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BACTERIA NERVOUS SYS

Infectious disease

TermDefinition
MENINGOCOCCAL MENINGITIS PATHOGEN neiserria meningitidis
MENINGOCOCCAL MENINGITIS TRANSMISSION respiratory droplets
MENINGOCOCCAL MENINGITIS VIRULENCE fimbriae, capsule, lipid A
STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE opportunistic pathogen of lungs, sinuses, middle ear and meninges
STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE VIRULENCE capsule, enyzmes, toxins
STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE TRANSMISSION respiratory droplets or spread from other infections
HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE VIRULENCE capsule
HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TRANSMISSION respiratory droplets
HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE most vulnerable are children and unvaccinated children
LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES TRANSMISSION contaminated food/drink (deli meat/dairy)
LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES cause meningitis in pregnant women, children, elderly, immunocompromised
LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES VIRULENCE listeriolysin O and S
STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE causes meningitis, pneumonia, and bacteremia in newborns
STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE TRANSMISSION can spread to newborns during birth
STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE VIRULENCE capsule to evade phagocytosis
HANSENS DISEASE infection of peripheral nerves, regional skin sensation loss, loss of facial features, digits, other body structures
HANSENS DISEASE TRANSMISSION skin cuts or inhaling nasal droplets from infected person after prolonged contact,
HANSENS DISEASE PATHOGEN M. leprae or M. lepromatosis
HANSENS DISEASE VIRULENCE myocolic acid - waxy cell wall
BOTULISM affects synapses of peripheral NS, flaccid paralysis
BOTULISM PATHOGEN clostridium botulinum
FOODBORNE BOTULISM dizziness, blurred vision, progressive paralysis of skeletal muscle
BOTULISM VIRULENCE endospores, botulinum neurotoxins
TETANUS stiffness of neck mm., lockjaw, difficult swallowing, spastic paralysis
TETANUS PATHOGEN clostridium tetani
TETANUS VIRULENCE tetanospasmin
TETANUS TRANSMISSION spores entering wounds
TRACHOMA conjunctiva and cornea scarred by bacterial infection -> eyelid turn in, lashes scratch eye, leading to blindness
TRACHOMA PATHOGEN chlamydia trachomatis
Created by: Lbenjamin
 

 



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