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Decks in this class (14)

Infection
What is virulence,
5 stages of how microorganisms ca...,
Pathogenicity
39  cards
Sepsis
What are the criteria for sirs,
What is sirs,
What is bacteriaemia
16  cards
Week 1
What are commensals microbiota,
What is an infection,
When can commensals be harmful
50  cards
Innate Immunity
Define infectious disease,
What is the immune system,
Four roles of the immune system
45  cards
Healthcare Infections
Risk factors for a patient to acq...,
What are healthcare infections,
What practises need to be done to...
31  cards
Τravel Related Infections
What do you need to find out abou...,
What is it important to find out ...,
What can you find out about the p...
54  cards
CRP
Where is crp produced,
What is crp,
What causes crp to be produced
8  cards
Blood Bourne Viruses
What are capsids,
What is a virus,
What are the two symmetries of ca...
37  cards
Adaptive Immunity
What are the types of antigen pre...,
Give features of antigen presenti...,
Which cells do antigen presenting...
30  cards
Infections On Surfaces
What are microbiota,
What is a surface,
What are mucosal flora of the eye
23  cards
Allergies
Define hypersensitivity,
Common features of hypersensitivity,
Describe a type i immediate hyper...
31  cards
Infection Prevention
What is an outbreak,
What is an endemic disease,
What is an epidemic
29  cards
Chronic Health And Infections
How do chronic conditions make so...,
Why are cf patients more suscepti...,
What infections are cf patients m...
34  cards
Immunodeficiencies
How can you recognise patients wh...,
Define immunocompromised,
Features of a primary immunodefic...
42  cards

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