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net movement of water across a semi- permiable membrane from high concentration of solvent molecules to an area of low concentration of solvent molecules   osmosis  
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equal on outside of cell and inside of cell   isotonic, will stay the same  
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low concentration on the outside high on the inside   hypotonic, will burst  
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high concentration on the outside low concentration on the inside of a cell   hypertonic, will shrivel  
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the sum of all chemical reactions within a living organism   metabolism  
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degradative, breakdown substances into smaller substances. produce energy   catabolic  
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synthesis reactions and require more energy than they produce   anabolic  
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biological catalyst   enzymes  
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enzymes are specific in what they will catalyze   lock and key method  
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substrate name as a prefix and suffix as "ase"   format for naming enzymes  
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the loss of an enzymes 3D shape   denaturization  
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temperature extremes, pH extremes, heavy metal ions, alcohol, and UV radiation   things that denature proteins  
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removal or destruction of all forms of microbial life; destruction of pathogenic organisms   sterilization  
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destruction of vegatative pathogens; destruction of pathogenic organisms   disinfection  
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act of introducing disease or infectious microorganisms into or on normally sterile objects   contamination  
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agent that destroys or kills microorganisms   germicide  
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agent that destroys bacteria   bacteriacide  
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agent that destroys fungus (mold and yeast)   fungicide  
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destroys viruses   virucide  
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kills insects   insecticide  
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kills larva form of insects   larvacide  
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use of poisonous fumes or gases to destroy living organisms   fumigation  
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invasion of an animal or parasite   infestation  
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bacteriostasis   inhibitting growth of bacteria  
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sepsis   microbial contamination  
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the absence of microbial contamination   antisepsis  
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what is a physical method of microbial control?   scrubbing  
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wich is more effective, moist or dry heat?   moist  
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temperatures to kill microbial growth in mosit heat   100C in boiling water for ten min. 100C in freeflowing steam for thirty min. autoclave 15psi 121C fifteen plus min.  
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what is a form of dry heat?   hot air sterilization oven 160- 170C for two plus hours  
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dessication   absence of water  
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cold temperature   bacteriostatic technique. enzyme activity deminsihes and microbail growth slows down considerably. only retards microbial growth. 0-4C  
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how does UV light disinfect?   damages DNA affecting replication  
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most destructive color of light   violet  
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oxidizing agents   halogens  
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alter cellular enzymes and inhibit protein function   halogens  
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hypochlorite and iodine   halogens  
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denatures protein and is lipolytic   alcohol  
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reducing agents   aldehydes  
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inactivate proteins by forming covalent cross- links between proteins   aldehydes  
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formalin and glutaraldehyde   aldehydes  
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denature enzymes and lipolytic   phenolic compounds  
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phenolitic derivative   cresol  
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good antiseptic phenolytic derivative   hexachlorophene  
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surface tension reducer   quats  
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microbes that establish residence but do not produce disease under normal conditions   normal flora  
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normal flora benefit the host by preventing overgrowth of harmful microorganisms   microbial antagonism  
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when two or more different species or organisms live together in close association   symbiosis  
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a symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other in uneffected   commensalism  
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a form of symbiosis where both benefit   mutualism  
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host is harmed and other benefits   parasitism  
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living and benefitting from another with no harm   synergism  
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mutualism, commensalism, parasitism   symbiotic  
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organisms living in close nutritional relationships   symbiotic  
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free living and relationships are not required for survival   nonsymbiotic  
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study of nature and cause of disease   pathology  
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study of the cause of disease   etiology  
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the orgin of developement of a disease   pathogenisis  
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the state or condition in which a body part is infected by pathogenic agent that multiplies   infection  
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the act of introducing disease causing germs or infectious material into an area or substance   contamination  
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the invasion of the body or an area by microscopic organisms   infestation  
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subjective changes caused by disease that are felt by the patient but are not directly measurable   symptoms  
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observable changes caused by a disease   signs  
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group of signs and symptoms associated with a particular disease   syndrome  
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the scienced that studies when and where a disease occurs   epidemiology  
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a disease that must be reported   notifiable disease  
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transmitted directly or indirectly person to person   communicable  
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transmitted easily   contagious  
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not transmitted person to person   noncontagious  
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fraction of the population having a specific disease at a given time   prevelence  
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disease occurs occasionally in a random or isolated manner   sporatic  
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occurs continuously in a particular region   endemic  
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attacks many people at the same time in the same area   epidemic  
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world wide epidemic   pandemic  
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rapid onset, severe symptoms, short duration   acute  
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a disease of long duration   chronic  
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disease in existance without mainfesting itself   latent  
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germs lodging in at one point and staying there   local infection  
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spreads throughout the body   systemic infection  
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infection enters blood   focal  
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bacteria in the blood   bacteremia  
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multiplication of bacteria in the blood   septicemia  
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viruses in the blood   viremia  
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toxins in the blood   toxemia  
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an acute infection that causes the initial illness   primary infection  
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developes after the primary and weakens the host   secondary infection  
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caused by two or more infections   mixed infections  
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period before symptoms   subclinical infection  
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arises from microorganisms from outside the body   exogenous infection  
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produced or arising from within the body   endogenous infection  
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developes during hospital stays   nonocomial infection  
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organisms that harbor pathogens and transmit them to others   carriers  
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do not exibit signs of symptoms   passive  
