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The main difference between disinfectants and antiseptics is?
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Antiseptics can be used on tissue
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A population is reduced from 1 times 10 to the fourth cell in 10 min. what is the D value?
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2 mins
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The difference between ionizing radiation and nonionizing radiation is?
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* ionizing radiation is much shorter in wavelengthe
* ionizing radiation penetrates much better * ionizing radiation can be used to sterilize * ALL THE ABOVE |
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With most disinfectants, the higher the concentraton, the better the kill. The exception to this is?
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Alcohols
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Which of the following is not a factor which affects disinfectant activity?
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cost of the agent
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Which of the following is not one of the three organisms used in the AOAC use-dilution test?
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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THe Anderson Sampler is used in:
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the BFE test
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Antimicrobial hand wash
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4% chlorohexadine
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Semi-critical instrument disinfection
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2-3.2% glutaraldehyde
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Counter top disinfection
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70-80% ethyl alcohol
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Antimicrobial in mop water for floors
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substituted phenols
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Sterilization of heat-labile plastics (petri dish)
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gamma radiation
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Anti-tuberculosis drug that inhibits cell wall sythesis?
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Isoniazid
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Commonly combined with trimethoprim, inhibits dihydrofolate synthesis
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Sulfanilamide
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A beta-lactam antibiotic with 2 sites that can be chemically modified
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cephalosproin
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An aminoglycoside, binds 30S ribosome, must be given by infection
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streptomycin
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the first antibiotic used in humans
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penicillin G
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A macrolide witch binds the 50S ribosomoal subunit
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Erythromycin
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disrupt nucleic acid sythesis by inhibiting bacterial DNA gyrase
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Quinolone
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A polypeptide antibiotic found in topical ointmnets, kills group a Strep
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bactracin
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A polyene antifungal agent that disrupts membranes permeability
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amphotericin B
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Anti-viral agent used to treat herpes virus infections
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acyclovir
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cause the black-hairy tongue as a side effect
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metronidazole
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50S binder that cuase a fatal aplastic anemia in 1 out of 24,000 uses
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choramphenicol
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Inhibitis DNA-directed RNA polymerase, used to treat tuberculosis
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Rifampin
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The most commonly used and produced antibiotic in the world
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cephalosporin
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Antiviral thymidine analog use to treat HIV infections
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AZT
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Which genus of bacteria produce more useful antibiotics than any other
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streptomyces
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Which of the following is not a lymphocyte
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monocyte
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Which of the following is not phagocytic
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lymphocyte
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Cytotoxic T cells contain which two key protein molecules which constitute the kiss of death
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granzymes and perforin
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Serum:
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* is plasma without fibrinogen
* is obtained by allowing blood to clot * contains antibody * ALL the above |
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Make and secrete antibody
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Plasma Cell
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Breaks up to form platelets
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megakaryocyte
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Important in resistance to large parasites
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eosinophil
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blood cells which contain histimine
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basophil
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Cell of acquired immunity, matures in the bone marrow of mammals.
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B cell
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the most common leukocyte in the blood
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neutrophil
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Tissues cells which contain histamine
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Mast cell
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Phagocytes which can be activated to be a more efficient killer
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macrophage
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cell which direct and regulate the acquired immune response
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T cell
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lymphocytes which destroy aberrant cells nonspecifically
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natural killer cells
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which cells are not part of the mononuclear phagocyte system?
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plasma cells
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complement fixation results in:
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* leukocyte chemotaxis
* opsonization * lysis of foreign cells * ALL THE above |
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interferons:
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* are produced by virus-infected cells
* signal adjacent cells to produce antiviral proteins to protect themselves form infection * can be alpha beta or gamma * ALL THE ABOVE |
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Which of the following is not a cardinal sign of inflammation
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itching
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Primary lymphoid tissue:
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* is where cells of acquired immunity develop
* consists of the bone marrow and the thymus in humans |
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Booster Immunizations
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* are more important with killed and subunit vaccines than with live attenuated vaccines
* result in increased levels of immunity * result in longer persistence of immunity * ALL THE ABOVE |
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the antigen recognition molecule of T cells
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t cell receptor
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increase phagocytosis
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opsonin
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found on every nucleated cell of the body?
