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lecture 2 of 3 for final micro test

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meningitis   inflammation of the covering of the brain  
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bacterial Meningitis   Neisseria meningitidis  
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Neisseria meningitidis   gram negative diplococci  
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virulence related to   capsule, pill, endotoxins  
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Neisseria meningitidis is transmitted by   droplets  
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there are differnt types of Neisseria meningitidis which two types are highly infectious   Type B & C  
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what are the Sign and symptoms of Neisseria meningitidis?   fever, stiff neck and headache, and rapidly progress to convulsions and coma  
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How do you diagnosis Neisseria meningitidis?   Gram stain, culture of CSF (which must be back in 1 hour) and rapid diagnosis is essential  
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what is the treatment of Neisseria meningitidis?   penicillin and penicillin family antibiotics, rifampin prophylaxis  
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there is a vaccine for neisseria meningitidis but who is it not effective in?   Children  
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name three other bugs that cause meningitidis   streptococcus pneumoniae, haemophilus spp. listeria spp.  
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Listeria monocytogenes   causes listeriosis  
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listeria monocytogenes is caused by?   consuming the bacterium (usually dairy)  
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Who does listeria monocytogenes affect?   elderly pregnant women new borns and adults with weakended immune systems  
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listeria monocytogenes is a gram _____ _____, and may appear in _____. This bug is non_____ forming.   postive rod, chains, spore  
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what are the symptoms of listeria monocytogenes   fever, muscle aches, nausea or diarrhea  
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if listeria monocytogenes progress to the nervous system what would the symptoms be then   headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance or convulsions  
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tell me about listeria monocytogens in the pregnant women   mild flue-like illness, severe for unborn child  
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how can we prevent listeria monocytogenes   thoroughly cook raw food, wash raw vegetables, keep uncooked meat separate from vegetables, avoid unpasteruized milk, consume perishable and ready to eat foods as soon as possible.  
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Viral meningitis is also known as?   aseptic meningitis  
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this viral meningitis is usually caused by   enterovirus  
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viral meningitis usually affects   infants and young children  
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enterovirus r/t viral meningitis is part of this family   poliovirus which is a rna virus  
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what are the symptoms of viral meningitis in an adult   high fever, headache and stiff neck, nausea, vomiting.  
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what are the symptoms of viral meningitis in a infant   fever, irritability, poor eating, hard to awaken  
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how we do we diagnose viral meningitis?   requires spinal tap, negative for bacterial antigens, negative for gram stain, & RT-PCR  
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is there any treatment for viral meningitis   NO  
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Botulism   paralytic illness  
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botulism is caused by   clostridium botulinum  
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botulism is a gram   positive rod shape  
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botulism is found in the   soil  
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botulism prefers low   O2 conditions  
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botulism has ______ production   exotoxin  
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there are 3 types of botulism what are they?   foodborne, wound, and infant  
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the transmission of botulism is   food containing botulium toxin, infected wound, consuming spores from honey  
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what are the symptoms of botulism   double/blurred vision, drooping eyelids, slurred speech, difficulty swallowing, dry mouth, muscle weakness  
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botulism may lead to   arms, legs, trunk, respiratory muscles  
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how do you diagnose botulism   patients history, physicak examination, stool, serum  
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what is treatment for votulism   foodborne and wound botulsim- may induce vomiting, may use enames, equine antitoxin, wounds treated surgically, appropriate antibiotics, human derived antitoxin for infants  
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treatment for severe form of botulism   ventilators for weeks, intensive medical and nursing care  
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clostridum tetani   causes tetanus  
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clostridium tetani is a gram?   positive  
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clostridium forms terminal   endospores  
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clostridium likes what kind of air   anaerobic  
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clostridium tetani is found in the   soil  
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the virulence of tetanus is that it has a powerful   exotoxin that can produce neurotoxin  
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the neurotoxin from the exotoxin that tetanus produces interfers with   muscular contraction and relaxation  
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symptoms of this neurotoxin that the exotoxin that tetanus produces is   stiff or "lock jaw", sardonic smile muscles stay contracted  
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how do you diagnose tetanus   examination and wound culture  
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what is the treatment of tetanus   antibiotic, and antitoxins  
