SEM 4: Medical Microbiology

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Decks in this class (15)

Exotoxins
Define pathogen,
Define pathogenicity,
Define virulence
63  cards
Endotoxins
Structure of a gram negative bact...,
Structure of the lipopolysacchari...,
What is an endotoxin
17  cards
Viral Pathogens I
What is a virus,
Structure of viruses,
Structure of hiv virus
34  cards
Viral Pathogens II
Typical course of hiv 1 infection,
When do symptoms arise in hiv,
What is the bimodal effect of hiv
28  cards
Parasitology
What is a parasite,
What are the three main classes o...,
What are protozoa
67  cards
Pathogenesis of Parasitic Infections
What are the three main schistoso...,
Schistosoma mansoni,
Schistosoma haematobium
54  cards
Mechanisms of viral infection and pathogenesis
Why do we not always contract vir...,
Sites for microbe entry,
When does no disease occur even i...
36  cards
Microbial Immune Evasion
Properties of the microbe pathoge...,
Properties of the host defensive ...,
What is balanced pathogenicity
58  cards
Systems for Detecting Pathogens I
Why is it important to name a pat...,
What is taxonomy why is it import...,
Mycobacterial genous
46  cards
Systems for Detecting Pathogens II
Purpose of molecular gene targeting,
Techniques used for molecular gen...,
Pcr
41  cards
Diagnosis of Viral Infection
Why is it not always possible to ...,
Why is rapid diagnosis of viral i...,
What does significance of test re...
69  cards
Molecular and Genomic Epidemiology of Pathogens
What is molecular epidemiology,
Example of questions asked in mol...,
What questions are asked to confi...
45  cards
Antivirals
Why do we need antivirals,
What are the uses of antivirals,
Post exposure prophylaxis
49  cards
Antibiotics
Uses of antibiotics,
What are antibiotics,
How are scientists able to get an...
31  cards
Antibiotic Resistance
Antibiotic resistance bacteria,
How is the superbug formed,
6 mechanisms of antibiotic resist...
19  cards

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