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Immunology

Terms in this set (19)

What is a veneral disease
STDs
Name 4 types of disease transmission
Veneral
Blood
Faecal oral
Respiratory
Oral
Explain the difference between horizontal and vertical spread
Horizontal spread comes from food air and physical contact whereas vertical contact comes specifically from sexual contact and bodily fluids
3 types of zoonoses disease spreads
Vectors e.g. Mosquitos
Vertebrae Reservoirs.
Vector vertebrae reservoirs
2 main characteristics of endospore forming bacteria
Gram Positive
Rod Shaped
2 main types of endospore bacteria
Bacillus (aerobic)
Clostridium (anaerobic)
Which bacteria type has a comma like shape
Vibrios
How does V. Cholerae cause diarrhea?
VC Binds to the GPCR GM1 and causes efflux of Na+ at the cystic fibrosis conductance regulator (CFCR)
6 types of staphylococcal toxins
Alpha
Beta
Delta
Gamma
Exfoliate
How does e. Coli spread
Unpasteurised dairy product and undercooked food
How does salmonella cause diarrhoea
Proliferation in lamina propria of gut crypts
What is meningitis?
Colonisation of bacteria on the meninges of the brain
5 genera of picornaviruses
Enteroviruses
Rhinoviruses
Hepaviruses
Cardioviruses
Aphtoviruses
4 main outcomes of Poliovirus
90% have no symptoms

"abortive poliomyeletis"
including sore throats headache and vomiting

"Non Paralytic" poliomyelitis
Muscle spasms and back pain

"Paralytic Poliomyelitis"
Neuronal infection that causes various stages of Neuronal infections
How many different types of herpes virus are there?
8
Name 3 types of paramyoviruses
Measles
Mumps
Rubella
What are the different subtypes of hepatitis
A B C D E G
What type of virus is hepatitis
Picornavirus
What makes up the cell membrane of fungi?
Ergosterol
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