1. Match the pathogen with the disease it causes:
1 ¬¬¬¬_____ plague A) Clostridium tetani
2 ______ Pertussis B) Mycobacterium tuberculosis
3_____ Sífilis C) Bordetella pertussis
4 _____ Tuberculosis D) Treponema pallidum
5 ______Tetanus E) Mycobacterium leprae
6______ Lyme disease F) Yersinia pestis
7______ Leprosy G) Borrelia burgdorferi
2. List at least two symptoms caused by the diseases mentioned in the
previous question
Illness Symptoms
1. Plague
2. Whooping cough
3. Syphilis
4. Tuberculosis
5. Tetanus
6. Lyme disease
7. Leprosy
3. Access the following web page:
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/microbiology/chapter/how-pathogens-cause-disease/
• Differentiate between a primary pathogen versus an opportunistic pathogen.
• Name two opportunistic pathogens and what disease they might cause.
4. Access the following web page:
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/microbiology/chapter/virulence-factors-of-bacterial-andviral-pathogens/
• This page describes the virulence factors of pathogens such as bacteria and
virus. Look for the part that talks about exotoxins and the mechanisms used by them.
themselves to cause disease and answer the following question: You must choose 4
pathogens, mention the toxin they produce and mention the mechanism that causes the
illness.
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1. Make a match between the pathogen and the disease it causes:
A) Clostridium tetani ____ plague
Bordetella pertussis, 3____ Sfilis C) Bordetella pertussis, 3____ Sfilis C) Bordetella pertussi
4 _____ Tuberculosis D) Treponema pallidum
6______ Lyme disease F) Yersinia pestis
7______ Leprosy G) Borrelia burgdorferi
2. List at least two symptoms caused by the diseases mentioned in the
previous question
Illness Symptoms
1. Plague
2. Whooping cough
3. Syphilis
4. Tuberculosis
5. Tetanus
6. Lyme disease
7. Leprosy
3. Access the following web page:
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/microbiology/chapter/how-pathogens-cause-disease/
• Differentiate between a primary pathogen versus an opportunistic pathogen.
• Name two opportunistic pathogens and what disease they might cause.
4. Access the following web page:
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/microbiology/chapter/virulence-factors-of-bacterial-andviral-pathogens/
• This page describes the virulence factors of pathogens such as bacteria and
virus. Look
