Mmsc438 exam 2 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

LRT defense mechanisms - Answer - -competitive inhibition by normal biota -removal of pathogens -immune response bacterial pathogenic mechanisms - Answer - -evasion of host defenses -adhesion to host respiratory (epithelial) cells -toxin production routes of transmission - Answer - -person-to-person -aspiration of endogenous biota -trauma -enviornmental and animal reservoirs -fomites LRT collection - Answer - -oropharyngeal swabs -nasopharyngeal swabs -sinus aspiration cand...

MMSC438 Final Exam 2024 with correct Question and Answers Antibiotic vs. antimicrobial -antibiotic: substance produced by a MO that inhibits the growth or kills other MOs -antimicrobial agent: substance produced by MOs or synthetic means that inhibits the growth or kills MOs (antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, ant parasitic) Properties of antimicrobial agent -selectively toxic: active against targeted causative agent but not harmful to patient (limited side effects, no allergies...

MMSC438 Exam 3 Questions & Answers Already Graded A+ How do STI's spread? - ️️ sexual contact and from mother to child during childbirth AIDS causative agent - ️️ HIV-1 and HIV-2 bacterial vaginosis causative agent - ️️ Gardnerella vaginalis and Mobiluncus spp. Chlamydia causative agent - ️️ Chlamydia trachomatis Chancroid causative agent - ️️ Haemophilus ducreyi (gram negative coccobacillus) CMV disease causative agent - ️️ Cytomegalovirus Genital warts causativ...