Term
1. PORTALS OF ENTRY
*Most of the time these are the same areas that also support normal flora, i.e; skin, GI tract, respiratory tract, urogenital tract |
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Definition
| Skin, conjunctiva, GI, respiratory, urogenital |
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Term
| Diseases of portal of entry |
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Definition
°°SKIN: Needs a break in the skin- bite,abrasion,needle, etc
°°CONJUNCTIVA: outer covering eye.
Ex: Haemophilus aegypticus (pink eye), Chlamydia trachomatis (trachoma), Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
°°GI: (bacteria & virus)
Ex: Shigella, Salmonella, Vibrio, some Escherichia coli, Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia, polio virus, hepatitis A, rotovirus
RESPIRATORY TRACT: streptococcal (B) (throat), meningitis, diphtheria, whooping cough (B); influenza, measles, mumps, rubella, chickenpox, common cold.
Pneumonia causing: Streptococcus pneumoniae (B), Klebsiella (B), Mycoplasma (B), Cryptococcus (F), Pneumocystis (F), Histoplasma (F), Mycobacteria
UROGENITAL TRACT: Human papillomavirus, Trichomoniasis, Chlamydiosis, Herpes simplex, Gonorrrhea, Hepatitis B, Syphilis, AIDS, yeast |
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