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1 Pathogens as parasites
Bacteria are prokaryotes all othe...,
What is transcription translation...,
Prokaryotes have cell wallswhat i...
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2 The bacteria
Describe structure of bacteria,
Construction of gram positive bac...,
Construction of gram negative bac...
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3 The viruses
How are major groups families or ...,
Viruses range from parvovirus par...,
What are host cell membrane recep...
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4 The fungi
Mycology is study of fungi and in...,
What are two major ways of classi...,
How do filamentous forms replicat...
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5 The protozoa
Protozoa are eukaryotes ranging i...,
How to protozoa normally replicate,
Examples of protozoa which infect...
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6 The helminths
Helminth term used for groups of ...,
What are transmission routes of h...,
How do helminths get nutritionout...
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7 The arthropods
Arthropods is largest phylum of a...,
Arthropods also transmit pathogen...,
Which viruses are transmitted by ...
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8 Prions
Prions are host derived glycoprot...,
Prion diseases can cause large va...,
How are prion diseases transmitte...
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9 The host-parasite relationship
Metagenomics is study of host mic...,
Skin exposed dry areas are not go...,
What are common commensals in mou...
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10 The innate defenses of the the body
Innate immune attempts to respond...,
What are major soluble factors in...,
Barriers are first defence agains...
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11 Adaptive immune responses bring specificity
B t cells provide specific immune...,
Secondary lymphoid organs are whe...,
Each b cell expresses antibody of...
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12 Cooperation leads to effective immune responses
T cells can only recognise antige...,
What is role of antibodies,
Once t cell mature it enters circ...
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13 Background to the infectious diseases
What are steps successful microbe...,
Host defense and microbe answer h...,
Host defense and microbe answer h...
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14 Entry, exit and transmission
Pathogens have specific molecules...,
How do conjunctiva prevent infect...,
Respiratory tract inhales 10 000 ...
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15 Immune defences in action
Broadly speaking antibodies are p...,
Patient with meningococcal gonoco...,
Crp is a pentameric beta globulin...
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16 Spread and Replication
What are routes for microbes spre...,
Microbe breaches skin surface wha...,
How to microbes enter the bloodst...
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17 Parasite survival strategies and persistent infections
What are ways in which pathogens ...,
What are mechanisms from preventi...,
What are general principles of pa...
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18 Pathological consequences of infection
What are ways in which a microbe ...,
What are pathological effects of ...,
What does term haemolysins mean
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19 Upper respiratory tract infections
Introduction,
What are professional invaders an...,
Normal flora of respiratory tract...
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20 Lower respiratory tract infections
What are causes of laryngitis tra...,
Diptheria caused by corynebacteri...,
Incubation period of diptheriarou...
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21 Urinary Tract infections
Bacterial infection acquired by a...,
Why are gram negatives more commo...,
Viral causes of uti are rarewhich...
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22 Sexually transmitted infections
Why are stis cases increasing est...,
Which bacteria commonly cause stis,
What are treatments for these bac...
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23 Gastrointestinal tract infections
What is meaning of these terms ga...,
Why is food poisoning a bad term,
What are hos defenses against gi ...
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23 Gastrointestinal tract infections - parasites
What are examples of protozoa whi...,
What are examples of helminths wo...,
What are examples of helminths wo...
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24 Obstetric and perinatal infections
Placenta normally provides effect...,
Foetus has very immature immune s...,
What are congenital defects if in...
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25 Central nervous system infections
Cns infection occurs usually via ...,
How do infections traverse barrie...,
What is clinical presentation of ...
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25 Central nervous system infections 2
Facial nerve palsyhow to umn lmn ...,
Unilateral facial palsy what is d...,
Unilateral facial palsy what is d...
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26 Infections of the eye
Eye divided in to 4 layers conjun...,
Conjunctivitis can be caused by b...,
Chlamydia trachomatis has specifi...
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27 Infections of skin, soft tissue, muscle
How does skin control its own flo...,
How can infection of any site cau...,
Which layers of skin are affected...
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27 Infections of bone
Prosthetic joint septic arthritis...,
Prosthetic joint septic arthritis...,
What is duration of antibiotic th...
