Reference no: EM132785715
1. Identify the principal portals of entry.
2. Define ID50 and LD50.
3. Using examples, explain how microbes adhere to host cells.
4. Explain how capsules and cell wall components contribute to pathogenicity.
5. Compare the effects of coagulases, kinases, hyaluronidase, and collagenase.
6. Define and give an example of antigenic variation.
7. Describe how bacteria use the host cell's cytoskeleton to enter the cell.
8. Describe the function of siderophores.
9. Provide an example of direct damage, and compare this to toxin production.
10. Contrast the nature and effects of exotoxins and endotoxins.
11. Outline the mechanisms of action of A-B toxins, membrane-disrupting toxins, superantigens, and genotoxins.
12. Identify the importance of the LAL assay.
13. Using examples, describe the roles of plasmids and lysogeny in pathogenicity.
14. List nine cytopathic effects of viral infections.
15. Discuss the causes of symptoms in fungal, protozoan, helminthic, and algal diseases.
16. Differentiate portal of entry and portal of exit.