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1: Overview
Do pathogens want to infect us an...,
What does a vaccine do 2,
The big three 3
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2: Innate Immunity
What is the point of the immune s...,
Pathogens 2,
Important innate immune cells 3
23
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3: Adaptive Immunity
What does the adaptive immune sys...,
Innate vs adaptive immune system 2,
Antigens 3
26
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4-5: Vaccines
Passive vs active immunisations 1,
Passive immunisation 2,
How do vaccines work to provide a...
29
cards
6: Smallpox
Virulence 1,
Smallpox virus 2,
Typical course of smallpox 3
15
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7: Polio
Structure of poliovirus 1,
What is an envelope 2,
Polio transmission 3
16
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8: Measles
Measles as a killer 1,
Measles viral life cycle 2,
Measles transmission 3
14
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9-10: Influenza
Symptoms associated with influenz...,
Influenza a circulation 2,
Subtype 3
26
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11: Cholera
Why is cholera different from eve...,
What is the cholera epidemic thou...,
Serotypes 3
17
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14: Viruses - What are They?
Viruses outnumber cellular life 1,
Viruses history of coevolution 2,
Synctin 1 3
16
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15: Zoonosis
Zoonoses definition who 1,
Zoonotic spillover definition 2,
Zoonoses as a major public health...
13
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15: Zoonosis Examples
Chagas disease trypanosoma cruzi ...,
Chagas disease infection 2,
Chagas disease 3
14
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16: Zoonosis
Bats do not have more viruses tha...,
Bats primates and rodents have a ...,
Other factors involved in spillov...
13
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17-18: SARS-CoV-2
What s very impressive about sars...,
Covid hospitalisation and death b...,
Covid hospitalisation and death b...
20
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19: Rabies
Deadliest viruses 1,
History of rabies 2,
Rabies virus 3
24
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20: Ebola
Ebola virus 1,
Different lab biosafety levels 2,
Ebola animal reservoir 3
26
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21-22: Herpesviruses
Evolution and emergence of herpes...,
Herpesviruses as ubiquitous 2,
Herpesviruses switching hosts 3
10
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21-22: Human Herpesviruses
How many human herpesviruses are ...,
Types of human herpesviruses 2,
Commonalities of herpesviruses 3
31
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23-24: HIV
Overall timeline 1,
1981 surprising illnesses among y...,
1981 acquired immunodeficiency sy...
51
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25: HPV
First evidence of cancer 1,
Viruses and cancers in humans 2,
Human viruses associated with can...
23
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27: Tuberculosis
Originally called 1,
Symptoms 2,
Industrial revolution 3
28
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28: Staph Aureus
Characteristics of staphylococcus...,
How common is staph aureus 2,
Staphylococcus aureus toxins 3
21
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29: Antibiotic Resistance
What do antibiotics target in bac...,
History of antibiotic discovery 2,
Golden age of antibiotic discovery 3
17
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30: E. Coli and Salmonella
Characteristics of escherichia co...,
Remarkably diverse organism 2,
How many pathovars of pathogenic ...
26
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31: Norovirus
Salmonella vs norovirus 1,
Norovirus lifetime risk in the us 2,
Norovirus worldwide statistics 3
19
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32: Dengue & Zika
Dengue virus as an emerging infec...,
Dengue virus characteristics 2,
Transmission of dengue virus 3
19
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33: WNV and Chikungunya
West nile virus characteristics 1,
Wnv history 2,
Wnv human disease statistics 3
19
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34-35: Malaria
History of malaria 1,
Malaria worldwide statistics 2,
Why is malaria a leading cause of...
29
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36: Protozoa
True parasites 1,
Protozoa 2,
What type of parasite is malaria 3
23
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37-38: Parasites
Definitive hosts 1,
Intermediate hosts 2,
Parasitic worm infection statisti...
41
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