B300 Students
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Here is the third and
last study guide. Again - You should read all of the chapters and remember
that it is very important to also study your class
notes.
Chapter 16 The
Viruses:
Introduction and General Characteristics
I will test on the
entire chapter and will concentrate on the following:
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Know general properties
of viruses such as size and structure as well as the various terms used
to describe viral components.
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Know how viruses are
cultivated
and how you would determine that a cell was infected by a
virus
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Know how viruses are
purified
and assayed.
Chapter 17 The Viruses:
Bacteriophages
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Section 17.2 Reproduction
of Double-Stranded DNA phages: The lytic cycle - know the order in which
the steps of viral reproduction occur and have a general understanding
of what goes on in each step.
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Know what a one-step
growth
experiment is and why it is carried out
Chapter 18 The Viruses:
Viruses of Eucaryotes
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Section 18.2 Reproduction
of Double-Stranded DNA phages: The lytic cycle - know the order in which
the steps of viral reproduction occur and have a general understanding
of what goes on in each step.
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Section 18.4 Persistent,
latent and slow virus infections - be able disinguish a chronic from a
latent virus infection and understand what a slow virus disease
is.
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Section 18.5 Viruses and
Cancer - Understand the terms used in this section and how viruses can
cause cance
Chapter 34 Pathogenicity of
Microorganisms
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Know the terms desxcribed in sesction
34.1 - host-parasite relationships
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For Table 34.2 know - abscess, acute,
chronic Iatrogenic, nosocomial, primary, pyogenic, secondary,
septicemia
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For Table 34.4 - know coagulase,
collagenase,
hemolysins, hyaluronidase, leukocidins and
streptokinase.
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understand the steps described in section
34.3 -Pathogenesis of bacterial diseases
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For toxigenicity understand the general
information provided in text (exotoxins - pg. 794, 796; endotoxins pg.
799, 801) and in table 34.5.
Chapter 31 Normal Microbiota and
Nonspecific
Host Resistance
be able to define pathogen and
gnotobiotics
understand the material and the terms
(opportunistic microorganisms etc.) presented in the section on the
relationship
between normal microbiota and the host - pg 704 and in section 31.3
Overview of host resistance.
be able to distinguish B and T cells
(Lymphoid
cells - pg 705) and understand figure 31.6 which illustrates
lymphocyte
development
In section 31.5 understand how the skin
plays an important role in nonspecific host resistance (page
709)
Understand inflammation, the complement
system, interferon and phagocytosis
Chapter 32 Specific
Immunity
be sure you understand the material on
pages 729-732 (through haptens)
you are responsible for the material
under
Immunization (page 741 - 743) (through the secondary or anamnestic
antibody response
Remember that we discussed anthrax within
the topic of toxin production so be sure to study the information on
anthrax
on pages 913-914
Sexually Transmitted
Diseases
Syphilis - pgs. 923-924
Gonorrhea - pgs. 915-916
Genital Herpes - pgs.
885-887
Chlamydia (Chlamydia trachomatis as
the causative agent of NGU) - pg 918
AIDS - 878-84
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Know that HIV is the causative agent and
how it is transmitted.
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Understand the introductory material
provided
by the text - Do not get bogged down on the specific proteins
present
in the AIDS virus but do know it is an RNA retrovirus. I will not test
on the genomic structure (fig 36.9) or the life cycle (fig 38.9). Have
a general overview of the four types of pathological chages that may occur
once an individuals CD4+ cells are infected with HIV-1.
Venereal warts - 894
When you study these diseases
consider:
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The causative agent (viral or
bacterial-Gram
stain and morphlogy)
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The major symptoms of the
disease
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If the fetus can become infected in utero
or if the baby becomes infected as it passes through the birth
canal.
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If a vaccine is
available.
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If the disease can be cured or if any
treatment is available. (You don't have to memorize the names of the
antibiotics
used but should know if they can be used for a given
disease)/
If the text does not provide information
on the above for a given disease, you will not be tested on it
(obviously!).
I hope this is helpful.