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MSC Causative Agents

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Question	Answer
Skin Abscesses	Staphylococcus Aureus most common form of straph spreading factor mouth and nose direct contact
Lobar Pneumonia	Streptococcus pneumoniae capsule prevents phagocytosis fluid in alveolar sacs nose and mouth direct or indirect
Scarlet Fever	Streptococcus Pyogenes Erythrogenic Toxin Dick Test Shultz-Charlton - determine toxin mouth or skin direct or indirect
Gonorrhea	Neisseria Gonorrhoeae associated with PID STD direct sexual contact
Epidemic Meningitis	Neisseria Meningitidis strict human parasite brain and spinal cord dura mater, pia mater, arachnoids
Tetanus	Clostridium Tetanii puncture wound with infected objectDPT vaccine
Gas Gangrene	Clostridium Perfringens Gas Ganrene in living Tissue Gas in Dead contaminated instruments Infectious BU NOT communicable
Diptheria	Corynebacterim Diptheriae Most common in low socioeconomic groups communicable, mostly children
Typhoid Fever	Salmonella Typhi
Tularemia (Rabbit Fever)	Francisella Tularenis
Tuberculosis in AIDS	Mycobacterium Avium Complex slow growing opportunist Blood test
Tuberculosis	Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Tuberculin Skin Test - shows on skin Chest X-ray - shows concentration Septum Culture - shows if active
Syphillis	Treponema Pallidium Three stages: entry point, 6 wks later, 4 yrs later sexual contact
Lyme Disease	Borrelia Burgdorferi ticks
Primary Atypical Pneumonia	Mycoplasma Pneumonia have no cell wall can pass through biological filters droplet spray or direct contact uncommon in ages 50+
Epidemic Typhus	Rickettsia Prowazekii louse borne host to host
Endemic Typhus	Rickettsia Typhi flea borne zoonosis bite of flea of infected rat
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever	Rickettsia Rickettsii 1873 Eastern US tick bites
Q-Fever	Coxiella Burnetii ingestion of raw milk tick bite
Psittacosis	Chlamydia Psittaci upper respiratory tract infection
Trachoma	Chlamydia Trachomatis eye and urogenital tract
Q-Fever	Asiatic Fever
Psittacosis	Yersinia Pestis
Trachoma	Klebsiella pneumoniae in intestines but translocates to lungs Nosocomial
Botulism	Clostridium Botulinum inadequate heating of food produces flaccid paralysis diaphram and intercostal muscles contract causing asphyxiation
Anthrax	Bacillus anthracis zoonosis accidently by contact with animals rare in humans breathed in or eaten aerobic
Influenzal Meningitis	Hemophilis Influenzae droplet spray nasal secretions
Secondary Infection (Burns)	Proteus sp. feces, sewage, soil opportunist swarming colonies
Secondary Infection (Burns)	Pseudomonas sp. free living bacteria soil and water opportunistic causes infections OUTSIDE intestines
Shigella	Bacillus Dysentery
Leptospirosis	Leptosira Interrogans Zoonosis exposure to infect animal urine associated with jaundice
Enteritis	Escherichia Coli common intestinal flora suppresses growth of pathogens cause of UTIs
Bacteriogastroenteritis	Campylobacter Jejuni normal intestinal flora poorly prepared food
Legionnaire's Disease	Legionella Pneumophilia
Histoplasmosis	Histoplasma Capsulatum primary deal with lungs secondary is systemic
Candidiasis	Candida Albicans mouth flora oral thrush Monilia (old name)
Cryptococcus	Cryptococcus Neoformans goes from lungs to CNS bird droppings cerebral or pulmonary
PCP	Pneumocystis Carnii exclusive to people with suppressed immunes Terminal Infection
Entamoeba Histolytica	Amoebiasis (Amebic Dysentery) through nouth as a cyst can kill if untreated water and raw vegetables
Malaria	Plasmodium Malariae bite of mosquito tropics and subtropics
Toxoplasmosis	Toxoplasmi Gondii hosted by cats, warm blooded animals through mouth vertical from mother to child
Creutzfeld-Jakob Syndrome	Prion degenerative brain disorder slow virus
Septic Sore Throat	most common of the streptococcus infections
Neisseria	Normal flora of mucus membranes
Salmonella Species	acquired through food gastroenteritis contaminated food and drink indirect, arthropod mechanical vectors
Shigella Species	humans extremely susceptible cause shedding of blood, mucous and cells through feces danger of dehydration
Acute Coryza	common cold