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Diseases of the Digestive System

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DISEASES DISEASES
What do mutans cause? Cavities/plaque
DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
What are the most common isolates from stool? Gram negatiev rods like E-coli AND gram + Enterococci
BACTERIAL DISEASES BACTERIAL DISEASES
FOOD INTOXICATIONS FOOD INTOXICATIONS
What dieases causes chlora? Vibrio cholerea
ID IT: Gram negative rod
What disease does it cause? How severe? Massive diarrhea and vomiting-->Death by dehydration
How is this spread? Via water
What is the virulence factor present? and what does it do? Chlora toxin-->pumps water into intestine
How would you diagnose it in stool? Rice water stool
FOOD INFECTIONS FOOD INFECTIONS
E-COLI E-COLI
What are the two forms of e-coli that cause food INFECTIONS (what group is targeted by each)? Enteropathogenic (infants) E-coli and Enteroinvasive (Traveler's) Strains
Which forms of E-coli cause FOOD INTOXICATIONS? Enterohemmorrhagic (EHEC) and Enterotoxigenic (ETEC)
What do you need to assocaite dysentary with? shiga toxin
What sort of shiga toxin does EHEC have? What is the offical name of EHEC? Non-invasive one; O157:H7
CAMPYLOBACTER CAMPYLOBACTER
What is the organism involved and shape: Bampylobacter jejuni (vibrio)
What 2 diseases are caued? Gastroenteritis, dysentery; SOME Guillain-Barre (neurrologica)
How common is the disease and how is it spread? Very common, spread by poultry
What bacteria causes PEPTIC ULCERS? ID IT helicobacter Pylori; Gram -- Vibrio
How does it cause peptic ulcers? Endotoxin with Urease enzyme that lowers pH
How do you test for it? Treat with (come on, it has to do with teh stomach)? Injest some radioactive urease and see if urease is broken down --> urine smell; PEPTOBISMOL
VIRAL VIRAL VIRAL VIRAL VIRAL VIRAL VIRAL VIRAL VIRAL VIRAL VIRAL VIRAL
HEPATITIS A HELPATITIS A
How is hepatitis A acquired? Does it come from food or handlers/ Injestion; comes from food handlers
HEPATITIS B HEPATITIS B
Which of the particles it forms are of cocern? Dane particle
What kind of Nucleic acids does it have? NONE
What is an important symptom? Hepititis B antigen is a surface antigen-->diarrhea
What does Heb B can cause? Liver Cancer
Who is at risk for Heb B? Healthcare workers at HIGH risk
What does Hep D require for infection and what does it cause? IT NEEDS Hep BBB---MORE SEVERE heb B
What is ROTAVIRUS usually misdiagnosed as stomach flu
Who does it target and what does it cause? Targets children and causes gastroenteritis
Who does NOROVIRUS target and what does it cause? Target ADULTS and causes gastroenteritis
High or low inoclulation? Low (10)
How can it spread? Easily through vomit fomites...etc
Does digestive normal flora remain the same all the time? Nope
Created by: talkglitter2486
 

 



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