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Chapter 14
Ch 14
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Microbiology
Undergraduate 3
11/22/2009

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Symbiosis
Definition
"to live together"
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Mutualism
Definition
Type of symbiosis - 2 species living together with both benefiting. +/+
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Commensalism
Definition
Type of symbiosis - 2 species live together w/ 1 benefiting & the other not affected. +/0
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Parasitism
Definition
Type of symbiosis - 2 species live together w/ 1 benefiting and the other harmed. +/-
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Relationship between evolutionary development & severity of effects of pathogen>
Definition
less harm to host>more developed the parasite
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Normal Flora
Definition
don't cause disease. 2 types:resident - part of normal flora for life; Transient - temporary (usually eliminated by competition of normal flora or by host's immune system.
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When is normal flora acquired?
Definition
During birth and shortly after from food, air, handling, etc.
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NF become OP - Immune Suppression
Definition
Weakened immune system makes us susceptible to normal flora becoming opportunistic.
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What can weaken the immune system?
Definition
Already sick, stress, diet, hormonal changes.
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NF become OP - Changes in Normal Flora
Definition
Normal flora exclude pathogens, but changes open up body areas for pathogens. (antibiotics)
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NF become OP - Introduction of NF into unusual body site
Definition
Ex: E. coli in urinary tract. How? Possible poor hygiene
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Exposure - Contamination
Definition
Presence of microbes in/on body
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Exposure - Infection
Definition
Microbes overcome external body defenses, multiply, and establish themselves in body
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Portals of Entry - Skin
Definition
through breaks. though hookworms can borrow through skin.
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Portals of Entry - Mucous Membranes
Definition
Respiratory, GI, Urinary and Reproductive Tracts, plus conjunctiva. Some pathogens, fungi, & viruses enter this way.
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Portals of Entry - Placenta
Definition
in 2% of pregnancies pathogens cross placenta. (TORCH test: Toxoplasmosis, Other, Rubella, CMV, Herpes) syphilis, HIV.
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Portal of Entry - Parenteral
Definition
deposition of pathogens directly onto tissues below skin or mucous membranes - HOW - cuts, shots, medical procedures.
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Adhesins
Definition
bacterial ligands - found on fimbriae, flagella, glycocalyces
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Attachment Proteins
Definition
Viral Ligands
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Adhesion Factors
Definition
Surface lipoproteins and/or glycoproteins (ligands) that aid binding to cell receptors. *avirlulent forms often lack adhesion factors.
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Disease (morbidity) occurs when...
Definition
infection damages host enough to interfere with normal body functions.
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Symptoms
Definition
subjective characteristics (how does patient feel?)
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Signs
Definition
Objective characteristics (fever, rash, swelling, vomiting, etc.)
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Syndrome
Definition
Group of symptoms and signs that characterize a particular disease.
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Some infections are asymptomatic or subclinical (no symptoms), even though signs may be detected in lab tests
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Etiology
Definition
Cause of disease
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Koch
Definition
proposed postulates to determine which pathogen causes a disease. (also developed media and stain techniques)
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Koch's Postulates
Definition
*suspected pathogen must be found in EVERY case of disease. *That pathogen must be isolated and cultured. *The pathogen must cause disease when introduced into healthy host. *Same pathogen must be isolated from diseased host.
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Exceptions to Koch's Postulates
Definition
*some pathogens can't be cultured in lab. *some diseases caused by multiple pathogen(s) and environmental/genetic cofacters. *can't ethically apply them to human-only diseases.
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Virulence Factors of Infectious Agents
Definition
Pathogenicity - Ability of microbe to cause disease. Virulence - Degree of pathogenicity (relative ability to infect host and cause disease)
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Hyaluronidase & collagenase
Definition
Virulence Factor - Extracellular enzyme - allow invasion of deeper tissues.
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Coagulase
Definition
allows microbes to hide from immune system in clots
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Kinases
Definition
digest clots and allow invasion of damaged tissues.
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Quorum Sensing
Definition
bacteria use chemicals to communicate.
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Exotoxins
Definition
Virulence Factor - Toxin harm tissues or trigger damaging host immune response. Secreted by microbes. Include CYTOTOXINS, NEUROTOXINS, & ENTEROTOXINS (digestive tract).
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Endotoxins
Definition
Virulence Factor - Toxin harm tissues or trigger damaging host immune responses. Lipid A from G- cell walls. Released when cells die, divide, or digested by phagocytes. Causes fever, inflammation, diarrhea, shock, hemorrhaging, blood coagulation.
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Antiphagocytic factors
Definition
Virulence factor - prevent phagocytosis & destruction of microbe.
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Capsule
Definition
Virulence Factor - often made of substances normally found in body so ignored by hosts immune system.
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Antiphagocytic Chemicals
Definition
Virulence Factor - May prevent fusion of lysosomes w/ phagocytic vesicles. Some bacteria release leukocidins - kill white blood cells.
