TY - ADVS AU - Weiss,Alison Ann TI - Bordetella pertussis T2 - Molecular basis of bacterial infection : virulence factors of pathogenic bacteria and how they work, PY - 2009/// CY - London PB - Henry Stewart Talks KW - Bacterial Infections KW - Bordetella pertussis N1 - Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration; Title from title frames; Contents: Pertussis: a medical success story and the limits of medical success -- Pertussis is the only vaccine-preventable disease that is increasing in incidence in the USA -- Pertussis is cyclic -- Pertussis vaccine and its efficacy -- Vaccine prevents disease not carriage -- Immunization does not yield life-long immunity -- Human to human transmission by respiratory droplets -- Classical whooping cough and chronic coughing disease -- Pertussis is two diseases -- B. pertussis is a strict human pathogen -- Virulence factors of Bordetella pertussis -- Pertussis toxin -- Adhesins -- Composition of acellular pertussis vaccine -- Anti-toxin, anti-adherence and bactericidal antibodies -- Opsono-phagocytosis -- Role of complement in immunity to B. pertussis; Access restricted to subscribers UR - https://hstalks.com/bs/1467/ UR - https://hstalks.com/bs/p/441/ ER -