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Published	08/20/2024	endotoxin (LPS) method of sitmulating inflammation
Published	08/20/2024	method of toxicity: cytolytic toxin
Published	08/20/2024	method of toxicity: A-B toxin
Published	08/22/2024	method of toxicity: super-Ag
Published	08/20/2024	four methods of enzymatic activity: A-B toxins
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Published	08/20/2024	α vs β vs γ hemolytic streptococcus
Published	08/20/2024	four methods of streptococcus classification
Published	08/20/2024	Define microbial virulence factors and list three categories (of the six).
Published	08/20/2024	Compare and contrast the importance, and defining features of endo vs exotoxins
Published	08/20/2024	role of LPS in alerting host to gram-negative organism infection.
Published	08/20/2024	what are the four effects of A-B toxin and what is an example of a toxin for each?
Published	08/20/2024	List the four major strep species and the typical diseases of each
Published	08/20/2024	define fastidious and is strep or staph fastidious
Published	08/20/2024	what are the major host immune avoidance virulence factors of strep pyogenes (4)
Published	08/20/2024	streptokinase vs. streptolysin
Published	08/20/2024	Scarlet Fever vs. Typhoid Fever vs. Rheumatic Fever vs. Rocky Mt. Spotted Fever
Published	08/20/2024	major pathogens of sub-acute endocarditis (3)
Published	08/20/2024	major pathogens of acute endocarditis (2)
Published	08/20/2024	T/F: staph is fastidious
Published	08/20/2024	what are the three major staph pathogens and where do they typically colonize (and associated diseases)
Published	08/20/2024	what is the carrier rate (generally) for s. aureus
Published	08/20/2024	which species of staph is coagulase positive?
Published	08/20/2024	what are the 4 toxins of staph aureus
Published	08/20/2024	T/F: enteric Gm- rods are generally fastidious
Published	08/20/2024	what are two gm- enterics that use macrophage taxis
Published	08/20/2024	antigen vs phase variation
Published	08/20/2024	what is the most important of the 5 F's for gm- enteric transmission
Published	08/20/2024	what mechanism allows yersinia and salmonella to avoid being phagocytosed
Published	08/20/2024	LPS stimulates what receptor on macrophages
Published	08/20/2024	lipoteichoic acid (gm+) stimulates what receptor on macrophage
Published	08/20/2024	LPS directly has what two effects
Published	08/20/2024	macrophage activated by LPS secrete what three things
Published	08/20/2024	what is a commonly used 'indicator' enteric gm- rod when testing water supply
Published	08/20/2024	Shiga toxin is secreted by what pathogens
Published	08/20/2024	what type of toxin is shiga toxin and what is it's main disease
Published	08/20/2024	what local effect does Shigella have?
Published	08/20/2024	what are the two major serotypes of Salmonella enterica? which is more dangerous?
Published	08/20/2024	what disease is caused by salmonella? how is it caused?
Published	08/20/2024	symbiosis vs commensalism vs mutualism vs saprophytism
Published	08/20/2024	define zoonosis
Published	08/20/2024	reservoir vs carrier
Published	08/20/2024	what allows uropathogenic E. coli to especially cause UTIs (2)
Published	08/20/2024	Why is yersinia pestis a 'special' enteric gm- microbe.
Published	08/20/2024	what is the primary reservoir of yersinia and what is the primary vector?
Published	08/20/2024	what are the main virulence factors of y. pestis
Published	08/20/2024	what are buboes
Published	08/20/2024	what cause the black spots of plague?
Published	08/20/2024	where does v. cholerae come from and what does it cause
Published	08/20/2024	where does campylobacter jejuni come from typically and what does it cause?
Published	08/20/2024	where does helicobacter pylori typically reside and what are the main diseases it causes
Published	08/20/2024	where does pseudomonas aeruginosa come from and what are it's main diseases?
Published	08/20/2024	what is the main disease caused by bacteroides?
Published	08/20/2024	how is bordatella pertussis spread and what disease does it typically cause?
Published	08/20/2024	what is the best form of protection for babies from V. cholerae?
Published	08/20/2024	T/F: V. cholera is non-invasive
Published	08/20/2024	what type of immunity is maternal sIgA (milk)
Published	08/20/2024	when is the 'window of susceptibility?'
Published	08/20/2024	when is rhogam administered
Published	08/20/2024	what are the three major pathogens that cause meningitis in children? and where do they typically colonize?
Published	08/20/2024	what genus of bacteria are typically diplococci (of those we've studied)
Published	08/20/2024	define sepsis vs septic shock
Published	08/20/2024	what are four virulence factors of N. menigitidis and the six of N. gonorrheae (3 shared)
Published	08/20/2024	what two diseases are caused by n. meninigitidis and describe them?
