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Pyogenic bacteria
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bacteria that produce pus, pus is evidence of inflammation
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Localized infection
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located to a particular locations
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Systemic infection
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The whole body system is going to be affected
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Exfoliating toxin
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Means: toxin which causes skin to peel off the body ____ (describes the toxin)
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Superantigens
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cause an intense immune response due to release of cytokines from host cells
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Exotoxins
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toxic substances that bacteria secrete into their environment
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interleukins
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communicate between leukocytes, WBC
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Cytokines
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are general cellular communication proteins and will interact between different cell types
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tumor necrosis factor
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inflammation, apoptosis
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pyrogen
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Anything that stimulates fever
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Entero toxin
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toxin that is specific for the GI tract, usually will affect large or small intestine
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intrinsic resistance
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bacteria must be resistant to any antibiotic that they themselves produce
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Hemolysis
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-mildly damage the membrane of the host
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beta hemolysis
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destroy the membrane of other cells of host
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Haemolysis
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toxic proteins that will damage the membranes of other cells
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Group A
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erythrogenic toxin
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produced by Streptococci and resulting in the rash of scarlet fever
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Protease
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enzyme that digests protein
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gastroenteritis
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inflammation of the stomach and intestines
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fecal-oral route of transmission
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A method by which pathogens or parasites excreted in the fecal matter of an infected person are then indirectly ingested by an uninfected person.
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Endotoxin
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A toxic component of the outer membrane of certain gram-negative bacteria that is released only when the bacteria die.
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Exotoxins
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toxic substances that bacteria secrete into their environment
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Virulence plasmids
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carry genes that cause disease
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pathogen
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An organism that causes disease
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heat labile
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destroyed by heat
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Heat stable toxin
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toxin that is not destroyed by heating
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Endocytosis
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A process in which a cell engulfs extracellular material through an inward folding of its plasma membrane.
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