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Infections and Defects in Mechanisms of Defense

Horizontales
Initial symptoms of an infectious disease include fatigue, malaise, __________, and loss of concentration.
Viruses lack the ability to independently __________ and must depend of a permissive host.
_________ and not taking the entire antibiotic prescription of antibiotics can lead to antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria.
It is unsafe to administer ____________ or blood products to those with immune deficiencies because of the the risk of uncontrolled infection.
____________ is an altered immunologic response to an antigen that results in disease or damage to the individual.
Secondary or _________ immune deficiency is caused by another conditions such as cancer, infection or aging.
Methicillin-resistant ___________ ________ is a major health problem in society today, the most prevalent nosocomial infection.
__________refers to a hypersensitivity to environmental antigens.
Ability of pathogens to induce an immune response.
__________ or hives is a skin dermal (skin) manifestation of allergic reactions.
A disturbance in the immunologic tolerance of self-antigens.
Capacity of a pathogen to cause severe disease.
The ___ (3 letters) and varicella vaccines are examples of an attenuated or weakened live vaccine.
The most rapid & severe immediate hypersensitivity reaction.
Some viruses (such a cold sore) lay dormant until the body is under a lot of __________ and then exacerbate.
Verticales
The hallmark of most infectious diseases.
Growth of bacteria in the blood and is caused by a failure of the body's defense mechanisms.
________ or congenital immune deficiency is caused a genetic defect.
The ability to produce soluble toxins or endotoxins, factors that greatly influence the pathogen's degree of virulence.
Vaccines are biologic preparations of weakened or _____ __________ that when administered stimulate production of antibodies or cellular immunity against the pathogen without causing disease.
The ability of the pathogen to invade and multiply in the host.
HIV leads to acquired ________________________ syndrome.
The ability to spread from one individual to others and cause disease.
Some antibiotics kill microorganisms which are called ____________ antibiotics.
Pathogenicity is the ability of an agent to produce __________.
___________ diseases occur when the immune system of one individual produces an immune reaction to tissues of another individual.
Portal of _______ is the route by which a pathogenic microorganism infects the host: direct contact, inhalation, ingestion, or bites of an animal or insect.
The hallmark of immune deficiency is a tendency to develop unusual or _________, severe infections.
HIV infects and destroys the __ (two letters) cell, which is necessary for development of both plasma cells and cytotoxic T cells.