Exotoxins- Enzymes eg: exfoliative toxins produced by S. aureus cause staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome, SSSS, by degrading proteins that hold keratinocytes together) - Toxins that alter intracellular signaling ...
STIsViruses- Herpes simplex virus --> neonatal herpes- Hepatitis B virus --> hepatitis- Human papillomavirus --> condyloma acuminatum- HIV --> AIDS Chlamydia trachomatis --> lymphogranuloma venereum Bacteria- ...