TAMU VTPB 334 Exam 1 questions
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Disease - correct answer ✔✔ any abnormality that results in the alteration of normal function
Opportunistic pathogens - correct answer ✔✔ present in animal or environment until immune
system is weakened
Obligate pathogens - correct answer ✔✔ not normally present & usually cause disease
Acute disease - correct answer ✔✔ occurs over a short period of time
Chronic disease - correct answer ✔✔ occurs over a long period of time
Latency - correct answer ✔✔ stage in the lifecycle of some agents which they appear dormant
& may not cause host to show signs of disease
Carrier - correct answer ✔✔ animals that have contracted the disease but not showing signs
Antigen - correct answer ✔✔ is a substance that when introduced to the body, triggers immune
system
Epitope - correct answer ✔✔ is a site on an antigen recognized by an antibody or antigen
receptor
Antibody - correct answer ✔✔ produced by mature B cells (plasma cells) to eliminate an antigen
with complete solutions passed
Disease - correct answer ✔✔ any abnormality that results in the alteration of normal function
Opportunistic pathogens - correct answer ✔✔ present in animal or environment until immune
system is weakened
Obligate pathogens - correct answer ✔✔ not normally present & usually cause disease
Acute disease - correct answer ✔✔ occurs over a short period of time
Chronic disease - correct answer ✔✔ occurs over a long period of time
Latency - correct answer ✔✔ stage in the lifecycle of some agents which they appear dormant
& may not cause host to show signs of disease
Carrier - correct answer ✔✔ animals that have contracted the disease but not showing signs
Antigen - correct answer ✔✔ is a substance that when introduced to the body, triggers immune
system
Epitope - correct answer ✔✔ is a site on an antigen recognized by an antibody or antigen
receptor
Antibody - correct answer ✔✔ produced by mature B cells (plasma cells) to eliminate an antigen
