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Decks in this class (30)

M2
What is the procedure of sampling...,
Describe isolating and identifyin...,
How do you sample purulent infect...
24  cards
M3- Koch's postulates - basis of infectious disease I
What is koch s postulates germ th...,
Name some infectious agents 2,
What is the microbiome 3
48  cards
M4- Sources of microorganisms
Describe how pathogenesis occurs 1,
Name some reservoirs in humans 2,
Is animals source or reservoir 3
30  cards
M5- Routes of transmission
Describe the chain of infection 1,
What interrupts transmission 2,
Name ways of breaking the chain o...
30  cards
M6- Staphylococcus
Describe staphylococcus species 1,
What shape is coccus 2,
What is facultative anaerobe 3
26  cards
M7- infections of the upper respiratory tract
What are the evolutionary groupin...,
What is a pyrogen 2,
What are the main group of strept...
42  cards
M8- Oral streptococci
What flora does the mouth have 1,
How does oral flora vary 2,
Give some examples of gram ve coc...
69  cards
M9- Gram postive oral bacteria
Name the major genera of gram pos...,
What does cns stand for and what ...,
What do oral staph pose a risk for 3
47  cards
M10- Gram negative bacteria 1
What are the 4 main groups of gra...,
Name aerobic and anaerobic cocci ...,
Describe neisseria 3
39  cards
M11- Gram- negative bacteria part 2
Name 3 non motile gram negative a...,
What is tannerella forsythia 2,
What is tannerella forsythia asso...
45  cards
M12- Oral spirochaetes
Describe spirochaetes 1,
Where is spirochetes very common 2,
Describe the shape of spirochaetes 3
38  cards
M13- plaque
What is plaque 1,
Describe plaque 2,
What is plaque essentially 3
36  cards
M14- Biochemistry of plaque
What does dental plaque effect 1,
What are bacterial cells constant...,
What does plaque release 3
27  cards
M15- Antibiotics
What is an antibiotic 1,
What is bacteriostatic 2,
What is bactericidal 3
30  cards
M18 - Disinfection and sterilization
What is the definition of disinfe...,
What is an antiseptic 2,
Describe the cleaning involved in...
32  cards
M19 - Prions (sterilisation)
Name prion based diseases 1,
What is the most common type of c...,
Who is most effective by sporadic...
40  cards
M20- Fungi- candida
Describe fungi 1,
What characteristics vary in fungi 2,
What does not work on eukaryotes 3
51  cards
M21 - Respiratory pathogens 1 (toxins and virulence)
What is virulence mechanisms 1,
What is the cycle of infection 2,
Name some virulence mechanisms 3
51  cards
M22 - Pathogens of the Resp tract 2
What bacteria are involved in upp...,
What bacteria are involved in low...,
What range of disease does haemop...
53  cards
M24 - TB
What is the obligate pathogen of ...,
What percentage of infected devel...,
How long does primary tb take to ...
36  cards
M23- Anaerobes
What neisseria species is commonl...,
Where is the location of neisseria 2,
Describe the characteristics of n...
53  cards
M25 - Abscesses
Give dental abscesses synonyms 1,
Describe the development of dento...,
What causes a dentoalveolar absce...
43  cards
M26-Infective endocarditis
What is the peak incidence of inf...,
What is the mortality rate of inf...,
What is infective endocarditis ca...
42  cards
M27 - Vaccine
What are the 2 types of natural i...,
What are the 2 types of artificia...,
What is passive immunisation 3
38  cards
M28 - HIV
What is the definition of virus 1,
What does a virus particle include 2,
Describe the unique replication o...
51  cards
M29- HSV
What are the 2 types of herpes si...,
Describe type 1 herpes simplex vi...,
What is primary gingivostomatitis...
27  cards
M30- Influenza
What is the largest burden on hea...,
What do many dental procedures ha...,
What should remain available thro...
47  cards
M31- Protozoa
Describe protozoa 1,
What are characteristics of proto...,
Name 3 protozoan diseases of man 3
39  cards
M32 - Infectious mononucleosis
What is another name for infectio...,
What is the presentation 2,
What percentage of people show no...
13  cards
M33- Viral hepatitis in dentistry
What is the chief sole clinical m...,
What is the liver involved in 2,
What colour is bilirubin 3
37  cards

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