Lymphatic General
Fluid found in interstitial space taken up by lymphatic vessels is called
Lymph
Named after the Italian word meaning, "influence".
A virus infecting cells of the respiratory system
Influenza/ the flu
Food-borne bacterial illnesses infect which part of the body?
Gastrointestinal (GI) tract
Why are viruses considered parasitic in nature?
They require a host to reproduce.
HIV stands for ___________________________ and causes an secondary disease called ____________
Human immunodeficiency virus
AIDS
Structures found in lymphatic vessels that prevent the backward flow of lymph
Valves
Highly infectious, 50-90% fatality rate.
Symptoms = hemorrhagic fever
Ebola
Lyme disease is transmissible to humans through what vector?
Ticks
Specific viruses can only infect certain species and certain tissue/ cell types. This is to say that viruses are...
Species & tissue specific
The type of nucleic acid found within the inner core of the HIV virus
RNA
Lymph organ containing a germinal center surrounded by a capsule
Lymph node
A virus transmissible to humans by infected animals.
Causes severe acute neurological damage.
Rabies
The name of bacterial cells
Prokaryote / Prokaryotic
Viruses are so tiny that they weren't discovered until 1930 due to the requirement of this microscope
Electron microscope
The enzyme found within HIV responsible for synthesizing DNA from the viruses RNA
Reverse Transcriptase
A pulp-filled organ that filters blood
Spleen
A retrovirus that infects helper T cells
No known cure
HIV
The method in which bacteria reproduce.
Binary fission (mitosis)
Viruses that cause the cell to burst after reproduction
Lytic
The receptors that are found on the surface of Helper T cells that HIV glycoproteins are able to attach to for entry.
CD4 receptors
Where 3/4 of the body's lymph fluid filters into
Left lymphatic duct AKA thoracic duct
Bacterial infection that often is difficult to treat due to its ability to resist antibiotics.
It is the disease discussed during the video we watched about Addie.
MRSA/ Staph
The name of the cell type that release histamines during an injury such as a splinter.
Mast cells
Proteinaceous components, smaller than a virus that has been linked to kuru.
Prions
Why is it more difficult to develop a vaccine for a retrovirus?
RNA mutates more easily than DNA