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Microbiology,Test2

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Syphilis   Hutchinson's triad - transplancental  
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gonorrhea   eye infections in newborns - transcervical  
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ureplasmal urethritis   spontaneous abortion - transplancental  
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Bacteriodes   intra-abdominal abcess  
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Listeriosis   spontaneious abortion, surviving newborn is acutely ill with septicemia and meningitis  
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lyme disease   borreliosis- can cause miscarriages, still born, neonatal deaths  
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Diptheria   metachromatic granules -picket fence shape -3rd deadliest toxin  
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Pertussis   has endotoxin as part of cell wall and exotoxin produced in cytoplasm that damages tissues in area, attaches to cilia in trachea -reason why water fountains redesigned  
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Streptococcus pneumonia   number one cause of meningitis  
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meningococcal meningitis   deadliest meningitis  
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Streptococcus pneumonia meningitis   pink/rusty sputum, common inhabitant of nasopharynx  
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Haemophilus influenza   can cause otitis media, sinusitis, epiglottis, pink eye, meningitis  
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Brazilian purpuric fever   causes purulent conjunctivitis and may lead to meningitis -caused by Heamophilus influenza  
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meningococcal meningitis   Neisseria meningitides  
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Meningococcal meningitis   starts as pharyngitis then in the blood then meningitis -can die in 2 hrs -stiff neck -deadliest meningitis  
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Waterhouse friedrichsen syndrome   if neisseria meningitides affects adrenal gland, death in 10-12 hrs  
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Tuberculosis   mycobacterium tuberculosis "consumption"  
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tuberculosis   rust sputum -early tubercle to caseous to ghon complex -treat with INH (isoniazide)  
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Primary tb   active  
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latent tb   carriers, may develop tb  
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Granuloma   lesion of tb  
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Ghon complex   multiple granuloma, seen in tb, in lungs  
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BCG vaccine   in Europe, will always have positive PPD  
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QFT-G test   gives results similar to PPD but quicker and greater specificity  
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mycobacterium cheloni   wound TB, arthritis, skin abrasions, not contagious  
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mycobacterium haemophilim   immunocomprimised pts  
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Tuberculosis   mycobacterium tuberculosis "consumption"  
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tuberculosis   rust sputum -early tubercle to caseous to ghon complex -treat with INH (isoniazide)  
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Primary tb   active  
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latent tb   carriers, may develop tb  
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Granuloma   lesion of tb  
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Ghon complex   multiple granuloma, seen in tb, in lungs  
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BCG vaccine   in Europe, will always have positive PPD  
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QFT-G test   gives results similar to PPD but quicker and greater specificity  
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mycobacterium cheloni   wound TB, arthritis, skin abrasions, not contagious  
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mycobacterium haemophilim   immunocomprimised pts  
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mycobacterium avium-intracellulare   associated with HIV  
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mycobacterium bovis   cow TB, transmitted to humans via milk/food -seldom human to human -HUNCHBACK -used to be used for pasteurization  
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granuloma   lesion of tb  
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ghon complexes   multiple granuloma in tb lung  
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BCG   in europe, always have positive PPD  
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QFT-G test   results like PPD but quicker and greater specificity  
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mycobacterium cheloni   wound tb, arthritis, skin abrasions, not contagious  
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mycobacterium haemophilum   immunocompromised pt  
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mycobacterium avium-intracellulare   associated with HIV  
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mycobacterium bovis   cow tb, seldom human to human HUNCHBACK -used to be used for pasterurization  
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mycoplasma pneumonia   walking pneumonia  
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mycoplasma pneumonia   primary atypical pneumonia -no cell wall -fried egg appearance on cultures -can cause Raynaud's  
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Treatment of mycoplasma pneumonia   arthromycin - can used penicillin (no cell wall)  
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Serratia marcescens   pneumonia -nosocomial -transmitted through aspiration/ventilators  
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Burkholdia cepacia complex   seen in serratia marcescens -important pathogen in pt with cystic fibrosis  
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Legionella pneumophilia   infection after inhaling aerosol -resistant to chlorine  
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Mild form of legionella   pontiac fever  
