Infection, Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology Part 2

During this phase of disease, the infected individual first begins to recognize the onset of illness.

Endotoxins are the lipopolysaccharide components of

Staphylokinase, used by Staphylococcus aureus to dissolve blood clots, is an example of a(n)

Viral spike proteins such as hemagglutinin are considered to be __________ factors.

The rabies virus generally enters the body via the bite of an infected animal. What portal of entry is this considered to be?

Herpes labialis is caused by the Herpes simplex virus. It can remain in the body of a host by residing in the basal ganglia of the trigeminal nerve where it does not replicate, then travel along the axon to the oral mucosa where it triggers fever blisters. What classification of disease best describes this?

A child develops a respiratory infection after placing his father’s cell phone in his mouth. What term best describes the way the disease was transmitted to the child?

A veterinarian contracted pneumonic plague from a cat that had sneezed on him while it was being examined in his clinic. The cat contracted the disease by being bitten by a flea that had taken a blood meal from a mouse the cat had caught and killed.  This type of disease might be best described as a(n)

Which of the following might best be described as a fomite?

During this period, the greatest number of signs and symptoms of a disease are being manifested. If the body fails to build an adequate immune response, the individual could die.