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Infectious diseases
Skin, eyes, nervous system, cardiovascular
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
04/26/2009

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Term
Acne
Definition
Agent: Propionibacterium acnes
Term
Impetigo
Definition

Agents: Staphylococcus aureus,

Streptococcus pyogenes

Term
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome (SSSS)
Definition
Agent: Staphylococcus aureus
Term
Gas Gangrene
Definition
Agent: Clostridium perfringens
Term
Chickenpox
Definition
Agent: Human herpes virus 3 (varicella zoster virus)
Term
Shingles
Definition
Agent: Human herpes virus 3 (varicella zoster)
Term
Smallpox
Definition
Agents: variola virus (orthopoxvirus)
Term
Measles (Rubeola)
Definition
Agent: Measles virus member of Morbillivirus genus in Paramyxovirus family
Term
Rubella (German measles)
Definition
Agent: Rubella virus
Term
Fifth Disease (erythema infectiosum)
Definition
Agent: Parvovirus B19
Term
Roseola
Definition
Agent: Human herpes virus 6 or 7
Term
Scarlet Fever
Definition
Agent: Strptococcus pyogenes
Term
Wartlike eruptions
Definition
Agent: Human papilloma virus
Term
Leishmaniasis
Definition

Agent: Leishmania spp.

Protozoan

Vector: sand fly

Term
Cutaneous anthrax
Definition
Agent: Bacillus anthracis
Term
Ringworm
Definition
Agent: Trichophyton, Microsporum, Epidermophyton
Term
Tinea versicolor (superficial mycoses)
Definition
Agent: Malassezia furfur (yeast)
Term
Neonatal conjunctivitis
Definition
Agent: Neissera gonorrhaeae or
Chlamydia trachomatis
Term
Bacterial conjunctivitis
Definition
Agent: S. pyogenes, Streptococcus pneumoniae, S. aureous, Haemphilus influenzae, Moraxella spp., Neisseria gonorrhaeae, Chlamydia trochomatis
Term
Viral conjunctivitis
Definition
Agent: Adenoviruses and others
Term
Trachoma
Definition
Agent: Chlamydia trochomatis serovars A-C
Term
Keratitis
Definition
Agent: Herpes simplex virus 1 and
herpes simplex virus 2
Term
River blindness
Definition

Agent: Wolbachia plus Onchocerca volvulus

parasitic helminth

Vector: black fly

Term
Meningitis
Definition
Agents: (bacteria) Neisseria meningitidis; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Haemophilus influenzae; Listeria monocytogenes; (fungi) Cryptococcus neoformans, bird droppings; Coccidiodes immitis, coccidioidomycosis of meninges; viruses
Term
Neonatal meningitis
Definition
Agent: Streptococcus agalactiae or Escherichia coli
Term
Meningoencephalitis
Definition

Agent: Naegleria fowler or Acanthamoeba

protozoa

Term

Acute encephalitis:

Western Equine encephalitis

Eastern Equine encephalitis

California encephalitis

St. Louis encephalitis

West Nile encephalitis

Definition

Agent 1: arboviruses

Vectors: arthropods

Agent 2: Herpes simplex virus (HSV-1 and HSV-2)

Agent 3: JC virus

Term
Subacute encephalitis
Definition

Agent 1: Toxoplasma gondii (protozoan)

host and resevoir: cats

Agent 2: measles virus (subacute sclerosing panencephalitis SSPE)

Agent 3: Prions (transmissible spongiform encephalopathies)

Term
Rabies
Definition
Agent: Rhabdoviridiae family, Lyssavirus genus
Term
Poliomyelitis
Definition
Agent: poliovirus in family of Picornaviridae
Term
Tetanus
Definition
Agent: Clostridium tetani
Term
Botulism
Definition
Agent: Clostridium botulinum
Term
African Sleeping Sickness
Definition

Agent: Trypanosoma brucei (protozoan)

Vector: Tsetse fly

Term
Endocarditis
Definition
Agent: Staphylococcus aureus; group A streptococci; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Term
Septicemia
Definition
Agents: bacteria or fungi
Term
Subacute endocarditis
Definition
Agents: bacteria of low pathogenicity, e.g., alpha-hemolytic streptococci, S. oralis, S. mutans
Term
Plague
Definition
Agent: Yersinia pestis, G(-) rod
Term
Tularemia
Definition
Agent: Francisella tularensis
Term
Lyme disease
Definition

Agent: Borrelia burgdorferi

Vector: hard tick of genus Ixodes

Term
Infectious mononucleosis
Definition
Agent: Epstein-Barr virus (EBR) or
Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
Term
Hemorrhagic fever diseases
Definition
Agents: RNA enveloped viruses
Term
Yellow Fever
Definition

Agent: arbovirus

vector: Aedes aegyptii mosquitos

Term
Dengue Fever
Definition

Agent: dengue fever virus (flavivirus)

vector: Aedes mosquitos

Term
Ebola and Marburg
Definition
Agents: ebola, marburg viruses (Filoviridae)
Term
Brucellosis
Definition
Agent: Brucella genus;
B. abortus (cattle), B. suis (pigs)
Term
Q-fever
Definition
Agent: Coxiella burnetti (intracellular parasite)
Term
Cat Scratch Disease (CSD)
Definition

Agent: Bartonella henselae

vector: cats

Term
Trench Fever
Definition

Agent: Bartonella quintana

vector: lice

Term
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Definition

Agent: Rickettsia rickettsii

vector: hard ticks, dog tick

Term
Malaria
Definition

Agents: Plasmodium malariae, P. vivax, P. falciparum, P. ovale (protozoa)

Vector: Anopheles mosquito

Term
Anthrax
Definition
Agent: Bacillus anthracis
Term
HIV and AIDS
Definition

Agents: retrovirus HIV

Primary effects: T-cells results in loss of essential T4 lymphocytes memory clones and stem cells, paving way for infection by opportunistic agents and malignant cells.

Term
Adult T-cell Leukemia and Hairy Cell Leukemia
Definition
Agents: retrovirus HTLV I (adult T-cell);
HTLV II (hariy cell)
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