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* MHC class 1
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found only on the surface of antigen-presenting cells
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* MHC class 2
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The antigen-recognition molecule of B cells
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immunoglobulin
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Main serum antibody, has longest serum half-life
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IgG
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Can fix complement
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IgG and IgM
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Has a J chain (for joining together)
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IgM and IgA
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Exists most commonly as a pentamer
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IgM
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no other funtion besides B cell receptor
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IgD
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Produced in greatest abundance each day by the body
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IgA
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Attaches to mast cells and basophils, involved in allergies
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IgE
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Microglial cells, mesangial cells and Kupffer cells are all types of what
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fixed macrophages
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A viral infection is most often indicated by an increase in the number of peripheral blood
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lymphocytes
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The complement system was so named
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because the proteins invloved complement the action of antibodies
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Protein A on the surface of S. aureus is a virulence factor because it
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binds antibody by the Fc end
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Lancefield typing is done with
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streptococcus
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Immunologically privileged sites
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* nclude the cornea testes, thymus, and the brain
* can be grafted into, without fear of rejection * are privilaged for different ressons * ALL the ABOVE |
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Which of the following is not on the list of recommended chilhod and adolescent immunizations for everyone in the US?
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BCG
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Passive immunity
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provides only temporary protection
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Requires an ultraviolet light source
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Flourescent antibody test
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Current blood test to screen for HIV antibodies
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ELISA
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Blood typing
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Hemagglutination
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Labeled antibody used to detect protein on a memebrane
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Western Blot
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Antigen and antibody diffuse toward each other in gel
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ouchterlony
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Antigen quantitated by measuring diamter of precipationat ring
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Radial Immunodiffusion
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Separate proteins in a gel, then add antisera in a trough, precipatation arcs identify multiple specific proteins
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immunoelectrophoresis
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The reaction to poison ivy
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Type 4
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Hemolytic disease of the newborn
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Type 2
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Rheumotoid arthritis
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Type 3
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Allergic contact dermatitis to latex gloves
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Type 4
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Systemic exosure to an allergen that results in anaphylactic schock
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Type 1
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Drug-induced anemia
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Type 2
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characterized by autoantibodies against nuclear material
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Systemic lupus erythematosus
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Autoantibodies overstimulate the thyroid gland
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Graves disease
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patients fail to develop B and T cells
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SCID
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Characterized by cytotoxic T cells which destroy the myelin sheath around nervous tissue
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Multiple Sclosis
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According to your text, what is the reason there is no vaccine for the common cold
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there are so many different viruses from multiple families that cause the common cold, making it difficult to create a single vaccine that would protect against them all
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An adjuvant increases
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the effective anitgenicity of a vaccine
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you contract the mumps form a friend and recover
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Naturally acquired active
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You get the MMR vaccine and are immune to measles
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artificially acquired active
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You receive a globulin shot before traveling to Africa
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ariticially acquire passive
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A baby receives protective antibody from breast milk
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naturally acquired passive
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Forms a grey psuedomembrane in the throat
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corynebacterium diphtheria
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Causes pseudomembransous colitis
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Clostridium difficle
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Toxin causes spastic paralysis, inhibits glycine release
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clostridium tetani
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causes gas gangrene
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clostridium perfringen
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disease are gastrointestinal cutaneous or inhalation
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bacillus anthracis
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Causes flaccid paralysis, inhibits acetylcholine release
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clostridium bolutinum
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intracellular pathogen to which pregnant women are susceptible, infection by consumption of contaminated milk and meats
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Listeria monocytogens
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Sensitive to the chemical optochin
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Streptococcus pneumoniae
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Positive for the CAMP test
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Streptococcus agalactiae
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Found in pig tonsils, causes dark red skin lesions
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Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
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Cause of Buruli ulcer
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Mycobacterium ulcerans
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number 1 of cause of bacterial food poisoning in the US
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Staphylococcus aureus
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Cause of necrotizing fasciitis
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strep pyogenes
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previously classified as ground D, VRE
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enteroccus
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Responsible for dental caries
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viridans streptocooci
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Disease can tuberculoid or lepromatous
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Mycobacterium laprae
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Involved in scarlet fever and rhematic fever
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Strep pyogenes
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Responsible for classic toxic shock syndrome
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Staph Aureus
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Disease once called consumption
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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No effective antimicrobial therapy exists for this pathogen, makes a polyketide immunosuppressive toxin that kills dermal tissue
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Mycobaterium ulcerans
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Causes necrosis and Ghon complexes
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Mycobacterum tuberculosis
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Phage typing use to track this organisms spread
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Staph aureus
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PPD is used to diagnose exposure
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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Causes the majority of the otitis media cases in young children
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Stretococcus pneumoniae
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Combines with endogenous antigenic fragments in the ER
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MHC class 1
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Combines with exognenous antigenic fragments within endosomes
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MHC class 2
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Superantigens crosslink these and the T cell receptors
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MHC class 2
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Cytotoxic T cells receptors bind with these when combined with foreign peptide fragments
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MHC class 1
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The cell which produces cytokines which induces an antibody-type immune response it
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Th2
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The chief cell that regulates the immune response is
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Th cell
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The main difference between antiseptic and disinfectant
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disinfectants are used on inanimate objects
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A population is reduced from 1x10^8 to 1 x 10^2 cells in 9 minutes. What is the D value
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1.5 mins
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The difference between ionizing and nonionizing radiation
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ionizing radiation can be used to sterilize
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Which disinfectant below is most resistant to inactivation by organic material?
