Define communicable and non-communicable disease

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Chapter 14 - Principles of Disease and Epidemiology

1. List Koch's postulates (use the AllR acronym)

2. What is the main significance of his postulates? Why don't they apply to all diseases?

3. Define the terms below:

a. Sporadic
b. Endemic
c. Epidemic
d. Pandemic
e. Incidence
f. Prevalence
g. Epidemiology
h. Fomite
i. Droplet Transmission
j. Vehicle Transmission
k. Vector
I. Zoonosis

4. List several reservoirs of infection.

5. Define communicable and non-communicable disease. List common examples for each.

6. What factors contribute to HAls (healthcare-associated infections)? Know the types of HAls but you do not need to memorize the percentages for each.

7. What's the difference between direct and indirect contact transmission?

Chapter 15 - Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity

1. What is the most frequently used portal of entry for pathogens?

2. Describe IDso and LDso

3. What are the ways that microbes penetrate host defenses? For the enzyme category, know the enzymes involved and the function of each.

4. Explain and give examples of exotoxins and endotoxins. Make a general sketch for each type.

5. What are A-B toxins? How are they pathogenic to a cell?

6. What are cytopathic effects (CPE's)?

7. What is the parenteral route of entry?

8. What methods do bacteria use to adhere to a host?

9. What are superantigens? How do they cause damage to host cells?

10. Know the steps of the pyrogenic response (slide entitled "Endotoxins and the Pyrogenic Response.")

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