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Decks in this class (16)

Introduction
What is an infection,
Why can people have pathogens wit...,
What are zoonotic diseases
28  cards
Sepsis
What is sepsis,
What is septic shock,
What does bacteraemia mean
16  cards
Antimicrobials
What are the ideal features of an...,
What are the 4 mechanisms of acti...,
What 2 classes of antimicrobials ...
71  cards
Hospital Aquired Immunity
What are hospital acquired infect...,
Who do hospital acquired infectio...,
Why is there impact of hospital a...
16  cards
Viral Hepatitis
Define hepatitis,
How are hep b and c spread,
Which types of hepatitis leads on...
25  cards
Clincal Conditions
What is the presentation of someo...,
What type of swab would you do fo...,
What is the gram stain for neisse...
115  cards
Microbes
What are prions,
What must be used to see viruses,
How does the genetic material dif...
38  cards
Infection Model
What are 7 mechanisms of infection,
What is inoculation,
What is haematogenous spread
5  cards
Infection Examples
What organism most commonly cause...,
What organism most commonly cause...,
What organism most commonly cause...
13  cards
Innate Immmunity
Define the immune system,
True or false cancer is a type of...,
Define infectious disease
50  cards
Adaptive immunity
True or false antigens activate t...,
What are intracellular and extrac...,
Where are antigen presenting cell...
37  cards
Surface Infections
What surfaces are there on patien...,
Name bacteria part of the normal ...,
Name bacteria part of the normal ...
19  cards
Streptococci
What gram stain do streptococci give,
What is haemolysis,
What 3 haemolysis classifications...
26  cards
Preventing Infections
What is person to person indirect...,
What is an endemic disease,
What is an outbreak
25  cards
HIV
How will severe hiv typically pre...,
What are the outcomes of hiv,
What is the structure of the hiv ...
32  cards
Travel Infections
How does malaria present,
What is the incubation period for...,
What causes malaria
20  cards

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