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what is the prognosis of tetanus   fetal in 30% of adults and fetal in 90% of infants  
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if there is a vaccine for tetanus what would the name be   DPT & Tdap  
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Polio   president roosevelt  
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poliomyelitis break it down   polio (grey) and myelon (marrow)  
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where does Polio reside   only in humans  
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Is polio RNA or DNA based   RNA  
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what group is polio part of   enterovirus group  
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what can polio be transffered in   feces, blood, mucous  
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what are the symptoms for polio   fever, headache, muscle pains, localized muscle paralysis, death if nerves in brain stem are paralyzed  
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how do you diagnose Polio   recognized by symptoms, confirmation by PCR from throat, stool or CSF  
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what is the treatment of Polio   there is no cure, control secondary infections  
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how can you prevent Polio   Vaccine by oral polio vaccine (OPV) or inactivated polio vaccine (IPV)  
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Rabies is this virus   lassavirus  
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rabies is a _____ virus   RNA  
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Rabies is "_____" shaped   bullet  
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Rabies is _______   Zoonotic  
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rabies is ______ in humans and is transmitted by infected _______.   rare, saliva  
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these two animales are teh primary culprit of rabies what are they   Bats & raccoons  
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with Rabies the virus is replicated in the _____   muscle  
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one rabies is replicated it migrates to the ____   CNS  
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from teh CNS rabies continues to the   Brain  
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From the brain rabies can lead to   death  
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what are the intial symptoms of rabies   pain discomfort at site of exposure, fever and malaise  
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what are the late symptoms of rabies   hydrophobia, salivation, convulsions, paralysis, and death  
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hwo do you diagnosis rabies   can only be tested in animals, and requires the hind brain, you use DFA, and negri bodies  
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what is the treatment of rabies   depends on site of bit- face/hand= emergancey, the body is non-er. wash bite site, and adminster human rabies immune globulin (HRIG) must IM away from the site, patient will recieve rabies vaccine series, adn treatment is successful if administered early  
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Arboviruses   arthropod borne viruses  
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arbovirus is always transferred from   arthropod (insect)  
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it is a ______ virus   RNA  
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there are 5 major encephalitis virus common knowledge of 3 what are they?   Saint louis encephalitis (SLE) eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) West nile virus (WNV)  
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WNV is a   bio-terrism agent  
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Arboviruse is transmitted by ______ bites and horses & birds are the _______   mosquito, reservoir  
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what are the symptoms of Arbovirus   abrupt onset, high fever, horrible headache, and may lead to paralysis  
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What is the treatment of Arbovirus   supportive  
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how do you prevent arboviruses   surveillance, and eliminate vector  
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tell me the prognosis of WNV, EEE, and SLE   WNV 10% fatal, EEE 33% fatal, and SLE 5-30%  
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Creutzfeld- Jakob disease   a prion disease  
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what is a prion   a missed shaped protein mutated protein  
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Creutzfeld-Jakob disease is a _________ brain disorder   Neurodegenerative  
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Creutzfeld-Jakob disease is _____ progressive and always _____   rapidly, fatal  
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Creutzfeld-Jakob disease has three catagories of disease what are they?   Sporadic, hereditary, acquired  
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Sporadic is the most ______ form, adn accounts for 85% of cases, transmissible from host to ____, the cause is _____.   common, host, unknown  
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sporadic creutzfeld-Jakob disease can destroy ____ ______ giving it a spongy appearance, it can lead to ______ and _____.   brain tissue, dementia and death  
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hereditary Crutzfeld-Jakob disease has a family ____ of the disease, and is genetically _____.   history, predisposed  
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hereditary Creutzfeld-Jakob disease, subject will test positive for a   genetic mutation  
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Aquired Creutzfeld-Jakob disease acquired type is the _____ type.   Rarest  
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exposure to infected brain tissue, usually through various medical procedures and human to human transmission, cattle to human transmission, are all major health concern but what type of Creutzfeld-Jakob is this   acquired  
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How do you diagnose Creutzfeld-Jakob disease   eeg, protein detection in CSF, MRI, only true confirmation is by a brain biopsy or an autopsy  
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what is the treatment for Creutzfeld jakob disease   comfort measures, pain control, education to the family  
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what is the prognosis of Creutzfeld Jakob disease   average 2 years, few "long term"  
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