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Legionellosis   Legionaires disease -resistant to chlorine -seen on cruises  
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Strep pyrogenes   -most common, B hemolytic -has M protein  
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streptokinase   dissolves fibrin clot  
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streptolysin   destroys RBCs  
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klebsiella pneumonia   nosocomial, resistant, gelatinous red brown sputum  
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pneumococcal pneumonia   encapsulated chain of diplococci -caused by s. pneumonia  
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strep pyogenes   strep skin infection -highly susceptible to penicillin -can also cause impetigo, flesh eating disease  
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erysipelas   strep infection of skin -red patches, enlarge and swell  
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Puerperal sepsis   complication of strep skin infection -infected uterus "childbed fever"  
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coagulase   staph  
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coagulase   forms fibrin clot which allows resistance to phagocytosis  
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hyaluronidase   pneumococci, staph, strep  
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hyaluronidase   allows tissue penetration  
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leukocidin   strep, staph  
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leukocidin   disintergrates phagocytes which limit phagocytosis  
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hemolysins   clostridium, staph  
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m protein   strep  
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M protein   helps cell adhere to pharyngeal tissue and retards phagocytes  
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intoxication   bacteria releases toxins into the environment (exotoxin) then you eat toxin  
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infection   eat bacteria and it releases toxins (endotoxin)  
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bacillus   aerobic  
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clostridium   anaerobic  
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raw milk before pasteurization   <200,000  
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pasteurization standards   <100,000  
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Grade A   20,000 10 coliforms  
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Grade B   1 million before pasteurization 10 coliforms  
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certified raw   10,000 1 coliform  
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holding temp   62.9  
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holding time   30 seconds  
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flash temp   71.6  
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flash time   15 seconds  
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ultra temp   82  
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ultra time   3 seconds  
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ultra high temp   140  
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ultra high time   3 seconds  
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Parmalat   after ultra high  
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botulism bacteria   clostridium botulinum  
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botulism   anaerobic bacillus neurotoxin found in dirt destroyed by heating >90 for 10 min  
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infant botulism   dont give honey SIDS  
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Type A botulism   most virulent  
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Type B botulism   European and eastern US  
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Type E botulism   marine or lake, seafood in pacific NW, Alaska  
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Trivalent antitoxin   of botulism most effective on E, C, D  
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Staph food poisoning   staph aureus  
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staph aureus   ptomaine food poisoning -ptomaine is foul smelling nitrogen in stool -has coagulase -found on custards, cream, mayo, ham  
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Clostridium perfringens   enterotoxin -leading cause of food poisoning -generation time <20 min -can cause gas gangrene  
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typhoid bacteria   salmonella typhi  
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typhoid treatment   chloramphenicol - bad because can cause aplastic anemia, depress bone marrow  
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typhoid   transmitted by 5 F's (flies, fingers, feces, fomites, food) -worst of all salmonellas -WIDAL test -carry in gall bladder -rose spots - ulcerates  
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Salmonella   from typhoid -common in poultry, dont stuff!  
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Shiga toxin   lambda phages -common source - shigella dysenteriae, E.Coli (STEC) -require highly specific recepters  
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First response to shiga toxin   killing of cells lead to a breakdown of the lining and hemorrhage, causing blood diarrhea  
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Second response to shiga toxin   -targets vascular endothelium of kidney leading to Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)  
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Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome   -seen with shiga toxin -Shigella dysenteriae -E.coli  
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most common shigella   S. sonnei  
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Shigella that secretes shiga toxin   S. dysenteriae  
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Shigella   exotoxin 8, proliferate in SI but damage to LI -can lead to post shigella reiter's syndrome (arthritis) or HUS  
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Cholera bacteria   Vibrio cholerae  
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Cholera   in human feces, Night soil -vibrio cholerae -rice water stools -fluid loss  
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travelers diarrhea bacteria   e.coli  