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glutaraldehyde
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Monocytes develop into what type of cell
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macrophages
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BFE refers to
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surgical mask testing
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antimicrobial handwash
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4% chlorhexidine
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semi-critical instrument disinfection
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2-3.2% glutaraldehyde
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counter top disinfection
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70 to 80% ethyl alcohol
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Antimicrobial in mop water
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substituted phenols
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Plastic petri dish sterilization
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gamma irradiation
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Anti-TB drug that inhibits cell wall synthesis
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isoniazid
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Commonly combined with sulfanilamide; inhibits tetrahydrofolate syn
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trimethoprim
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A beta-lactam antibiotic that can be modified at 2 sites
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cephalosporin
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Can't be administered orally, 30s portein synthesis inhibitor
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aminoglycosides
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Natural penicillin
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penicillin G
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A broad-spectrum antibiotic that inhibits protein synthesis; "vitamin T"
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Tetracycline
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Semi synthetic penicillin
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amoxicillin
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A polypeptide antibiotic antibiotic found in topical ointments; kills group A strep
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bacitracin
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A polyene antifungal agent that disrupts membrane permeability
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amphotericin B
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Antiviral guanosine analog antiviral agent; used ot treat RSV infection
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ribavirin
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Causes "Black hairy tongue: as a side effect
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metronidazole
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50S binder that causes a fatal aplastic anemia in 1 out of 24,000 uses
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choramphenicol
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Inhibits DNA-directed RNA polymerase; used to treat TB
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rifampin
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The most commonly used and produced antibiotic in the world
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cephalosporin
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A cell wall synthesis inhibitor that is used to treat MRSA
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vancomycin
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Which fungal genus produces more useful antibiotics than any other
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Penicillium
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Which of the following is not a lymphocyte?
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monocyte
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Which of the following is not a granulocyte?
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monocyte
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Cytotoxic T cells contain which two key protein molecules which constitute the kiss of death
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granzymes and perforins
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Plasma:
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contains antibodies
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The source of blood platelets
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megakaryocytes
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Differentiated B cells which make antibody
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plasma cells
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Important in resistance to algea parasites
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eosinophil
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Blood cells which contain histamine
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Basophil
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Found in tissues; can be either fixed or wandering
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macrophage
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Mature in the thymus
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T cells
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Tissue cells which contain histamine
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Mast Cells
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have surface antibody
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B Cell
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phagocytic cells of acute inflammation
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neutrophil
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A lymphocyte which is part of innate immunity
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natural killer cell
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Which of the following cells is not monocyte-derived?
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plasma cells
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The complement system provides all of the following useful functions EXCEPT
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activation of macrophages
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Interferons:
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are produced by virus-infected cells
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Which of the following is NOT a cardinal sign of inflammation?
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itching
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Secondary lymphoid tissue:
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is where an immune response takes place
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Which immune cells are depleted in AIDS patients leading to Acquired immunosuppression?