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28 Vector-borne infections - bacteria
Rickettsiae are a group of intrac...,
How to diagnose rickettsial infec...,
What is treatment of rickettsia i...
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28 Vector-borne infections - protozoa
Which protozoa are transmitted by...,
Plasmodium transmitted by female ...,
What is geographic spread of thes...
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28 Vector-borne infections - helminths
What is life cycle of schistosomi...,
Where do these species of schisto...,
What are symptoms of schistosomiasis
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29 Multisystem Zoonoses
Zoonoses are animal diseases whic...,
Q fever caused by coxiella burnet...,
Who is at risk of q fever infection
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30 Fever of unknown origin
Fever defined as temperature 380w...,
What is definition of fever of un...,
What are broad causes of fuo
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31 Infections in the compromised host
What are primary and secondary de...,
What are defects of adaptive immu...,
What are defects of adaptive immu...
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32 Diagnosis of infection and assessment of host defense mechanisms
What are the three broad categori...,
Which sampling sites are normally...,
What are four different applicati...
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32 Diagnosis of infection and assessment of host defense mechanisms
What is involved in pre analytica...,
What are routes of potential infe...,
34 year old with two days fever a...
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32 Diagnosis of infection - NNUH
Which virus tests viral serology ...,
Which bacterial parasite antigen ...,
Which viral tests serology requir...
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33 Epidemiology and control of infectious diseases
Epidemiology is study of populati...,
What types of studies are used in...,
What are cross sectional studies ...
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34 Attacking the enemy: antibiotics
Interaction between host microbia...,
What are desired antimicrobial pr...,
What are desired pharmacological ...
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34 Attacking the enemy: antibiotic resistance
What are general ways in which me...,
Resistance mechanism drug target ...,
How does mrsa change its cell sur...
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34 NNUH Antibiotic policy
When prescribing antibiotics what...,
What clinical history would point...,
Which antibiotics are contra indi...
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34 Attacking the enemy: antivirals
Antiviral drugs do not kill virus...,
How do these classes of anti vira...,
How do these classes of anti vira...
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34 Attacking the enemy: antifungals/ antiparasitic
Antifungals have less selective t...,
What are treatments for these dee...,
What are treatments for these dee...
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35 Protecting the host: vaccination
Vaccination aims to prime adaptiv...,
Who should not be given live vacc...,
Why are toxoid vaccines used for ...
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36 Active, passive and adoptive immunotherapy
Immunotherapy is divided into fou...,
Immunotherapy is divided into fou...,
Adoptive immunotherapycar t cells...
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37 Infection control
Hai which organisms are most comm...,
What are sources of hai route of ...,
Why might certain patients be at ...
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38 Cardiology infections
Ie involves endothelial linings o...,
Which organisms cause native valv...,
What are less common causes of na...
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Identify bacteria by gram staining
Which bacteria stain poorly dont ...,
Gram positive bacteria divided in...,
How are staphylococci further cha...
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HIV
What are examples of human retrov...,
What is structure of hiv virus,
Hiv nuclear material is two copie...
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HIV 2
What is incidence prevalence of h...,
Why is hiv incidence decreasing,
When do we classify hiv as late d...
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Staph aureus bacteraemia
Initial management of suspected s...,
What will initial examination inv...,
Which patients recommended to hav...
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Viral hepatitis
When over half the liver is destr...,
What virus families do these viru...,
Which hepatitis viruses are ssrna...
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Post-infection syndrome
Post infection syndrome also know...,
How do cfs me nice 2020 guideline...,
What is general approach to deliv...
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Actinomycetes
The actinomycetes are gram positi...,
How is actinomycosis transmitted,
How is nocardia transmitted
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Returning traveller
What are differential diagnoses f...,
What are differential diagnoses f...,
What are important parts of a tra...
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Returning traveller - malaria
Suspect malaria in patient with f...,
How many cases of malaria per yea...,
What are issues with malaria rapi...
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Clostridium difficile
After first episode 20 of patient...,
Treatment for cdiafter how many d...,
What are markers of severe cdi
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Lyme disease
Tick bites may not always be noti...,
What are common symptoms of lyme ...,
What are rarer symptoms of lyme d...
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