaches carry?
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Name four methods of infectious disease classification.
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What is acute disease?
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What is chronic disease?
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What is subacute disease?
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What is latent disease?
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What is communicable disease?
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What is noncommunicable disease?
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What is primary infection?
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What is secondary infection?
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What is epidemiology?
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Study Notes
Pathology and Disease
- Pathology is the scientific study of disease, focusing on etiology (causes) and pathogenesis (development and effects).
- Disease signifies any deviation from health; it may result from infection but is not always infectious.
Symbiotic Relationships
- Three types of symbiotic relationships: mutualism (both organisms benefit), commensalism (one benefits, the other is unharmed), and parasitism (one benefits at the expense of the other).
- Examples of mutualism include trichonympha in termite intestines and vitamin-synthesizing bacteria in the colon.
- An example of commensalism is staphylococcus sp. found on human skin.
Microbiota
- Normal microbiota are organisms that colonize the body without causing disease, e.g., Streptococcus in the mouth.
- Transient microbiota are temporary residents that can be easily removed, e.g., microbes from door handles.
- Resident microbiota develop during birth and are established within the first months of life, primarily found on skin and mucous membranes.
- Most resident microbiota are commensal organisms, helping maintain body health.
Pathogen Entry and Adhesion
- Pathogens enter the body through portals such as skin, mucous membranes, placenta, and the parenteral route (directly into tissues).
- Adhesion is crucial for pathogens to establish colonies; it involves specialized structures like adhesins and various adhesion factors in viruses and bacteria.
- Ligands are surface lipoproteins/glycoproteins that allow pathogens to bind to host cell receptors.
Virulence and Toxins
- Virulence refers to the degree of pathogenicity, influenced by factors like adhesion, biofilms, toxins, and extracellular enzymes.
- Toxins are classified into exotoxins (e.g., cytotoxins, neurotoxins) that destroy host cells or interfere with metabolism, and endotoxins released from gram-negative bacteria upon cell death.
Phagocytosis and Host Defense
- Opportunistic pathogens can cause disease when conditions allow, such as immune suppression or introduction to unusual body sites.
- Bacterial capsules and antiphagocytic chemicals can hinder phagocytosis by making pathogens less recognizable or preventing immune responses.
Stages of Infectious Disease
- The five stages include incubation (time from infection to symptoms), prodromal (mild symptoms), illness (severe symptoms), decline (immune response peaks), and convalescence (recovery).
- Hosts can be infectious during all disease stages.
Transmission and Reservoirs
- Infectious diseases can be transmitted from reservoirs (sites where pathogens persist) through direct contact, vehicle transmission (airborne, waterborne, foodborne), and vector transmission (biological and mechanical).
- Zoonoses are diseases that transfer from animals to humans via direct contact, consumption, or bites.
Disease Classification
- Diseases are classified by affected body systems, taxonomic groups of causative agents, duration and severity, and modes of transmission.
- Types of diseases include acute (rapid onset, short duration), chronic (slow onset, long duration), and latent (inactive pathogens reemerging later).
Infection Types
- Primary infections are the initial infections within a host, while secondary infections follow due to opportunistic pathogens.
Epidemiology
- Epidemiology is the study of disease occurrence, transmission, and patterns within populations, aiding in understanding and controlling disease spread.
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