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| The meninges is a system of membranes that consists of the following three layers: |
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| This is found between the arachnoid and pia mater: |
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| This is the inflammation of the meninges: |
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| This is inflammation of the brain: |
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| This is inflammation of both the brain and the meninges: |
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| These two microbes are responsible for 80% of meningitis in the United States: |
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- Neisseria meningitidis
- Streptococcus pneumoniae
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| The normal throat flora Neisseria meningitidis causes __ and the symptoms are due to an endotoxin that is produced rapildy with death occurring in hours: |
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| While there is a vaccine for certain types of Neisseria meningitidis, it can cause lifelong neurological issues and kidney damage and it affects __ and people with head injuries |
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| This is the leading cause of meningitis in the United States and is caused by a virulent capsule that resists host defenses: |
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| Streptococcus pneumoniae causes __, affects babies and the elderly and there are two types of vaccines |
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| This type of meningitis is caused by a virulent capsule, affects children under the age of four and was the leading cause of meningitis until a vaccine was produced in 1988 in the United States: |
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| Influenzal Meningitis is caused by the bacteria known as __ |
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| Haemophilus influenzae type b |
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| This type of bacterial meningitis has the greatest mortality rate can cause neomatal sepsis and is caused by normal flora in the vagina: |
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| Group B Streptococcus (GBS) |
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| This type of bacterial meningitis is a foodborne illness caused by dairy products because the bacteria love sugar: |
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| This bacteria causes teanus or lockjaw and is a gram positive, anaerobe with endospores that resist adverse environmental conditions: |
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| Treatment for tetanus includes both toxoid and immune globulin which is considered __ immunity |
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| If this toxin __ produced by tetanus is attached to nerve cells, therapy is of no use |
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| Neurotoxin (tetanospasmin) |
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| This bacteria causes botulism, is a gram positive rod, an anaerobe and an endospore: |
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| Ingestion of the Clostridium botulinum endospore is not harmful but the __ is deadly |
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| Pressure cookin kills endospores and should be used at a temperature of __ for __ minutes |
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| Leprosy or Hansen's disease is caused by the bacteria __ that grows in the peripheral nervous system and skin cells |
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| Mycobacterium leprae contain __ rods that have a waxy cell wall and can be cultred in armadillos because they carry the bacteria |
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| Leprosy or Hansen's disease bacteria can be found in __ and lesion fluid |
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| Name the two forms of Leprosy or Hansen's Disease: |
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- Lepromatous
- tuberculoid (neural)
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| This type of Leprosy infects skin cells: |
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This type of Leprosy causes regions of skin to lose sensation and is surrounded by border of nodules:
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