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BACTERIA CARDIO/SYS

Infectious disease

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BACTEREMIA/SEPTICEMIA PATHOGEN many bacteria—E. coli, P. aeruginosa, S. aureus, S. pyogenes...
BACTEREMIA/SEPTICEMIA/ENDOCARDITIS VIRULENCE capsule, endotoxin, exotoxin, flagella
BACTEREMIA/SEPTICEMIA TRANSMISSION inoculation of bacteria into blood from open wounds
BACTEREMIA increased HR, increased WBC, malaise, nausea, not life-threatening
SEPTICEMIA low blood pressure, decreased urine output, inability to clot, serious condition
ENDOCARDITIS PATHOGEN viridans streptococci, myobacterium, mycoplama...
ENDOCARDITIS TRANSMISSION bacteria in blood via open wounds
ENDOCARDITIS Jane Way lesions—nonpainful on soles of feet/palms Osler nodes—painful
BRUCELLOSIS disease from animals to humans
BRUCELLOSIS PATHOGEN brucella meltitensis
BRUCELLOSIS VIRULENCE endotoxin, evade antibodies, grow in phagocytes
BRUCELLOSIS TRANSMISSION consumption of contaminated unpasteurized dairy products, animal body fluids
TULAREMIA 'rabbit fever/tick fever,' pus-filled lymph nodes near infection site
TULAREMIA PATHOGEN francisella tularensis
TULAREMIA VIRULENCE capsule, inhibits lysosome fusion w/endotoxin
TULAREMIA TRANSMISSION infected tick bite, consuming contaminated meat/water, direct contact, or inhalation
BUBONIC PLAGUE buboes, death of infected tissue, painful lymph nodes
PLAGUE PATHOGEN yersinia pestis
PNEUMONIC PLAGUE difficult breathing, bloody sputum, untreated FATAL
PLAGUE VIRULENCE adhesions, capsule
BUBONIC PLAGUE TRANSMISSION tick bite
PNEUMONIC PLAGUE TRANSMISSION respiratory droplets (airborne)
LYMES DISEASE expanding red bull's-eye rash, stiff neck, lymphadenopathy, encephalitis
LYMES DISEASE PATHOGEN borrelia burgdorferi
LYMES DISEASE VIRULENCE endotoxin
LYMES DISEASE TRANSMISSION Ixodes tick (deer tick)
EHRLICHIOSIS leukopenia and thrombocytopenia, infection of monocytes
EHRLICHIOSIS PATHOGEN ehrlichiosis chaffeenis
EHRLICHIOSIS TRANSMISSION lone star tick
ANAPLASMOSIS leukopenia and thrombocytopenia, infection of granulocytes
ANAPLASMOSIS PATHOGEN anaplasma phagocytophilum
ANAPLASMOSIS TRANSMISSION ixodes tick
Created by: Lbenjamin
 

 



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