Published	08/20/2024	who does N. meninigitidis typically infect and why?
Published	08/20/2024	how to prevent N. meningitidis
Published	08/20/2024	what is the carrier rate of N. meningitidis?
Published	08/20/2024	how is N. meningitidis spread?
Published	08/20/2024	what are the number 1, 2, and 3 most common STIs
Published	08/20/2024	what is the only reservoir for neisseria (both0
Published	08/20/2024	men vs. women effect of N. gonorrheae
Published	08/20/2024	what makes treatment of N. gonorrheae difficult (3)
Published	08/20/2024	what two infections necessitate antibiotic eyedrops in newborns
Published	08/20/2024	what is the leading cause of PID
Published	08/20/2024	Chlamydia disease is caused primarily by...
Published	08/20/2024	rickettsia disease is primarily caused by...
Published	08/20/2024	what is the name of the chlamydia species spread through bird poop, and what disease does it cause.
Published	08/20/2024	rickettsia vs chlamydia vs mycoplasm (intra/extracellular, outer structures, colonizes...)
Published	08/20/2024	what bacteria causes typhus
Published	08/20/2024	rickettsia infects what type of cell, and spread infection how?
Published	08/20/2024	what causes the rash characteristic of rickettsia?
Published	08/20/2024	systemic effects of rickettsia are mediated by...
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Published	08/20/2024	which bacteria/vector cause epidemic typhus
Published	08/20/2024	which bacteria/vector cause murine/endemic typhus
Published	08/20/2024	which bacteria/vector cause Rocky Mt. spotted fever?
Published	08/20/2024	which bacteria/vector cause scrub typhus?
Published	08/20/2024	typhus vs. typhoid vs. S. typhi vs R. typhi
Published	08/20/2024	humans are a/an ... host of rickettsia
Published	08/20/2024	three main species of chlamydia that cause human disease
Published	08/20/2024	describe trachoma
Published	08/20/2024	what bacteria is this?
Published	08/20/2024	what percent of gonococcal (N. gonorrhoeae) are co-chlamydial?
Published	08/20/2024	what antibiotic combo is given to counter gonococcal and chlamydial infection
Published	08/20/2024	which pathogen is the major cause of 'walking pneumonia'
Published	08/20/2024	where does mycoplasma pneumonia colonize?
Published	08/20/2024	what is the virulence factor of Mycoplasma pneumonia that stimulates local inflammation?
Published	08/20/2024	pathology of corynebacterium diphtheriae, and what is it caused by?
Published	08/20/2024	how is C. diphtheriae best transmitted?
Published	08/20/2024	how to treat C. diphtheriae
Published	08/20/2024	what type of bacteria are spore formers? (Gm- or Gm+)
Published	08/20/2024	what are the four species of clostridium (that we need to know)
Published	08/20/2024	what type of vaccine is the tetanus vaccine? (what does it prevent?)
Published	08/20/2024	tetanus toxin vs botulinum toxin method of action
Published	08/20/2024	how is one typically inoculated with tetanus vs botulism
Published	08/20/2024	diseases/pathologies of Clostridium perfringens (and what causes them)
Published	08/20/2024	pathology of Clostridium difficile and what type of toxin
Published	08/20/2024	what are the two major Gm+ rods genera that are spore-formers (that we learn about)
Published	08/20/2024	what are the three types of anthrax in humans
Published	08/20/2024	what are the two toxins of anthrax, and what type of toxin are they
Published	08/20/2024	T/F: bacillus anthracis use macrophage taxis
Published	08/20/2024	mycobacterium TB: Gm status, acid-fast?, aerotolerance?, cell wall?, virulence factors?
Published	08/20/2024	who is at the highest risk of active TB disease?
Published	08/20/2024	where are the majority of TB infections in the body?
Published	08/20/2024	five methods for testing for TB and method of each
Published	08/20/2024	symptoms of TB
Published	08/20/2024	what is DOTS
Published	08/20/2024	what is BCG? where does it come from? who should get it?
Published	08/20/2024	do most TB infections lead to latent or active disease?
Published	08/20/2024	note: if mycobacterium (either leprae or TB) does anything, it is probably because of it's lipid coat
Published	08/20/2024	primary target of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Published	08/20/2024	how is TB spread
Published	08/20/2024	how is the body alerted to intracellular TB presence
Published	08/20/2024	what is the target cell of Mycobacterium leprae
Published	08/20/2024	how fast is the doubling time of mycobacterium (growth rate)
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