Objectives for Bacterial Pathogenesis: Factors that Damage the Host

Learning Objectives for "Bacterial Pathogenesis: Factors that Damage the Host"
2. Producing Harmful Exotoxins
a. (Type I Toxins) Superantigens

After completing this section you should be able to perform the following objectives.

1*. Define superantigen.

2. Briefly describe the mechanism by which superantigens cause harm to the body.

3. Name 3 superantigens and give an example of a bacterium that produces each.

Highlighted Bacterium

1. Read the description of Streptococcus pyogenes and match the bacterium with the description of the organism and the infection it causes.

Think-Pair-Share Questions

What is the mechanism by which superantigens ultimately lead to SIRS?

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