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club shaped bacilli Corynebacterium diptheriae
Primary virulence factor for C. diptheriae very resistant to drying can live outside body for weeks
Diseases ass. with C. Diptheriae Diphtheria, Cutaneous diptheria
How C. Diptheriae is transmitted? Direct-droplet Indirect-airborne fomite
vaccine for diptheriae DTap vaccine, toxoid vaccine
acid-fast staining obligate aerobe Mycobacterium tuberculosis
how long is the generation time for M. tuberculosis? 20+ hours
What is the cell wall composed of in M. TB high lipid/waxy content
Virulence factors for M. TB survives for weeks in dry sputum, very resistant to antimicrobial substances
What is the therapy called for M. TB? Cocktail antibiotic therapy
Disease associated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis? Tuberculosis
What is the lesion called formed in the lungs in TB? tubricle
When TB disseminates to other organs? Miliary TB
Mode of Transmission for TB? Direct-droplet, Indirect- Airborne
Chacteristics of Mycobacterium avium? acid-fast staining, high lipid/waxy content in call wall
Opportunistic form of TB in AIDS patients? M. avium
grows in the PNS, acid fast staining and high waxy lipid content in cell wall? Mycobacterium leprae
Optimum growth temp for M. leprae? 30 degrees Celcius
Generation time for M. leprae 12 days
Diseases associated with M. leprae Leprosy (Hansen's Disease)
Neural form of leprosy? Tuberculoid leprosy
Progressive form of leprosy Lepromatous leprosy
Mode of Transmission for leprosy? Direct-nasal secretions, droplet
microorganism with unique lipid in cell wall Legionella pneumophilia
Virulence factors of L. pneumophilia? resilient cell wall, survives low levels of Cl, RESISTS PHAGOCYTOSIS
Diseases associated with L. pneumophila Legionnaire's disease (Legionellosis
What is the milder form of Legionellosis called? Pontiac Fever
Mode of Transmission for L. pneumophila? indirect-airborne, noncommunicable disease
Microorganism which grows at refridgeration temp (psychrophile) Listeria monocytogenes
Excreted in animal feces? L. monocytogenes
Virulence factors for L. monocytogenes? psychrophile, crosses placenta (causes miscarriages), resists phagocytosis, GROWS IN CNS
Disease associated with L. monocytogenes? Listeriosis (listeria)
Mode of Transmission for L. monocytogenes? indirect-ingestion, direct-placental transmission
Found in raw foods, uncooked meats, processed foods, soft cheeses, unpaturized raw milk? L. monocytogenes
spiral shaped, comma curved Vibrio cholerae
V. cholerae produces enterotoxin called? Cholera toxin
Disease assos. with V. cholerae? Asiatic cholera
Common symptom of asiatic cholera? Rice water stools
Mode of transmission for V. cholerae? indirect-ingestion of contaminated seafood
Spiral shape, spirochete Teponema pallidum
Common Disease ass. with T. pallidum? Syphilis
Acquired syphilis has how many statges? 4
Primary syphilis presents a lesion named this? chancre (very infectious)
Secondary syphilis presents this? skin rash
Latent period is... dormint stage
Tertiary syphilis presents this? gummas (2-20 years after latent period)
Congential syphilis mother to fetus
Mode of transmission for T. pallidum? direct-STD, congenital
spiral shaped, spirochete with flagella that act as axial filaments Borrelia burgdorferi
Disease asso. with B. burgdorferi? Lyme's Disease-can cause arthritis, aka: Lyme Borreliosis
Mode of Transmission of B. burgdorferi? indirect- bite of infected DEER TICK (biological vector)
Common sign of a Deer tick bite? bulls eye skin rash
Sprial shape, spirochete in ? shape Leptospira interrogans
Virulence factor of L. interrogans? can survive in H2O for months
Diseases asso. with L. interrogans? Leptospirosis aka infectious jaundice
Advanced stage of Leptospirosis? Weil's disease
Mode of Transmission for L. interrogans? indirect-ingestion of food with infected animal urine of it
spiral shape vibro, food borne illness? Campylobacter jejuni
Primary virulence factor for C. jejuni? enterotoxin
Diseases asso. with C. jejuni? Campylobacteriosis (Campylobacter gastroenteritis)
Rare complication of C. jejuni? Guillain-Barre' Syndrome
Mode of Transmission for C. jejuni? indirect-ingestion of cont. food
smallest of free-living bacteria with fried egg shape? Mycoplasma pneumoniae
does M. pneumoniae have a cell wall? No
Dieases asso. with M. pneumoniae Mycoplasmal pneumonia aka primary atypical pneumonia aka walking pneumonia
Mode of transmission for M. pneumoniae direct-droplet
Louse borne typhus? Rickettsia prowazekii
Characterisitcs of R. prowazekii? obligate intracellular parasite, infect endotheial cells with invade and rupture capillaries, Typhus Fever
What signs/sypmtoms assos. with Typhus Fever? elevated body temp and skin rash similar to Measles
Diseases assos. with R. prowazekii? epidemic typhus and louse borne typhus
Mode of Transmission of R. prowazekii? indirect-bite of human body louse
Obligate intracellular parasite caused by the bite of infected rat flea? Rickettsia typhi
Characeristics of R. typhi? obligate intracellular parasite, infect endotheilia cells and ruptures capillaries, Typhus Fever
Diseases asso. with R. typhi? Endemic murine typhus, fleaborne typhus
Mode of Transmission for R. typhi? Indirect-bite of rat flea (biological vector)
Tick borne typhus? Rickettsia rickettsii
Characterisitcs of R. rickettsii? obligate intracellular parasite, infect endothelial cell and ruptures capillaries, Typhus Fever
Disease of R. rickettsii? Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Mode of Transmission for R. rickettsii? indirect-bite of wood tick, dog ticks
Also called "Q Fever" Coxiella burnetii
Characteristic of C. burnetii? obligate intracellular parasite
Carriers of Q Fever? cattle, sheep, goats (urnine, feces, placental material, milk)
Mode of Tranmission of C. burnetii indirect-inhalation of particles, ingestion of cont. food
World's leading cause of preventable blindness? Chlamydia
Microorganism that causes chlamydia? Chlamydia trachomatis
Characterisitc of C. trachomatis? obligate intracellular parasite
Diseases asso with C. trachomatis? Inclusion conjunctivitis, Trachoma(severe eye infection), Nongonococcal urethritis aka nonspecific uretritis(chlamydia), Lymphogranuloma venereum, Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Mode of Transmission for C. trachomatis? direct-STD, hand to eyes, mother to infants eyes in birth canal
Obligate intracellular parasite that causes "Parrot Fever"? Chlamydia psittaci
Disease assos with C. psittaci? psittacosis, parrot fever, ornithosis
Mode of Transmission of C. psittaci? indirect-inhalation of airborne particles
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