Exotoxins and endotoxins US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Exotoxins and endotoxins Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: LPS, bacterial flagellin, and viral nucleic acids are detected by the innate immune system via _____ Receptors
Answer: Pattern-Recognition
Flashcard 2: Which type of vaccine protects against bacterial toxins?_____
Answer: Toxoid
Flashcard 3: Exotoxin generates a _____ (strength) antibody response
Answer: strong
Flashcard 4: Exotoxin is heat _____
Answer: labile
Flashcard 5: What are the two exotoxins released by Bacillus anthracis?_____
Answer: Edema factor (EF) and Lethal factor (LF)
Flashcard 6: What two exotoxins are produced by Clostridium difficile?_____
Answer: Toxin A (enterotoxin) and Toxin B (cytotoxin)
Flashcard 7: _____ can activate any CD4+ T-cell, resulting in massive release of cytokines
Answer: Superantigens
Flashcard 8: Which bacteria releases a toxin which inhibits chemokine receptors on lymphocytes, ultimately resulting in lymphocytosis?_____
Answer: Bordetella pertussis
Flashcard 9: Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Answer: Ricketsia rickettsii
Extra: headache; fever; rash beginning in wrists and ankles, progresses to trunk, palms, and soles doxycycline
Flashcard 10: epidemic typhus
Answer: Rickettsia prowazeckii
Extra: rash that begins centrally and spreads but spares palms and soles doxycycline
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