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1
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Define infection.

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(n.) the process whereby a microbe enters into a relationship with the host. It may or may not cause disease.

2
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What is an infectious disease, and how does it differ from an infection?

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An infectious disease is a disease caused by an infection with a microbe.Some infections are communicable; others are not communicable and are not transmitted from patient to patient.

3
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Pathogens that affect all people equally are ________.

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frank pathogens

4
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Pathogens that affect immunocompromised hosts are termed _________.

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opportunistic pathogens

5
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Explain the distinction between mucous and mucus.

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Mucus is a noun and refers to the substance secreted. Mucous is an adjective describing something (such as a “mucous membrane”).

6
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List Koch’s four postulates of infectious disease.

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(1) the microbe is found in characteristic lesions of the disease; (2) the microbe can be isolated and cultured in vitro from lesions; (3) the microbe can be injected into animals to mimic the disease; and (4) the specific microbes can be re-isolated from the animals

7
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How is pathogenicity measured?

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By examining the number of organisms required to be infectious in 50% of those inoculated (ID50), to produce disease in 50% of those inoculated (DD50), and to be lethal in 50% of those inoculated (LD50).

8
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Macrophages that reside in the skin are called ________.

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Langerhans cells

9
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What is virulence?

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The ability of a pathogen to cause disease in a host

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