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exibit signs or symptoms   active  
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have not returned to original sate of health   convalescent  
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longer than 1 year   chronic  
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disease carried by wild or domestic animals passed to humans   zoonoses  
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innatomate objects that spread infection   fomites  
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skin and mucus membranes, respiratory tract, digestive tract, genitourinary tract, placenta   portals of entry  
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when microorganisms are deposited directly into the skin or mucus membranes   parenteral route  
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most frequently travelled portal of entry and exit   respiratory tract  
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wehicles of exit for pathogens   feces, urine, tears, pus, semen, vaginal secretions, sputum, saliva, blood  
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mechanical nonspecific defense mechanisms   skin, mucus membrane, normal flora, tears and blinking, ciliary escalator, flushing action of urine  
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physiological defenses   inflamation, fever, phagocytosis  
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chemical defenses   body secretions,lysozymes, gastric juices, interferons, complement system  
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digestive enzymes that break down microorganism   lysozymes  
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contain HCl that inhibits the growth of microorganisms   gastric juices  
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defend against viruses   inferons  
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serum proteins that participate in lysis of forgein cells, inflamation, phagocytosis   complement system  
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chain of infection includes   causative agent (pathogen), resevoir in which the pathogen can survive (human host), portal of exit (to leave the resevvoir), mode of transmission (from resevoir to new host), portal of entry (to enter new host), susceptable host  
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virulence of organisms, portal of entry, number of organisms present, resistance to the host   factors influencing the occurance of disease  
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relativ epower and the degree of pathogenicity possesed by the organisms to produce disease   virulence  
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reduction of microorganism's virulence by diluting or weakening its pathogenicity   attenuation  
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sum total of body mechanisms that interpose barriers to the progress of invasion, multiplication of infectious agents, or damage by their toxic products   resistance  
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being susceptible; having little resistance to a disease or pathogen   susceptability  
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bacteria toxins   poisonous  
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abitlity to produce toxins   toxigenicity  
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presence of toxins in the blood   toxemia  
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effects of toxins on host   fever,circulatory system disturbances, diarrhea, shock, inhibit protein synthesis, nervous system disorders, damage to cell mebranes  
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2 primary types of of bacteria toxins   exotoxins and endotoxins  
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primarily produced by Gram- positive bacteria   exotoxins  
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kills host cells and affect their function   cytotoxins  
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interfer with normal nerve impulses   neurotoxins  
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affect host cells lining the gastrointestinal tract   enterotoxins  
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provide immunity to exotoxins   antitoxins  
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part of the outer membrane of Gram- negative   endotoxins  
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heat resistant   endotoxins  
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bacterial toxin that can destroy white blood cells that are very active in phagocytosis   Leukocidins  
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cause lysis of red blood cells which transport oxygen to cells in the body   hemolysins  
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bacterial enzyme that causes blood to clot   coagulase  
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bacterial enzyme that prevents blood from clotting   fibrinolysin  
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breaks down hyaluronic acid; helps microorganisms spread from their initial site of infection   hyaluronidase  
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acts on the oils and fats secreted by sebaceous glands   lipase  
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bacterial enzyme that breaks down the protein collagen fibers in connective tissue   collagenase  
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for attachment   pili  
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produced by microorganisms   endospores and capsules  
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specific resistance   immunity  
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resistance to disease that we are born with   innate immunity  
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refers to the resistance to the diease that a host developes during the course of a lifetime   acquired immunity  
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antigens enter tho body naturally; by exposure to someone with the disease   naturally acquired active immunity  
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someone else produces antibodies and they are transferred to another person   naturally acquired passive immunity  
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present in a vaccine or artificailly introduced to the individual   artificially acquired active immunity  
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preformed antibodies in immune serum are introduced into the body   artificailly acquired passive immunity  
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when a person is exsposed to antigens and antibodies are then formed   active immunity  
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antibodies produced by someone else and then transfered to another individual   passive immunity  
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who is more prone to contracting an illness   children, elderly, and immunocomprimised  
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2 main parts of the immune system   hummoral immunity and cell mediated immunity  
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produced and mature in red bone marrow. activated by antigenic encounter   b cells  
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produced in red bone marrow, mature in thymus and are activated by antigenic encounter   t cells  
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most prevelent. readily cross the walls of the blood vessels and enter tissue fluids   IgG  
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large size prevents it from enterin the surrounding tissue. first to appear on site of the antigen expsure   IgM  
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most abundant. mucus membranes. mmucus, saliva, tears, breatmilk   IgA  
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primarily on surface of B cells   IgD  
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antibody in allergic reactions   IgE  
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use living but less virulent strains of microorganisms   attenuated whole- agent vaccine  
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use microorganisms that have been killed   inactive whole- agent vaccines  
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use inactive toxins   toxoids  
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use antigenic fragments   subunit vaccines  
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combine substances when to try and produce a stronger immune response than is produced by a substance when it is present on its own   conjugated vaccine  
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only remains effective until the DNA is degraded   nucleic acid vaccine (DNA vaccine)  
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organisms gaining access by penetrating the tissues of the skin or mucous membranes by punctures, bites, cuts, and other wounds   parenteral route  
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a form of adherence of the pathogen to a receptor on the host cell is not an important mechanism of pathogenicity   False  
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a bacterial toxin that exerts its effects when Gram- negative bacteria die and their cell walls undergo lysis the toxin is part of the gram- negative cell wall   endotoxins  
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part of our bodies first line of defense against invading microorganisms   normal flora  
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a local physiological response that is one of our bodies second lines of defense against invading microorganisms   inflammation  
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endotoxins are   lipopolysaccharides  
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interferons are produced by the host to counter _____ infections   viral  
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the type of immunity that primarily involves B lymphocytes and antibody formation is called   hummoral immunity  
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the most prevelent antibody in the body   IgA  
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most prevelent in the blood serum   IgG  
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the B and T cells that are not involved in fighting the current infection, but will be available in an anamnestic response are called   memory cells  
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effector cells   fight current infection  
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