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Chapter 22-

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gastroenteritis   infection of the stomach  
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dysentery   blood or mucus in diarrhea  
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gastritis   inflammation of stomach & intestine  
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colitis   inflammation of the colon  
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enterocolitis   inflammation of the colon & small intestine  
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hepatitis   liver inflammation  
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gastritis symptoms are   diarrhea and sometimes nausea, vomiting & abdominal cramps  
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Mumps Causative agent:   Mumps virus  
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Mumps Microbe   virus  
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Mumps Transmission   saliva & respiratory secretions/ resp droplets  
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Mumps Prevention   MMR vaccine  
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Mumps Complications   sterility in men, inflammation of ovaries, pancreatitis & meningitis  
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Shigellosis Cause   Shigella species  
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Shigellosis Transmission   fecal-oral route  
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Typhoid Fever Caused   Salmonella typhi bacteria  
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Typhoid Fever Transmission   feces (fecal-oral route)  
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Typhoid Fever Prevention   good hygiene and clean water  
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Shigellosis microbe   Bacteria  
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Shigellosis prevention   good hygiene  
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Typhoid microbe   Bacteria  
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Salmonellosis Causative agent   Salmonella enterica bacteria  
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Salmonellosis Transmission   fecal-oral route & contaminated food  
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Salmonellosis microbe   bacteria  
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Cholera Causative agent   Vibrio cholerae  
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Cholera microbe   bacteria  
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Cholera Transmission   fecal-oral route  
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Cholera prevention   proper sanitation, clean water supply and god hygine  
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Cholera Complications   use of antacids decrease infectious dose  
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Enterohemorrhagic E. coli Causative agent   E. coli strain O157:H7  
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Enterohemorrhagic E. coli microbe   bacteria  
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Enterohemorrhagic E. coli Transmission   fecal-oral route  
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Enterohemorrhagic E. coli Complications   hemorrhagic colitis & hemolytic uremic syndrome (bloody urine)  
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Clostridium Causative agent   Clostridium perfringes  
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Clostridium microbe   bacteria  
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Clostridium Complications   fecal-oral route  
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Campylobacteriosis Causative agent   Campylobacter jejuni  
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Campylobacteriosis microbe   bacteria  
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Campylobacteriosis Transmission   fecal-oral route  
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Campylobacteriosis prevention   good hygiene  
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Clostridium Gastroenteritis Causative agent   Clostridium perfringes  
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Clostridium Gastroenteritis microbe   bacteria  
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Clostridium Gastroenteritis Transmission   eating contaminated meat (fecal-oral)  
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Rotavirus Causative agent   rotavirus  
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Rotavirus microbe   Virus  
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Rotavirus Transmission   fecal-oral route  
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Rotavirus prevention   oral vaccine  
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Norovirus Causative agent   Norwalk virus  
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Norovirus microbe   virus  
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Norovirus Transmission   fecal-oral route  
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Norovirus prevention   good hygiene  
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Giardiasis Causative agent   Giardia lamblia  
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Giardiasis microbe   Protozoa  
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Giardiasis Transmission   contaminated water; fecal-oral route  
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Giardiasis prevention   Good hygiene  
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Cryptosporidiosis Causative agent   Cryptosporidium species  
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Cryptosporidiosis microbe   Protozoa  
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Cryptosporidiosis Transmission   fecal-oral route, contaminated recreational & drinking water  
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Cryptosporidiosis prevention   Good hygiene, water testing  
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Ascariasis Causative agent   Ascaris lumbricoides  
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Ascariasis microbe   Helminthic infection  
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Ascariasis Transmission   Ingestion of eggs; fecal-oral route  
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Ascariasis prevention   good hygiene  
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etiology   study of cause of disease  
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diagnosis   science & skill of distinguishing one disorder or disease from another  
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sign   change in body that can be measured or observed as result of disease; ex. lesions, fever, swelling & paralysis  
