What is resident flora, and how does it develop in the human body?
What body regions do resident flora reside, and what characteristics do these flora possess?
What is the difference between pathogenicity and virulence?
List the various portals of entry and indicate some examples of the microorganisms that would choose each particular mode of entry.
Discuss how microorganisms invade tissues via adhesion and penetration.
Discuss the following as they pertain to the establishment and pathogenicity of pathogens: toxins, toxemia, intoxication, exotoxins, endotoxins, hemolysins.
What is the difference between localized, systemic and focal infections? Primary and Secondary infections? Acute and chronic infections?
What is the difference between a symptom and a sign?
List the various portals of exit and indicate microorganisms that would choose each particular mode of exit.
What is epidemiology?
What is the meaning of the following with regard to epidemiology: reportable disease, prevalence, incidence, endemic, sporadic, epidemic, pandemic, reservoir, source, carrier, zoonosis, fomite, communicable disease, non-communicable disease, contagious, direct transmission, indirect transmission, nosocomial infection.
Describe the difference between the following carriers of disease: asymptomatic carrier, incubation carrier, convalescent carrier, chronic carrier, passive carrier, biological vector, mechanical vector, fomite.