Miami University MBI 111 Tests Bundle Set

Syphilis agent Answer spirochete not seen in gram stain, only seen by dark field microscopy Other names for Syphilis Answer "the great pox", "the great imitator", venereal leprosy, (insert any country name) disease syphilis transmission Answer mostly sexual contact (10-30% transmission rat...

Syphilis - Primary Stage Answer Chancre Painless Circular, Purple Ulcer EXTREMELY INFECTIOUS Develops at site of infection lasts 2-6 weeks Secondary Syphilis Answer Occurs 3-4 months after primary infection fever, swollen lymph nodes Extremely infectious rash Damage to liver, spleen, nervo...

Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) Answer Bacterial Agent: E. coli (most commonly) Cystitis occurs when bacteria find their way up the urethra and travel to the bladder Symptoms: Frequent urge to urinate, painful urination, feeling the bladder is not empty after urination, pelvic pain, nausea, fever,...

Natural active immunity Answer -Antigens enter the body through infection -Active: Infected person's immune system responds -Provides long-term protection -Years to life-long due to memory B & T cells natural passive immunity Answer -Antibodies made by the mother's immune system -Are transf...

What are the types of acquired immunity? Answer natural active natural passive artificial active artificial passive describe natural active immunity Answer -antigens enter body through infection -immune system actively responds -provides lifelong protection describe natural passive immuni...

Colonization Answer an attachment to and replication in/on a host Infection Answer a colonization of the body leading to damage Disease Answer any deviation from health -not all disease is due to infection -infection does not always cause disease Symptoms Answer subjective evidence of di...

Compare and contrast the diseases caused by Streptococcus pyogenes with respect to symptoms, exotoxin production, and immunological complications. Answer Similar: fever Different: - Strep & Scarlet Fever- swollen lymph nodes, red tissue, pus - Rheumatic Fever- Inflammation of vessels, joint pai...

Antoine van Leewenhoek (1600s) Answer developed simple microscopes, looked at fabric, "The Father of MBI", called bacteria "weeanimalcules" Ignaz Semmelweis (1840s) Answer suspected that doctors were transmitting childbed fever to women during childbirth, required hand washing in chlorine sol...