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1
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What are the 2 important virulence factors when referring to bacterial pathogenesis

A
  • Invasiveness

- Toxins

2
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What are the 4 aspects of invasiveness?

A
  • Necrotising fasciitis
  • Cellulitis
  • Connective tissue breakdown
  • Fibrinolysis
3
Q

What are the 3 types of toxins released by some bacteria

A
  • Exotoxins
  • Enterotoxins
  • Endotoxins
4
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Where are exotoxins released?

A

Extracellularly

5
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What are enterotoxins?

A

Exotoxins which act on the GI tract

6
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What are endotoxins?

A

Structural parts of the gram negative cell wall

7
Q

What are the 3 features of viral pathogenesis?

A
  • Cell destruction following infection
  • Virus induced changes to gene expression
  • Immunopathogenic disease
8
Q

What is a disease that causes cell destruction and which cells do they destroy?

A
  • HIV

- Destroy T4+ cells

9
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What is a disease that alters gene expression to cause a tumour?

A
  • HPV-1
10
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What is an example of an immunopathogenic disease?

A
  • Influenza A