Define pathogen and define sterilization

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Define Pathogen

Define Infectious disease

Define Infection

Define Primary Infection

Define Secondary Infection

Define Opportunistic Infection

Define Accidental Infection

Define Pathogenicity

Define Virulence

Define Virulence Factors

Define Lethal dose

Outline the 4 steps a pathogen must complete to cause an infectious disease

What is the difference between direct and indirect transmission? Provide examples

What is a common vehicle transmission? Provide examples

What is the criteria for Airborne transmission? Provide examples

What are 3 criteria about skin that makes it an effective barrier against microbes?

What are 3 criteria about mucous membranes that makes it an effective barrier against microbes?

List one example of how a pathogen might penetrate a skin or mucous membrane barrier

Define Exotoxin and list at least 4 features they have

Define Endotoxin and list at least 4 features they have

List an example of a waterborne transmission disease

List an example of a airborne transmission disease

List an example of a contact transmission disease

List an example of a vector transmission disease

Influenza virus has an envelope that contains 2 types of protein spikes. Name and describe them

Why are spike antigens good at evolving?

Name 3 characteristics about latent and slow (persistent) Viral Infections

How are viruses able to bring about cancer cell division?

Describe the difference between Viruses and Retroviruses in regards to cancer development

What is a vaccination?

Define Attenuated Vaccines

Define Inactivated Vaccines

Define Subunit Vaccines

Define DNA Vaccines

Define Cutaneous Mycoses and its effect in humans

THE CONTROL OF MICROORGANISMS

Define Sterilization

Define Bactericidal

Define Bacteriostatic

Describe sterilization by heat

Describe sterilization by irradiation

Describe sterilization by filtration

What is disinfection?

List and describe 3 types of disinfectants

Describe the Kinetics of Cell death

Draw and describe the kinetics of cell death for any microorganisms.

ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS

Define Antibiotic

What is a key component of antibiotics?

Define Infection

Name 5 antibiotics and the diseases they are typically used for

Name and describe 6 properties that antibiotics should have

What are 4 ways that antibiotics work?

Describe and give an example of disruption of cell membranes as it relates to antibiotics

Describe and give an example of inhibition of protein synthesis as it relates to antibiotics

Describe and give an example of inhibition of nucleic acid synthesis as it relates to antibiotics

Summarize in 5 sentences resistance to antibiotics

Provide 5 examples and describe 5 different ways bacteria can be resistant to antibiotics

Summarize in 5 sentences how bacteria resistance arises

Describe the pros and cons between broad-spectrum and narrow-spectrum antibiotics in 3 sentences

Define an Antiviral

Why are antiviral drugs not as common as antibacterial drugs?

List and provide a example of the 4 ways antivirals work

Describe how Antifungals work

List and describe 5 examples of Antifungal agents

Why is it hard to target Antiprotozoal Agents?

List and describe examples of Antiprotozoal Agents (At least 3)

Give a 3 sentence summary on the future of Antimicrobials (in your own words)

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