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14: Infection, Disease & Epidemiology From www.washup.org: Actual handwashing behavior after using public restrooms is lower than reportedwww.washup.org (U.S. Adults, Aug. 2000)
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Symbiosis mutualism commensalism parasitism opportunism
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resident microbiota transient microbial interaction antagonism/competition cooperation synergism
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portals of entryExposure contamination infection parenteral
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Adhesion hooks, suckers capsules, fimbriae adhesins
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portals of exit
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Disease terminology disease/morbidity mortality pathology etiology pathogenesis pathogen frank opportunist compromised host Evidence for disease symptoms signs syndrome
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- some word roots
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Others: psychogenic hypersensitive autoimmune
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Koch’s Postulates
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Virulence factors
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cytotoxins neurotoxin enterotoxins antitoxins toxoids lipid A Limulis amoebocyte lysate assay
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Virulence factors Others: M proteins mycobacterial waxes leukocidins
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Stages of an infectious disease
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Sources of infection droplet fomite
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Scope of a disease How it moves in population Severity/duration Extent of host involvement subclinical
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(new cases)/(people at risk) (all cases)/(people at risk) Epidemiology: occurrence
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sporadic endemic epidemic pandemic
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John Snow’s 1854 study of a cholera epidemic Kinds of studies descriptive analytical experimental
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CDC Publications Visiting the CDC Eg: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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Nosocomial infections 5-15% of patients 90,000 die/yr exogenous factors endogenous factors iatrogenic infection superinfection Asepsis!!!
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Unusual case of nosocomial infection (9/01)
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Human Defenses (should be review from A & P; if not see Ch 15-17 & 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
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How do (bacterial) antibiotics work? (10.2)
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