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5 stages of infectious disease
Definition
1. incubation
2. prodromal
3. illness
4. Decline
5. Convalescence
Contagious in ALL 5!
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1. Incubation
Definition
time between infection and first symptom signs - variable
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2. prodromal
Definition
short time w/ vague, mild symptoms - not always present
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3. Illness
Definition
most severe stage. signs/symptoms most severe here - treatment here
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4. decline
Definition
body returns to normal, having fought off the disease. immune response peaks here.
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5. convalescence
Definition
patient recovers, body repaired - variable period
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Portals of Exit
Definition
Same as portals of entry. Most common tho are secretions/excretions.
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Sources of Infectious Disease
Definition
1. Animal reservoirs
2. Human carriers
3. Nonliving reservoirs
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Animal Reservoirs
Definition
Passed from animals to humans. 150 identified. (rabies, yellow fever - mosquitoes) Transmitted thru bites, direct contact or their wastes, and eating them. (mad cow)
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Human Carriers
Definition
Asymptomatic humans are especially important here as carriers. Most famous - Mary Malone Typhoid Fever, new york cook, in gall bladder, wouldn't remove.
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Nonliving Reservoirs
Definition
Soil, water and food.
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Modes of Infectious disease transmission - Contact
Definition
Direct Contact, Indirect contact, droplet transmission
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Direct (Contact) Transmission
Definition
Touching, kissing, intercourse. (STD's, zoonoses, staph. most virulent - Rabies, tularemia)
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Indirect (Contact) Transmission
Definition
Most often spread through fomites such as needles, toothbrushes, toys, money, cups, sheets, medical equipment. Inanimate objects.
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Droplet Transmission (contact)
Definition
via droplet nuclei released through exhaling , coughing, sneezing (<1m travel).
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Modes of infectious disease transmission - Vehicle transmission
Definition
airborne, waterborne, foodborne, bodily fluid.
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Airborne (Vehicle) Transmission
Definition
Aerosol (>1m travel). fungal spores, strap, TB, etc.
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Waterborne (Vehicle) Transmission
Definition
many GI diseases, fecal-oral cycle. (Polio, typhoid, etc)
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Foodborne (Vehicle) Transmission
Definition
Poorly processed or undercooked, or poor refrigeration. (Campylobacter, listeria, TB, toxoplasmosis, etc.)
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Bodily Fluid (Vehicle) Transmission
Definition
AIDS, hepatitis, herpes
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Vector Transmission
Definition
Biological - lives/multiples within vector & transmitted through biting. (ticks, lice, fleas, mosquitoes). Mechanical - carried on body parts. (flies, cockroaches - not needed for arthropods life cycle)
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Classification of Infectious Diseases
Definition
Longevity and severity of a disease. (14.2)
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Incidence
Definition
# new cases/pop./time period
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Prevalence
Definition
new + existing cases/pop./Time period
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Endemic
Definition
Disease normally found at a stable frequency in population
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Sporadic
Definition
Only a few cases occur in an area or pop.
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Epidemic
Definition
Greater than normal frequency. just more than expected
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Pandemic
Definition
When epidemic occurs on more than one continent (AIDS, H1N1)
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CDCP
Definition
where you notify diseases. Report numbers in MMWR each week.
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Descriptive Epidemiology
Definition
basic data collection about a disease. Age, gender, occupation, health history, socioeconomic status, location/time.
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Index Case
Definition
1st case impt because could indicate the source, possible spread, and reservoir.
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John Snow
Definition
Father of Epidemiology - Cholera epidemic. Found source of outbreak, traced it to a pump which he turned off.
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Analytical Epidemiology
Definition
Analyzes descriptive data to determine cause, mode of transmission, and possible prevention of disease. Retrospective, includes comparisons of infected to non-infected.
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Experimental Epidemiology
Definition
Tests a hypothesis about the cause of a disease. Koch's postulates?
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Hospital Epidemiology - Nosocomial infections
Definition
acquired in health-care facilities. CDC estimates rate at 10%
Term
Types of Nosocomial Infections
Definition
Exogenous - Due to pathogens from health care environment. Endogenous- from normal flora that become pathogenic due to factors in health care settings. Iatrogenic - Due to fomites used in medical procedures.
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Factors Influencing Nosocomial Infections
Definition
Interaction of numerous pathogens, weakened immune systems, transmissionn among patients/staff/visitors.
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Control of Nosocomial Infections
Definition
Disinfection. Medical asepsis (housekeeping, handwashing, bathing, sanitation). Surgical Asepsis & sterile procedures. Isolation of very contagious/susceptible patients. Establishment of nosocomial infection control committee
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CDC Universal Precautions of Nosocomial infections
Definition
Use of sharps containers - no resheathing of sharps. Use of protective barriers to protect from bodily fluids. Immediate/thorough hand washing after bodily fluid exposure
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