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Infectious Diseases Affecting the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems

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Characteristics of Infectious Disease

Stages of Infectious Disease Progression

The Human Microbiome

Introduction to Immunity

Introduction to Innate Immunity

Introduction to First-Line Defenses

Physical Barriers in First-Line Defenses: Skin

Physical Barriers in First-Line Defenses: Mucous Membrane

First-Line Defenses: Chemical Barriers

First-Line Defenses: Normal Microbiota

Introduction to Cells of the Immune System

Introduction to Epidemiology

Introduction to Chain of Infection

Reservoirs of Infection

Disease Transmission

Horizontal Disease Transmission

Colonization of Susceptible Host

Factors Influencing Epidemiology

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Healthcare-Associated Infections

Epidemiological Studies

Bacterial Pathogenesis

Introduction to Pathogenic Toxins

Exotoxins Cause Damage to the Host

Endotoxin Causes Damage to the Host

Exotoxins vs. Endotoxin Review

Immune Response Damage to the Host

Introduction to Avoiding Host Defense Mechanisms

1) Hide Within Host Cells

2) Avoiding Phagocytosis

3) Surviving Inside Phagocytic Cells

4) Avoiding Complement System

5) Avoiding Antibodies

Viruses Evade the Immune Response

Introduction to the Complement System

Activation Pathways of the Complement System

Effects of the Complement System

Review of the Complement System