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T helper cells
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the antigen-recognition molecule of T cells
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T cell receptor
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Increases phagocytosis
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Opsonin
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T cell receptor of T-helper cells looks for this protein
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MHC class II
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T cell receptor of T-cytotoxic cells looks for this protein
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MHC class I
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The antigen-recognition molecule of B cells
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Immunoglobulin
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Combines with endogenous antigenic fragments in the ER
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MHC class I
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combines with exogenous antigenic fragments within endosomes
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MHC class II
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can cross the placenta
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IgG
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can fix complement
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IgG and IgM
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occur naturally as multimers
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IgM and IgA
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produced first in response to a foreign antigen
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IgM
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no other function besides B cell receptor
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IgD
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most abundant antibody in secretions
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IgA
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attaches to mast cells and basophils; involved in allergies
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IgE
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microglial cells, mesangial cells and kupffer cells are all types of
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fixed macrophages
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A parasite infection is most often indicated by an increase in the number peripheral blood cells
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eosinophils
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the complement system was so named
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because the proteins involved complement the action of antibodies
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Protein A on the surface of S. aureus is a virulance factor because it
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binds antibody by the Fc end
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Impetigo can be cause by:
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Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes
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Adjuvants:
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increase the antigenicity of a vaccine, stimulate local inflammation, and include substances like alum, saponin, and mineral oil
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Which of the following is NOT on the list of recommended childhood immunizations for everyone in the US
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Anthrax vaccine
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Passive immunity:
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can come from your mother or other individuals, provides only temporrary protection and is humoral only
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The production of monoclonal antibody
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requires the use of myeloma cells, requires the construction of hybridomas, and has revolutionized clincial diagnostic testing
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can be direct or indirect
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Flourescent antibody test
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involves enzyme-conjugated antibodies
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ELISA
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Blood typing
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hemagglutination
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labeled antibody used to detect protein on a membrane
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western blot
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antigen and antibody diffuse toward each other in a gel
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ouchterlony
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antigen quantitated by measuring diameter of precipitation ring
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radial immunodiffusion
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separate proteins in a gel, then add antisera in a trough; precipitation arcs identify specific proteins
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immunoelectrophoresis
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the only hypersensitivity NOT mediated by antibody
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Type 4
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wer, wen, wem
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who, whom
(takes case endings) |
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hypersensitivity pnuemonitis (farmers lung)
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Type 3
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A positive TB skin test
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Type 4
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Asthma and hay fever
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Type 1
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Characterized by autoantibodies against nuclear material
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systemic lupus erythematosus
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autoanitbodies overstimulate the thyroid gland
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graves disease
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patients fail to develop a thymus (no T cells)
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diGeorge anomaly
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Characterized by cytotoxic T cells which destroy the myelin sheather around nervous tissue
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MS (multiple sclerosis)
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most kidney transplants performed in the US are
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allografts
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The fundamental difference between agglutination and a precipitation test
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the solubility state of the antigen
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you receive a gamma globulin shot before traveling to mongolia
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artificially acquired passive
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you get the Flu vaccine and are immune to influenza
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artificially acquired active
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you contract the chickenpox from a friend and recover
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naturally acquired active
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baby receives protective antibody(placenta) before it is born
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naturally acquired passive
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not pathogenic until it has been lysogenized by a bacteriophage
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corynebacterium diphtheriae
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causes pseudomembranous colitis; associated with antibiotic use
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clostridium difficile
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associated with anaerobic wounds; toxin causes spastic paralysis
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clostridium tetani
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causes gas gangrene
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clostridium perfingens
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causes "Woolsorter's disease", skin lesions are black
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bacillus anthracis
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produces the most potent poison known to man; flaccid paralysis
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clostridium botulinum
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intracellular pathogen to which pregnant women are more susceptible; infection by consumption of contaminated milk and...
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listeria monocytogenes
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number one cause of bacterial pneumonia; large capsule
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streptococcus pneumoniae
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Causes infections in newborns; group B
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Streptococcus agalactiae
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found in pig tonsils; causes dark red skin lesions
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erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
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cause of buruli ulcer
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mycobacterium ulcerans
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number one cause of bacterial food poisoning in the US
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staphylococcus aureus
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cause of necrotizing faciitis
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streptococcus pyogenes
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previously classified as group D; VRE
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enterococcus
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responsible for dental caries
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viridans streptococci
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Hansens's disease; nerve destruction
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mycobacterium leprae
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involved in pharyngitis and glomerulonephritis
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streptococcus pyogenes
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produces a superantigen toxin that results in the T cell cytokine
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staphylococcus aureus
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disease was once called consumption
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mycobacterium tuberculosis
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produces a polyketide immunosuppressive toxin; no effective antimicrobial therapy for infection exists
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mycobacterium ulcerans
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humans at risk handle pigs; organism gains entry through a scratch on the hand;dark red lesions
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erysipelothrix rhusiopatheiae
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estimated that one-third of the world's population is infected with this organism; #3 cause of death
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mycobacterium tuberculosis
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can grow only in the footpads of mice and the bellies of 9-banded armadillos
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mycobacterium leprae
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AFB and Ghon complexes
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mycobacterium tuberculosis
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produces a secretory IgA protease and a protein that binds cholesterol in host cell membranes and causes their lysis
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streptococcus pneumoniae
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responsible for scalded skin syndrome
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staphylococcus aureus
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the cell which produces cytokines which induce a cell-mediated response is:
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TH1
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