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MMSC438 Exam 2

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MMSC438 Final Exam Set Q&A Correctly Answered 1. Antibiotic vs. antimicrobial - ANSWER-antibiotic: substance produced by a MO that inhibits the growth or kills other MOs -antimicrobial agent: substance produced by MOs or synthetic means that inhibits the growth or kills MOs (antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, antiparasitic) 2. Properties of antimicrobial agent - ANSWER-selectively toxic: active against targeted causative agent but not harmful to patient (limited side effects, no al...

MMSC438 Final Exam 2024 with correct Question and Answers Antibiotic vs. antimicrobial -antibiotic: substance produced by a MO that inhibits the growth or kills other MOs -antimicrobial agent: substance produced by MOs or synthetic means that inhibits the growth or kills MOs (antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, ant parasitic) Properties of antimicrobial agent -selectively toxic: active against targeted causative agent but not harmful to patient (limited side effects, no allergies...

MMSC 438 Exam 4 Questions with correct Answers mycology - ️️ the study of fungi fungi characteritics - ️️ -aerobic: NO fermentation -grow at 22-30 C (~ room temp) -grow at neutral pH -prefer humid conditions -eukaryotic cells -many are free living in the environment (saprobes) and do not cause disease eukaryotes - ️️ fungal cells -cell wall of chitin -80 S ribosomes -membrane bound organelles -ergoserol cellular membranes -contains nucleus (often multinucleate) and nucle...

MMSC 438 Exam 2 Questions & Answers Already Passed URT normal biota - ️️ lots of normal biota, particularly in the mouth -viridans strep -nonhemolytic strep -anaerobes -CoNS -diphtheroids -micrococcus -candida (yeast) LRT normal biota - ️️ there is no actual normal biota present -sputum is a common sample that is used, and has to pass through the mouth where it will become contaminated with normal biota -something is only considered a pathogen if it is in greater concentratio...

LRT defense mechanisms - Answer - -competitive inhibition by normal biota -removal of pathogens -immune response bacterial pathogenic mechanisms - Answer - -evasion of host defenses -adhesion to host respiratory (epithelial) cells -toxin production routes of transmission - Answer - -person-to-person -aspiration of endogenous biota -trauma -enviornmental and animal reservoirs -fomites LRT collection - Answer - -oropharyngeal swabs -nasopharyngeal swabs -sinus aspiration cand...