Stages of Acute Infections
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What is the major constituent of dental biofilm?

  • Pili
  • Extracellular polysaccharide (correct)
  • Capsule
  • Lipoteichoic acid
  • Which bacterial pathogen uses hair-like pili for attachment to gingival epithelium?

  • Streptococcus mutans
  • Escherichia coli
  • Porphyromonas gingivalis (correct)
  • Prevotella intermedia
  • What is the main step in the pathogenesis of bacterial infections?

  • Invasiveness
  • Adherence to host surfaces (correct)
  • Transmission
  • Toxigenicity
  • Which term describes infections without symptoms?

    <p>Subclinical infection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the route of transmission for bacterial infections through contaminated needles or blood transfusions?

    <p>Inoculation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of infection involves reactivation and recurrence of symptoms?

    <p>Latent infection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which bacterial property is mainly dependent upon secreted bacterial enzymes?

    <p>Invasiveness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which bacterial structure interferes with phagocytosis in certain bacteria like Polysaccharide Capsule?

    <p>Polysaccharide Capsule</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which bacterial exotoxin acts on the gut mucosa?

    <p>Enterotoxins</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which bacterium would likely lead to pyogenic inflammation?

    <p>Staphylococcus aureus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which bacterial enzyme category includes Collagenase and Hyaluronidase?

    <p>Collagenase and Hyaluronidase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What kind of inflammation is associated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis?

    <p>Granulomatous inflammation</p> Signup and view all the answers

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