Bacteria — Flashcards

Flashcard 491: Streptococcus pneumonia is the most common cause of C-MOPS: _____ (redness and discharge) _____ (fever, chills, headache, neck stiffness) _____ (ear pain) _____ (fever, cough, chills) _____ (nasal discharge, sinus tenderness)

Answer: Conjunctivitis

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Flashcard 492: Lyme disease is caused by the _____ Borrelia burgdorferi

Answer: spirochete

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Flashcard 493: _____ and _____ are responsible for most deep infections following puncture wounds

Answer: Staphylococcus aureus

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Flashcard 494: IFN-y is important for activating the _____ in phagocytes

Answer: respiratory burst

Flashcard 495: C5b complexes with C6-C9 to form the _____

Answer: membrane attack complex (MAC)

Flashcard 496: Which type of immunity (innate or adaptive) includes circulating antibodies? _____

Answer: Adaptive immunity

Flashcard 497: Which class of helper T cell promotes immunity against extracellular microbes_____

Answer: Th17

Flashcard 498: The _____ lymphoid organs allow immune cells to react with antigen

Answer: secondary

Flashcard 499: Immunodeficiencies with decreased B cells are susceptible to infection by _____ bacteria

Answer: encapsulated

Flashcard 500: Which component of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is present in virulent strains?_____

Answer: Cord-factor