Medical & General Microbiology

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Decks in this class (24)

Lecture 1
Antigenic drift 1,
Antigenic shift 2
2  cards
Recommended Reading for Lec 2
Notes on reading
9  cards
The Human Microbiome (Healthy)
Lecture 2
9  cards
The Human Microbiome (Disease)
Lecture 3
9  cards
Rec Reading for Lec 3
The role of the microbiome in hum...,
The role of the microbiome in hum...,
The role of the microbiome in hum...
6  cards
Concepts of virulence and infectivity
Ilos 1,
What do we mean by disease 2,
Disease and infection are not syn...
16  cards
Clinical microbiology
Ilos 1,
Requirements for disease 2,
Portals of entry 3
27  cards
Clinical Microbiology
Ilos 1,
Leading types of hcais 2,
Why study cause of infection 3
22  cards
Example Bacterial Pathogens
Ilos 1,
Spread and control of infection 2,
Spread and control of infection 3
19  cards
Mid Term Revision
Ilos 1,
Antigenic drift 2,
Antigenic shift 3
99  cards
Persistent Infections
If antibiotics and the immune sys...,
What is a persister 2,
What is a persister cell 3
42  cards
Antibiotics
Antibiotic modes of action 3 1,
Bacteriostatic 2,
Bacteriocidal 3
64  cards
Antibiotic Resistance Mechanisms
Antimicrobial resistance is 1,
Resistance is measured by 2,
Mic 3
57  cards
The Innate Immune Response
Innate immunity is 3 1,
Adaptive immunity is 3 2,
Types of innate immunity 2 3
77  cards
The Adaptive Immune Response
The adaptive immune system 1,
Humoral adaptive immunity 2,
Cellular adaptive immunity 3
76  cards
Vaccines and Vaccinology
Edward jenner invented vaccinatio...,
Vaccines in use today 2,
Wild animals can be immunised aga...
43  cards
Biological Warfare/Bioterrorism
Biological warfare bioterrorism is 1,
Biological warfare is prohibited ...,
Biological warfare vs bioterrorism 3
24  cards
Biofilms
Definition of a biofilm 1,
Biofilms are 2,
In biofilms there are 3
51  cards
Vibrios, cholera and climate change
Different microbes have different...,
Pathogens on and in us have an op...,
Changing climates can select for 3
41  cards
Fungal Pathogens I
Pathogenic fungi are relatively 1,
Types of fungi 2,
Filamentous fungi 3
45  cards
Fungal Pathogens II
Damage from disease can occur in ...,
Damage to the host will have a 2,
Candida infection can cause both 3
42  cards
Fungal Pathogens III
Fungal resistance is not as big a...,
Types of antifungal agents 2,
Why are there so few antifungals 3
56  cards
Bioremediation
Oily drill cuttings are 1,
Oily drill cuttings do not 2,
Definition of biodegradation 3
29  cards
Protists and disease
Protists are 1,
What are the challenges of living...,
All trypanosomes have a stage in 3
55  cards

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