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Bacterial Diseases
Microbiology
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12th Grade
11/29/2015

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Term
Legionnaires’ Disease
Definition
fever, cough, headache, neuralgia, and bronchopneumonia
Term
Diphtheria
Definition
DANGEROUS exotoxin, Colonizes the pharynx and forms a psuedomembrane
Term
Chlamydial Pneumonia
Definition
fever, productive cough, and mild pharyngitis, bronchitis, and sinusitis
Term
Meningitis
Definition
vomiting, headache, lethargy,confusion, and stiffness in neck and back, may be fatal
Term
Tuberculosis
Definition
fever, fatigue, weight loss
cough characteristic of pulmonary involvement may result in expectoration of bloody sputum
Term
Pertussis
Definition
7- to 14-day incubation initially coldlike symptoms and inflamed mucous membranes
followed by prolonged coughing sieges with inspiratory whoop permanent or long-lasting immunity
develops
Term
Streptococcal Pharyngitis
Definition
redness, edema, exudate in 50% and lymphnode enlargement in throat
Term
Glomerulonephritis
Definition
edema, fever, hypertension, and hematuria may spontaneously heal or may become chronic
Term
Lyme Disease
Definition
expanding, ring-shaped, skin lesion, flu-like symptoms neurological abnormalities, heart inflammation,and arthritis
Term
Plague
Definition
subcutaneous hemorrhages, fever, and buboes, fatal if untreated
Term
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Definition
vasculitis and sudden onset of headache, high fever,chills, and skin rash
Term
Gas Gangrene
Definition
severe pain, edema, drainage, muscle necrosis, black and red spots on skin
Term
Leprosy
Definition
Skin lesions, thickened skin, severe numbness, dry skin, muscle weakness, paralysis, eye problems, ulcers on soles, enlarged nerves
Term
Mycobacterium chelonae
Definition
skin lesions, papules, pustules, plaques
Term
Gonorrhea
Definition
urethral discharge of yellow, creamy pus,and painful, burning urination,vaginal discharge beginning 7 to 21 days after infection
Term
Nongonococcal Urethritis
Definition
Urethral discharge, itching, PID, miscarriages, still birth
Term
Syphilis
Definition
rashes, weight loss, sores,
Term
Scalded Skin Syndrome
Definition
epidermis peels off revealing red area underneath
Term
Toxic Shock Syndrome
Definition
precipitous drop of blood pressure, failure of multiple organs, and high fever
Term
MRSA
Definition
swollen, painful red bumps that might resemble pimples, fever, deep painful abscesses
Term
Impetigo
Definition
crusty lesions and vesicles surrounded by red border
Term
Cellulitis
Definition
affected skin appears swollen and red and may be hot and tender.
Term
Tetanus
Definition
trismus (“lockjaw”),tension or cramping and twisting of skeletal muscles and tightness of jaw muscle
Term
Myositis
Definition
inflammation and destruction of skeletal muscle and fat tissue
Term
Pneumonia
Definition
Cough, often producing mucus, also called sputum, from the lungs. Mucus may be rusty or green or tinged with blood, chills, fever, difficulty breathing
Term
Strep Throat
Definition
irritation, soreness, or difficulty swallowing, white patches on tonsils, fever, sore throat
Term
Rheumatic fever
Definition
Fever
Painful and tender joints — most often the ankles, knees, elbows or wrists; less often the shoulders, hips, hands and feet
Pain in one joint that migrates to another joint
Red, hot or swollen joints
Small, painless nodules beneath the skin Chest pain ,Heart murmur,Fatigue
Term
Erysipelas
Definition
red patches that may occur periodically at same site for years, sharply demarcated border
Term
Trachoma
Definition
Itchy eye, eye pain, blurred vision
Term
Necrotizing facsciitis
Definition
Swelling, possibly accompanied by a purplish rash.
Large, violet-colored marks that transform into blisters filled with dark, foul-smelling fluid.
Discoloration, peeling, and flakiness as tissue death (gangrene) occurs.
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