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Laura's part (disease/pathogens/septic shock)

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normal flora   microorganisms that colonize a person or animal without usually causing disease (either beneficial or no effect)  
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infection   growth of pathogenic organisms in the body whether or not body function is impaired  
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disease   impaired body function; any change from a state in health  
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communicable disease   caused by a pathogen  
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noncommunicable disease   caused by a genetic or degenerative process  
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opportunistic pathogens   require special circumstances to produce disease; one will often cause a variety of infections; are commmonly encountered organisms or ones that you carry with you  
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true pathogens   able to infect a healthy host under their own power to initiate disease; usually cause one specific disease; are not so commonly encountered and are not carried with you  
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adherence factors of a pathogen   capsule, fimbriae, surface receptors, hook, viral spikes, use of host cell actin fibers to attach to and then enter the host cell (see pg. 51 for more detail)  
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collagenase   virulence exoenzyme; dissolves collagen; softens up tissue so the infection can spread  
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hyaluronidase   virulence exoenzyme; dissolves hyaluronic acid; helps infection to spread  
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exotoxins   released from live bacteria; come from both Gram + and - bacteria; are proteins; more toxic (tiny amounts have a great effect); have specific effects; heat sensitive; antigenic (stimulate an immune response)  
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endotoxins   are released from dead bacteria; come only from Gram - bacteria; are lipopolysaccharides; less toxic; more generalized effects; note heat sensitive; generally not antigenic; results in the blood: inflammation, low bp, fever, excess clotting, edema  
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toxoid   a modified exotoxin used as a vaccine  
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local infection   confined to one area of the body  
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systemic infection   throughout the body (carried by the blood)  
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septic shock   life threatening systemic response to a bacterial infection (usually caused by a Gram - organism, but other microorgansims can cause this)  
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symptoms of septic shock   swelling (edema) of the face, hands, & feet; low bp and rapid, weak pulse; dyspnea (difficultly breathing); fever; disorientation, confusion, irritability, somnolence (sleepiness)  
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treatments for septic shock   inject epinephrine; open airway (intubation or tracheostomy); oxygen if needed; restore blood volume with rapid intravenous infusion of isotonic solution; draw blood (blood gases and pathogen isolation); broad sprectrum bacteriostatic drug  
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