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Microbio Lecture 16

bacterial diseases of nervous system

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transmission of meningitis people living in close contact
meningitis symptoms fever, headache, stiff neck, petechiae, encephalitis
treatment of meningitis rifampin
prevention of meningitis menactra vaccine
causative agent of listeriosis listeria monocytogenes
describe listeriosis agent gram + psychotropic coccobacilli
transmission of listeriosis contamination of food
virulence/pathogenicity of listeriosis endocytosis + listeriolysin O + acting tail
diagnosis of listeriosis spinal tap
treatment of listeriosis antimicrobials
leprosy agent characteristics grows in low temperatures, grows slowly
leprosy transmission through ppl or cuts
diagnosis of leprosy skin test, sample test for acid-fast rods, symptoms
treatment of leprosy 1) isoniazid and dapsone 2) limit exposure 3) BCG vaccine
tetanus agent clostridium tetani: gram + anaerobic spore former
sources of tetanus rusty nail, intravenous drug, body piercings, animal bites, broken glass
symptoms of tetanus trismus (lockjaw), risus sardonicus (smiling), opisthotonus (arching of back)
treatment of tetanus sedative, dark quiet room, antitoxin, antibiotics
prevention of tetanus dTap, tetanospasmin toxoid
botulism is a food intoxication
symptoms of botulism slurred speech, difficulty swallowing, flaccid paralysis, respiratory paralysis
applications of type A toxin strabismus, blepharospasm, cerebral palsy
treatment of botulism washing of intestinal tract. using BIG, antimicrobials
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