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symptom   change in body function that is felt by patient as result of disease; ex. pain & malaise  
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prognosis   outcome from disease  
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acute infection   symptoms develop rapidly but last for only short time;  
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chronic infection   disease develops slowly & disease continues or reoccurs for long periods; ex. Hepatitis B  
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acute infection example   influenza  
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chronic infection example   Hepatitis B  
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local infection   pathogens are limited to a small area of body  
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local infection example   boils & abscesses  
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5 things are used during the diagnosis of illness   Infection: illness caused by a microbe Trauma: injury Malignancy: cancer Malnutrition: poor nutrition Toxicity: poisoning  
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4 different stages in the progression of an illness   Incubation,Prodromal,Active,Convalescent  
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Streptococcal pharyngitis Causative agent   Streptococcus pyogenes  
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Streptococcal pharyngitis microbe   bacteria  
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Streptococcal pharyngitis Transmission   Respiratory droplets  
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Streptococcal pharyngitis prevention   Pneumonia vaccine  
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Diphtheria Causative agent   Corynebacterium diphtheriae  
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Diphtheria Transmission   respiratory droplets  
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Diphtheria microbe   bacteria  
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Diphtheria prevention   vaccine  
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Common Cold Causative agent   Rhinoviruses: 50% Coronaviruses: 15–20%  
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Common Cold microbe   virus  
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Common Cold Transmission   respiratory route & hand-to-nose contact  
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Common Cold prevention   washing hands  
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Pneumococcal Pneumonia Causative agent   Streptococcus pneumoniae  
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Pneumococcal Pneumonia microbe   bacteria  
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Pneumococcal Pneumonia Transmission   respiratory droplets  
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Pneumococcal Pneumonia prevention   pneumococcal vaccine  
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Haemophilus influenzae Pneumonia Causative agent   Haemophilus influenzae  
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Haemophilus influenzae Pneumonia microbe   bacteria  
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Haemophilus influenzae Pneumonia Transmission   respiratory droplets  
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Haemophilus influenzae Pneumonia prevention   Hib vaccine  
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Legionellosis Causative agent   Legionella pneumophila  
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Legionellosis microbe   bacteria  
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Legionellosis Transmission   inhaling aerosols; not transmitted from human to human  
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Pertussis   Whooping Cough  
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Pertussis Causative agent   Bordetella pertussis  
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Pertussis microbe   bacteria  
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Pertussis Transmission   respiratory droplets  
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Pertussis prevention   DTaP vaccine  
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Tuberculosis Causative agent   Mycobacterium tuberculosis  
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Tuberculosis microbe   bacteria  
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Tuberculosis Transmission   Inhalation  
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Tuberculosis prevention   BCG Vaccine  
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Influenza   Flu  
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Influenza Causative agent   influenza virus  
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Influenza microbe   virus  
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Influenza Transmission   respiratory droplets  
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Influenza prevention   vaccine  
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Histoplasmosis Causative agent   Histoplasma capsulatum  
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Histoplasmosis microbe   fungus  
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Histoplasmosis Transmission   Inhalation  
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Pneumocystis Pneumonia Causative agent   Pneumocystis jirovecii  
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Pneumocystis Pneumonia microbe   fungus  
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Pneumocystis Pneumonia Transmission   opportunistic  
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pelvic inflammatory disease   infection of uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries & abdominal cavity  
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Cystitis   infection of bladder  
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Urethritis   inflammation of urethra  
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Vaginitis   inflammation of vagina  
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Salpingitis   inflammation of fallopian tubes  
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UTI, gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, toxic shock syndrome, genital herpes, genital warts, yeast infections, listeriosis & trichomoniasis    
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Urinary Tract Infections Causative agent   E. coli, Proteus sp  
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Urinary Tract Infections Transmission:   fecal skin contamination travels upwards  
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Urinary Tract Infections microbe   bacteria  
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