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E.Coli   0157:H7 -produce shiga toxin -normally in intestines of cattle to help with vit K -FASTEST GENERATION TIME (20min) -can cause HUS  
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Campylobacter gastroenteritis   microaerophilic sprillum -infective dose needed is much smaller than salmonella -can be mild or very severe -2nd most common cause of diarrhea in US  
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2nd most common cause of diarrhea in US   campylobacter  
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helicobacter   peptic ulcer disease -seen in type O ppl -acid resistant H. pylori  
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pseudomembranous colitis bacteria   clostridium difficile  
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clostridium difficile   anaerobic -cured by discontinuing antibiotics -can be nosocomial  
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brucella   undulant fever -grow in macrophages -bacteria multiplies in uterus of infected animals -growth favored by carb mesoerythritol  
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undulating fever   saddleback temp curve from bacteria brucella  
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vibrio parahaemolyticus   similar to cholera but halophilic (salt water) -contaminated fish, shrimp, crabs  
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bacillus cereus   runs course quickly, no fever, recovery 2 days -spores survive cooked foods (often after eating cooked rice)  
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major bacterial pollutant   coliforms (E.coli)  
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gonyaulax   red tide  
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paralytic mollusk poisoning   bivalve mollusks during red tide lead to tingling, resp paralysis  
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Gambierdiscus toxicus   consumed by small fish then larger  
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Ciguatera fish poisioning   neurologic and muscular intoxicaiton - shark  
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scromboid fish poisoning   histamine substance produced by proteus fish like tuna  
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most transmitted Std   HPV  
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syphilis bacteria   treponema pallidum  
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primary syphilis   hard chancre, painless  
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secondary syphilis   hair loss maliase, mild fever  
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gumma   seen in secondary syphilis  
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syphilis transplancental   4th week hutchinsons triad -notched teeth, deaf, impaired vision  
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Tabes dorsalis   seen in syphilis  
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Tabes dorsalis   slow progessive degeneration of the posterior columns and nerve roots -Argyll Robertson pupils  
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syphilis test   1.FTA-ABS treponema glows 2.Wasserman test - complement fixation test  
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gonorrhea bacteria   neisseria  
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gonorrhea   discharge, gonococccal meningitis, transplancental gonococcal opthalmia neonatum -penicillin resistant -Gonococcal Reiters syndrome  
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complications of gonorrhea   salpingitis, epididymitis  
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ureplasmal urethritis   type of mycoplasma  
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ureplasmal urethritis   nongonococcal but similar to gonorrhea -discharge is variable -complications - low sperm count, spontaneous abortions  
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Haemophilus ducreyi   chancroid -swollen lymph nodes in groin -#1 std in europe  
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#1 std in europe   haemophilus ducreyi  
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lymphogranuloma venerum bacteria   clamydia trachomatis  
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chlamydia trachomatis   infects lymphoid tissue -lesion without scar -then scar leads to edema of genital area and enlargement of genitals -rectal narrowing in females -lymphogranuloma venerum  
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vaginosis bacteria   gardnerella vaginalis  
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vaginosis   no significant inflammation, doesnt occur in males, occurs when pH vagina >5 -CLUE CELLS in discharge  
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Leprosy bacteria   mycobacterium leprae  
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Leprosy   grows at lower temp -foot pad of armadillos -Hansen's disease - skin contact, inhalation, crowded conditions  
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Globi   seen in leprosy - disfiguring nodules all over body  
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Forms of leprosy   1.tuberculoid- neural, least offensive 2.Lepromatous- progressive, deformities  
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incubation period of leprosy   2-6 years  
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treatment of leprosy   Dapsone  
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Staph aureus toxins   1.coagulase - forms fibrin clot 2.capsule - promotes colonization 3.hyaluronidase - invasin that promotes spread in tissues 4.leukocidin - lyse cell membranes kinases, hemolysins, leukotoxin  
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Most common cause for skin and soft tissue infections   staph aureus  
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staph aureus   folliculitis (pimple) -furuncle (serios follicle infection - boil) -carbuncle (many boils) -cellulitis -impetigo  
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scalded skin syndrome   seen in staph  
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scalded skin syndrome   exfoliative toxin causing skin to come off - sunburn type rash) -usually lesion around mouth/nose -infected areas peel off in sheets  
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toxic shock syndrome   seen in staph and strep pyogenes  
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toxic shock syndrome   1.early - rapid fever, sore throat, sunburn like rash 2.peeling of skin 3. sudden drop in BP can add to shock  
