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| What are some natural defenses of the gastrointestinal system? |
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| Mucus, HCl, Bile acids, Digestive Enzymes, GALT tissues (tonsils, appendix, adenoids), IgA |
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| Which areas of the gastrointestinal system have the highest numbers of normal biota? |
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| Name a microbe that is responsible for dental caries. |
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| What events happen in the oral cavity that lead to the formation of dental caries? |
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Definition
Makes sticky polymers:Glucan or Fructan
Acid leaches calcium |
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| What kind of organisms cause gingivitis (anaerobes or aerobes)? |
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| What microorganism is associated with stomach ailments? |
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| Be able to name a pathogenic bacterial microbe of the intestinal tract and explain how it causes disease. |
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Clostridium difficile
able to super infect the large intestine when drugs have disrupted the normal biota. |
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| What organism causes intestinal diarrhea by producing toxins? |
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| What condition lead to cholera infection? |
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Definition
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| What are the severe symptoms of cholera that make it so dangerous? |
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Definition
Severe dehydration
Rice-water stool |
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| What age group does the rotavirus usually affect? |
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Definition
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| What age group does the norovirus usually affect? |
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| What protozoa can cause diarrhea? |
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| How is Hepatitis A transmitted? |
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Definition
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| Does Hepatitis A cause cancer? |
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| How is Hepatitis B transmitted? |
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Definition
| Blood, semen, vaginal fluids |
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| How can Hepatitis B be prevented? |
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| How is Hepatitis C transmitted? |
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Definition
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| Does Hepatitis C cause cancer? |
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| Why is there no vaccine for Hepatitis C? |
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