MMG 301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 38: Neisseria, Coagulase, Genital Wart
3 Apr 2017
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Skin abscess (acne, boils), bacteremia/septicemia (blood infections), and otidis media (inner ear): know the important virulence factors of staphylococcus and what toxic shock syndrome is. A horizontal gene transfer: be able to describe stomach ulcers and what heliobacter virulence factor is important, and how this pathogen creates its own favorable microenvironment. Heliobacter produce ammonium and bicarbonate which neutralizes stomach acid in order for them to create a favorable environment to multiply in: be familiar with the modes of transmission. Hep a is transmitted via contaminated food and hep b/c is transmitted via parenteral (shared needles, transfusions: what are possible sequelae for hep. Caused by a virus of the hepatitis virus group. Indentify the bacterial pathogens for syphilis and gonorrhea. Gonorhhea is caused by neisseria gonorrhoeae and syphilis is caused by. Treponema pallidum: know the 4 stages of syphilis infection.
