Commensal microorganisms Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Community Acquired Pneumonia Exam Questions And Answers Graded A+ Epidemiology Community-Acquired Pneumonia • An estimated 5.6 million cases/year • Estimated total annual cost is $10 billion • 6th leading cause of death in U.S. - #1 cause of death from infectious diseases • Up to 80% of treatment is outpatient • Mortality rate varies - <1-5% outpatient - 12% inpatient - Up to 40% in critically ill/ICU admissions Pathogenesis Community-Acquired Pneumonia • Microor...

Community Acquired Pneumonia Exam Questions And Answers Graded A+ Epidemiology Community-Acquired Pneumonia • An estimated 5.6 million cases/year • Estimated total annual cost is $10 billion • 6th leading cause of death in U.S. - #1 cause of death from infectious diseases • Up to 80% of treatment is outpatient • Mortality rate varies - <1-5% outpatient - 12% inpatient - Up to 40% in critically ill/ICU admissions Pathogenesis Community-Acquired Pneumonia • Micro...

Immunology Chapter 1 Exam Immunology the study of the physiological mechanisms that humans and other animals use to defend their bodies from invasion by other organisms Immune System cells that collectively are responsible for defense against infection Vaccination/Immunization prevention of disease by prior exposure to the infectious agent or a part of an infectious agent in a form that cannot cause disease Commensal Organisms microorganisms that live in a healthy human and d...

Archaea what are they? where can they be found? how do they get energy? - Answer-similar to bacteria since they are also unicellular prokaryotic organisms (lack nucleus/organelles) many are extremophiles (living in extreme salt, pH, or temps) use whatever energy they find (organic compounds, ammonia, hydrogen gas, metal ions, photosynthesis) Symbiotic relationships: mutualistic, parasitic, commensal? - Answer-mutualistic - beneficial to both parasitic - beneficial to one + ha...

Virology Lecture 12: Infection BasicsWest Nile Virus - correct answer Example that not all infections have consequences - by 2004 a million people infected with WNV -only 20% showed symptoms (febrile illness) -only 1% suffered neuroinvasive illness Viral Pathogenesis - correct answer Pathogenesis: the process of producing a disease Two components of viral disease - correct answer 1. effects of the viral replication on the host 2. effects of the host response on virus and host - many...

Community Acquired Pneumonia Exam Questions And Answers Graded A+ Epidemiology Community-Acquired Pneumonia • An estimated 5.6 million cases/year • Estimated total annual cost is $10 billion • 6th leading cause of death in U.S. - #1 cause of death from infectious diseases • Up to 80% of treatment is outpatient • Mortality rate varies - <1-5% outpatient - 12% inpatient - Up to 40% in critically ill/ICU admissions Pathogenesis Community-Acquired Pneumonia • Microor...

Immunology Chapter 1-4 Exam Latest Immunology - the study of physiological mechanism humans and other animals use to defend their bodies from invasion by other organisms Immune - originally used to describe those who had surived a disease and did not suffer from it when faced with it again Infectious disease - disease cause by a microorganism Immune system - the collection of cells and physiological mechanisms the human body utilizes to fight infections Vaccination; imm...

Immunology Chapter 1-4 Exam Latest Immunology - the study of physiological mechanism humans and other animals use to defend their bodies from invasion by other organisms Immune - originally used to describe those who had surived a disease and did not suffer from it when faced with it again Infectious disease - disease cause by a microorganism Immune system - the collection of cells and physiological mechanisms the human body utilizes to fight infections Vaccination; immu...

Carbohydrates used by the body. -structure -communication -storage -recognition immunity that vaccine provides artificial Which organs and or glands are superior to the liver? lungs Parathyroid cavity that contains all of the frontal cavities. -ventral carry oxygenated blood pulmonary vein disaccharides are sucrose, lactose, maltose (double sugars) System is responsible for the transport of dissolved oxygen from the lungs to the spleen. cardio...

Exams 1. What are the two major types of nucleic acids and their roles? DNA- deoxyribonucleic acid RNA- Ribonucleic acid DNA- Cellular life has DNA and a role that DNA has is long-term s torage of information, it holds the characteristics of living organisms. RNA- Is the carrier of information in form of amino acid sequence. It converts the information in the DNA and synthesizes proteins True or False: Archaea is noted for its ability to survive under harsh conditions. True. Archaea can often be...