Oral
Crystal comprising 97% of human tooth enamel and 70% of dentin
Hydroxyapatite (HAP)
Structure that limits typical inflammatory immune responses to preserve vision
Blood-Retinal Barrier (BRB)
Type of virus that specifically targets bacteria
Bacteriophage
Constantly present in a specific population or region (Malaria)
Endemic
DNA molecules used to carry foreign genetic material into a host cell
Vector/Plasmids
Organism's ability to produce acid as a byproduct of metabolism
Acidogenic
Bacteria Meningitis occurs when bacteria multiply in this site
Subarachnoid space
Infections caused by normally non-pathogenic microbes
Opportunistic Infections (OIs)
Spreads across multiple countries or continents (COVID-19)
Pandemic
Type of mutation causing Cystic fibrosis (CF) and Tay-Sachs
Frameshift
Organelle present in saliva that cleaves peptidoglycan
Lysozymes
C. botulinum prevents the release of this NT at the NMJ
Acetylcholine (ACh)
Final state of the HIV infection
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Resulting in a new antigen that the host immune system has not been introduced to before (Spanish Flu 1918)
Antigenic Shift
Recombinant bacteria commonly used to produce synthetic insulin
Escherichia coli (E. coli)
Earliest stage of periodontal disease; reversible inflammatory response to a shift in the oral microbiome
Gingivitis
C. tetani blocks the release of these 2 NTs
Glycine & GABA
Viral carcinogen that causes Kaposi Sarcoma
Human Herpes Virus (HHV)-8
Inanimate objects that allow for indirect transmission (vehicle-borne) of infectious diseases
Fomites
Form of bacterial reproduction where donor forms a pilus that connects to the recipient bacterium
Conjugation
Bacteria causing Infective Endocarditis from entering the blood during dental procedures and colonize damaged heart valves
Viridans group Streptococci spp. ~ Streptococcus mitis (S. mitis)
Clinical symptom that differentiates viral meningitis from bacterial meningitis
Seizures
Tamiflu (Oseltamivir) acts as an antiviral by inhibiting this enzyme
Neuraminidase
Most common vector for transmission of HAIs
Hands
Ability of a tumor cell to create their own blood supply
Angiogenesis