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Exam 2 Review

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what is pasteurization and what are the degrees/times? (ch. 7)   reduces the number of spoilage bacteria in milk/ 72 degrees Celsius for 15 seconds/ 63 degrees celsius for 30 min  
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what are the 3 mechanisms used for adherence? (ch. 15)   -Glycocalyx -Fimbriae -M proteins  
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what is the outcome of the lysogenic cycle?   phage DNA is incorporated into the host DNA and the virus remains latent  
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what is a latent disease/ give an example (ch. 15)   periods where patient has no symptoms/ herpes virus (chicken pox/ shingles)  
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what is the hepa filter and when is it used? (ch. 7)   air filtration used for heat sensitive things  
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what is a secondary infection/ give example (ch. 15)   infection that occurs after a primary infection/ pneumonia  
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what is an autoclave/ explain the process   sterilizer of bacteria and endospores/ 121 degrees celsius/ 15 psi/ 15 minutes  
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what is an endemic disease and give an example (ch. 14)   disease constantly present in a population/ common cold or flu  
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what are some examples of a virus that causes cancer? (ch. 13)   HPV causes cervical cancer; hepatitis B can cause liver cancer  
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name the 5 portals of entry/ 2 infections that go through each? (ch 15)   -skin: -respiratory tract: common cold, pneumonia -gastrointestinal tract: typhoid fever, cholera -genitourinary tract:HIV infection, genital warts -parenteral route: HIV, hepatitis viruses  
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what chemicals are the gold standard? (ch. 7)   phenols  
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what is chlorohexidine used for?   preoperative/ skin degermining  
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what are 2 examples of surface active agents?   mouth wash, soap  
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what effect does botulinum have on its host?   prevents muscles from contracting (paralysis) prevents wrinkles in skin, botox  
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what is the additional step of the lytic cycle when a virus infects an animal cell?   uncoding  
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what are 2 differences between normal and transient biota?   normal: always present, good/ don't cause disease transient: short period of time/ cause disease  
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aldehydes are what? (2 things)   sterilants/ inactivate proteins  
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what does LD (50) mean?   amount of toxin required to kill half the population (lethal dose); the lower the number, the more toxic  
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what factors affect the effectiveness of treatment?   -time of exposure -number of microbes -environment -microbial characteristics  
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what is the definition of etiology?   the cause of a disease  
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T/F: a virus always contain DNA?   false; a virus always contain either DNA or RNA but never both  
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what is the most common portal of entry?   respiratory tract (easiest/ most effective)  
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what is the definition of antisepsis?   removing pathogens from living tissue (cleaning a wound)  
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what is an example of a food preservative?   benzoic acid  
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