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Mutual relationship.. Partners what... Ex.. Microbes supplied with |
Both benefit
Some bacteria in large intestine synthesize Vit K and certain B vitamins
Nutrients and energy Sources |
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Commensal relationship... Partners... Ex.. |
One partner benefit but the other remains unharmed Bacteria living on skin which are neither harmful nor useful to human host but benefit by gaining food |
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Parasitic relationship... Benefits... All pathogens are |
One partner benefits at expense of other
Parasites |
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Normal flora... Def... Types... Where is no Microbial flora |
Population of microorganisms found growing on body
Resident Transient
Blood w internal Organs w lower respiratory Tract (sterile Sites) |
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Resident flora w transient .. Def... ex. . . |
Microorganisms that are always present on or in human body Microorganisms that are temporarily present under certain conditions
Skin w oral cavity w upp respiratory Tract w Intestinal Tract Contamination of skin by pathogenic organism |
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Time of colonization... Story .... Origin |
A Healthy human fetus is sterile until rupture of Protective membranes surrounding it
It begins during passage through birth canal |
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Principles of Infectious diseases... |
Most of them are Initiated by colonization
Colonization : Microbe becomes established and multiplying on body Surface |
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Results of microbial colonization |
1)Elimination of organism by host defenses without affecting host 2) organism become part of normal flora 3) infection in which : A) subclinical or unapparent infection occurs > no Apparent signs or symptoms B) infectious disease |
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Pathogenecity.. Def |
Ability to cause disease |
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Virulence.. Def |
Degree of pathogenecity |
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Pathogens.. Types |
1ry : That are able to cause disease in Healthy persons ex: that cause diphteria and tuberculosis Opportunistic : causes disease only in immunosuppressed hosts or when introduced into abnormal Location |
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Source of infection |
Endogenous Exogenous |
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Endogenous... From... Commensal organisms May become.... Ex |
From patient himself
Pathogenic under certain conditions
Commensal microbes in mouth as during tooth extraction |
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Exogenous include |
Human Animal Inanimate (soil) |
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Carrier more Dangerous than patients bec |
Not easily detected (asymptomatic) Mix freely with others Difficult in treatment |
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Diseases from animals to human known as:..... Ex |
Zoonotic diseases
Intestinal tuberculosis Q Fever |
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Inanimate Source mainly for.... Ex |
Spore forming organism
Tetanus |
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Method of transmission of infection |
Air-borne Ingestion Blood Sexual transmission Arthropod - borne infection |
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Air borne... Def.. Respiratory diseases |
Small Droplets from mouth or nose during coughing or sneezing are Transmitted by air
Transmitted by this route ex influenza.. Diptheria |
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Ingestion... Occ in... Affect |
Food or water or milk borne infections
GIT w cholera, bacillary dysentery, typhoid fever |
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Blood... Through |
Blood transfusion ex hepatitis w AIDS |
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Sexual transmission ex |
AIDS w gonorrhea w syphilis |
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Arthropod borne through |
Mosquitos ex malaria w Q Fever |
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Factors aff |
Host factors Microbial factors |