14: Infection, Disease & Epidemiology From Actual handwashing behavior after using public restrooms is lower than reportedwww.washup.org (U.S. Adults, Aug. 2000)
Symbiosis mutualism commensalism parasitism opportunism
resident microbiota transient microbial interaction antagonism/competition cooperation synergism
portals of entryExposure contamination infection parenteral
Adhesion hooks, suckers capsules, fimbriae adhesins
portals of exit
Disease terminology disease/morbidity mortality pathology etiology pathogenesis pathogen frank opportunist compromised host Evidence for disease symptoms signs syndrome
- some word roots
Others: psychogenic hypersensitive autoimmune
Koch’s Postulates
Virulence factors
cytotoxins neurotoxin enterotoxins antitoxins toxoids lipid A Limulis amoebocyte lysate assay
Virulence factors Others: M proteins mycobacterial waxes leukocidins
Stages of an infectious disease
Sources of infection droplet fomite
Scope of a disease How it moves in population Severity/duration Extent of host involvement subclinical
(new cases)/(people at risk) (all cases)/(people at risk) Epidemiology: occurrence
sporadic endemic epidemic pandemic
John Snow’s 1854 study of a cholera epidemic Kinds of studies descriptive analytical experimental
CDC Publications Visiting the CDC Eg: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
Nosocomial infections 5-15% of patients 90,000 die/yr exogenous factors endogenous factors iatrogenic infection superinfection Asepsis!!!
Unusual case of nosocomial infection (9/01)
Human Defenses (should be review from A & P; if not see Ch & Ch 18 for abnormal) Innate (nonspecific) 1st line: skin & membrane barriers, secretions 2nd line: phagocytosis, killing by leukocytes, inflammation, fever, complement system of proteins, interferons, antimicrobial peptides Adaptive (specific; 3rd line) Humoral response: B lymphocytes & antibody proteins Cell-mediated response: T lymphocytes & perforin-granzyme 4 ways to acquire immunity natural active (exposure to pathogen) natural passive artificial active (exposure to pathogen by vaccination) artificial passive
How do (bacterial) antibiotics work? (10.2)