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strep skin infection   strep pyogenes  
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Strep pyogenes   hemolysin toxin, highly susceptible to penicillin  
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erythrogenic toxin   from strep pyogenes -causes scarlet fever -bright red tongue, sore throat, rash  
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ervsipelas   strep skin infection  
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ervsipelas   eruptions into reddish patches that enlarge and swell at margins -skin outbreak usually preceded in body by strep infection  
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Yaws   non-syphilitic treponema -skin contact with infected victim  
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mother yaws   1st raised lesion and raspberry color (frambesia)  
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Actinomyces israelli   LUMPY JAW -enters gums during dental extraction -SULFUR GRANULES collect, turn lumpy  
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Nocardia asteroides   abscessed foot - Madura food -TB like fever, cough, bloody sputum, cutaneous and pulmonary  
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Bacteriodes   #1 agent for intra abdominal abscess  
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Bacteriodes   intestinal injury, gangrene, anaerobic  
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Domestic animal bites   Pasteurella multicida  
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Rat Bite Fever   needs 2 bacteria, streptobacillis and spirillum -inflammation of lymph nodes  
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Cat Scratch fever bacteria   Bartonella  
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cat scratch fever   swelling of lymph nodes -Bartonella  
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Anthrax bacteria   bacillus anthracis  
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anthrax   aerobic spores in dirt  
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two forms of anthrax   1.cutaneous - abrasion or cut -> pustules, boil like lesion with black crust 2.pulmonary - inhale endospores, high fever, septicemia, flu like symptoms  
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When does blood clot like coal?   pulmonary anthrax  
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Woolsorter disease and sheepshearer disease   anthrax  
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tetanus bacteria   clostridium tetani  
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clostridium tetani   -tetanospasmin - neurotoxin blocks relaxation -lockjaw -2nd deadliest toxin to man  
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Gas gangrene bacteria   clostridium perfringens  
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Clostridium perfringens   Gas gangrene - anaerobic -complication in diabetes  
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Leptospirosis bacteria   Leptospira interrogans  
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Leptospirosis   -spirochete with hooks -urine contaminated soil/water/rodent -TULIPS  
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Phase 1 of Leptospirosis   gets into blood, headache, muscle ache, chills, fever for days  
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Phase 2 of Leptospirosis   throughout body, kidneys, heart, neuro and liver become seriously infected  
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Weil's Disease   from Leptospirosis -kidney invasion - kidney failure -can also cause meningitis  
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Listeriosis bacteria   Listeria monocytogenes  
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Listeriosis   proliferation of monocytes -excreted in animal feces -Foodborne - dairy and processed meat, can grow at refrigerator temp -Causes meningitis -affects immunosuppressed, cancer, transplancental -if not treated with penicillin, death in 4 days  
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Meloidiosis bacteria   pseudomonas pseudomallei  
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Meloidiosis   rare in US from Viet Nam vets -soil contaminated wounds -can remain dormant for years, disease triggered by immunosuppression, surgery, influenza  
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Bubonic plague   yersina pestis  
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Bubonic plague   swollen lymph nodes in arms and groin, become necrotic and turn blue -death within a week of symptoms -often first step of a progressive series of illnesses -often from rat/rat fleas  
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Bubos   swollen lymph nodes (seen in Bubonic plague)  
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Pneumonic plague   worse form of bubonic plague -rapid onset -induced coughing, very infectious, hemoptysis, hematuria  
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Lenticulae   black dots scattered throughout body seen in bubonic plague  
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Tularemia bacteria   Francisella tularemia  
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Tularemia   zoonotic -RABBIT FEVER -regional lymph nodes swell -contracted through skinning rabbits, ingestion of infected undercooked meat -bacteria survives in phagocytes  
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Lyme disease bacteria   borrelia bergdof  
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Lyme disease   Lyme borreliosis -borrelia bergdof - lyme titers test -spirochete carried by deer and field mice  
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most common tickborne disease in US   lyme disease  
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Phase 1 of lyme disease   ECM - Erythema Chronicum Migrans - bulls eye rash  
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Phase 2 of lyme disease   meningitis, encephalitis, BELLS PALSY, heart and all organs affected, arthritis  
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Congenital Lyme   can cause miscarriage, stillborne, neonatal deaths (rare)  
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Relapsing fever   Borrelia species ->except for the ones that carry lyme disease, all cause relapsing fever -greater during summer months -relapse every 3-10 days, each shorter and less severe  
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