Term
| Gastritis caused by bacteria |
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Definition
Helicobacter pylori
Causes: duodenal ulcer disease; gastritis in antrum of stomach (inflammation and reflux); gastric adenocarcinoma; symptoms occur 5-10 days after infection |
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Term
| Gastroenteritis caused by virus |
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Definition
rotavirus
Causes: vomiting, fever, watery diarrhea; associatied w/ severe dehydration and death in young f children; nosacomial diarrhea of children and infants; after 1-3 days |
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Term
| Gonococcal Infection (Genitourinary) |
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Definition
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Causes: males: mucopurulent or purulent discharge from anterior urethra (urethritis); females: mucopurulent cervicitis, abnormal vaginal discharge and bleeding after intercourse, uterine invasion (involves endometritis, salpingitis, pelvic peritonitis); pharyngeal and anorectal infections (involves pruritis, tenesmus, discharge), conjunctivitis in newborns, septicemia, arthritis, skin lesions, and rarely endocarditis and meningitis, PID |
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Term
| Gonococcal Infection (Conjunctivitis) |
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Definition
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Causes: acute redness and swelling of conjunctiva of one or both eyes w/ mucopurulent or purulent discharge; w/out quick treatment, corneal ulcer, perforation, and blindness may occur; any purulent neonatal conjunctivitis should be assumed to be gonococcal until proven otherwise |
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