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CCDM (Cholera, Staph, Chancroid, & Syphyllis)
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05/25/2013

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Term
Chancroid is a ____ infection characterized by ____ at the site of the infection.
Definition
Bacterial; Single or Multiple Painful Necrotizing Ulcers.
Term
Chancroid is associated with increased risk of?
Definition
Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
Term
Diagnosis of Chancroid is through the isolation of the organism from lesion exudates on a selective medium incorporating ____.
Definition
Vancomycin into chocolate, rabbit, or horse blood sugar enriched with fetal calf serum.
Term
Gram stains of lesion exudates may suggest the diagnosis if?
Definition
Gram-negative coccobacilli are seen "streaming" between Leukocytes.
Term
Name of the Chancroid bacilli?
Definition
Haemophilus Ducreyi.
Term
Chancroid is most diagnosed in?
Definition
Men and clients of sex workers.
Term
Chancroid is found in ____ regions and is found exclusively in ____ resevoirs.
Definition
Tropical and sub-tropical regions; Human resevoirs.
Term
Chancroid is transfered through?
Definition
Direct sexual contact with discharges from open lesions.
Term
Chancroid intubates from __ to __, up to __ days?
Definition
3 to 5, up to 14 days.
Term
Chancroid is communicable up to ____ weeks or months without ____. Antibiotherapy can eliminate H. Ducreyi and lesions heal in __ to __ weeks.
Definition
Several weeks or months without Antibiotherapy;One to Two weeks
Term
Cholera is an acture ____ disease characterized in its severe form by sudden ____, profuse ____, ____, and ____.
Definition
Bacterial; Onset, profuse Watery Stools, Nausea, and Vomiting.
Term
If left untreated Cholera can cause rapid ____, ____, ____ collapse, ____ in children, and ____ failure leading to death.
Definition
Dehydration, Acidosis, Circulatory collapse, Hyposglycemia in children, and Renal failure leading to death.
Term
____ is a severe case of Cholera where death may occur within a few hours.
Definition
Cholera Gravis.
Term
Diagnosis is confirmed by isolating V. Cholerae of the serogroup __ or __ from ____.
Definition
01 or 0139; Feces.
Term
Diagnosis can also be made by darkfield or phase microscopic visualization of the vibrios moving like "____"
Definition
"Shooting stars."
Term
In epidemics, when it is unnecessary to confirm all cases, WHO defines cases of Endemic Cholera as: Acute water ____ with or without ____ in any patient aged __ or more.
Definition
Diarrhea with or without Vomiting; Aged Five or more.
Term
In epidemics, when it is unnecessary to confirm all cases, WHO defines cases of Epidemic Cholera as: Acute watery ____ with or without ____ in any patient.
Definition
Diarrhea with or without Vomiting.
Term
Name of the Cholera bacilli?
Definition
Vibrio Cholerae serogroups 01 or 0139
Term
Cholera is one of the ____ and ____ epidemic diseases.
Definition
Oldest and Understood.
Term
Cholera is aquired through injestion of an infective dose of ____ or ____. Water is usually contaminated by ____ of infected individuals and usually occurs at the source.
Definition
Food or Water; Feces.
Term
Cholera icubates from a few ____ to __ days, usually __ to __ days.
Definition
Hours to five days; usually Two to Three days.
Term
Cholera is communicable as long as stools are ____.
Definition
Positive.
Term
Cholera occurs significantly more often in people with __ blood types.
Definition
O.
Term
Of the 200 V. Cholerae serogroups that exist on __ and __ can cause large epidemics
Definition
01 and 0139.
Term
Non 01/Non 0139 V. Cholera strain are associated with __% to __% of cases in ____ developing countries.
Definition
2% to 3%; Tropical.
Term
Non 01/Non 0139 V. Cholerae are found in aquatic enviorments ____, particularly in ____where they constitute ____.
Definition
Worldwide; Mildy brackish waters; Indigenous flora.
Term
Cases of Non 01/Non 0139 gastroenteritis is usually linked to the consumption of ____ particularly ____
Definition
Raw or Undercooked Seafood; Shellfish.
Term
The incubation perios for Non 01/Non 0139 V. Cholerae is ____, __ to __ hours in outbreaks.
Definition
Short, 12 to 24 hours.
Term
Non 01/Non 0139 is communicable up to an ____ days.
Definition
Several.
Term
The common bacterial skin lesions from Staphylococcal diseases range from ____, ____, ____, ____, ____, and ____. A distinctive "____" syndrome is associated with certain strains of S. Aureus.
Definition
Boils, Furuncles, Carbuncles,Abcesses, Impetigo, and Cellulitis; "Scalded Skin."
Term
____ is a well recognized complication of influenza.
Definition
Staphyllococcal Pnuemonia.
Term
Sepsis, meningitis, endocarditis, or a UTI are symptoms of ____
Definition
Coagulase-negative staphylococci
Term
The majority of S. Aureus bacilli are resistant to ____. S. Saprophyticus is a common cause of ___ in women.
Definition
Penicillin G; Urinary Tract Infections
Term
Staphyloccoccus Aureus occurs ____, and is common among ____. It's resevoir seen in ____.
Definition
Worldwide, Children. Humans
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