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| Conditions/diseases caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae |
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| Gonorrhea, gonococcal opthalmia neonatorum (neonatal conjunctivitis) |
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| Conditions/diseases caused by Salmonella |
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| Salmonellosis (typhoid fever) |
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| Conditions/diseases caused by Neisseria meningitidis |
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| Meningitis, meningococcemia |
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| Conditions/diseases caused by Escherichia coli |
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Definition
| UTI, food poisoning, traveler's diarrhea |
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| Conditions/diseases caused by Shigella |
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Definition
| Shigellosis (bacillary dysentery) |
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| Conditions/diseases caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae |
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Definition
| Pneumonia (chronic alcoholics) |
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| Conditions/diseases caused by Helicobacter pylori |
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| Conditions/diseases caused by Vibrio cholerae |
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| Conditions/diseases caused by Campylobacter |
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| Conditions/diseases caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
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Burn infections
• Blue green pus; color comes from the pigment it produces which burns |
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| Conditions/diseases caused by Legionella pneumophila |
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| Conditions/diseases caused by Yersinia pestis |
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Plague
• 3 Types: 1. pneumonic (pneumonia)
2. septicemic (blood stream)
3. bubonic (vector is the rat flea, grows in salivary gland of rats, bites and injects organism in the womb) called bubonic because it gets into the lymphatic system which results in swollen nodes (buboes) also known as the "Black death"
i. Wild rats -> sylvatic cycle
ii. Domestic -> urban cycle |
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| Conditions/diseases caused by Rickettsiae |
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Definition
| Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever |
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| Conditions/diseases caused by Chlamydia trachomatis |
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Definition
| Trachoma- disease of the eye; NGU (non-gonoccocal (not caused by gonorrhea)urethritis); inclusions conjunctivitis -caused by the handling of infected genitalia and touching the eye |
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| Conditions/diseases caused by m. Chlamydia psittaci (sit-a-sigh) a.k.a. chlamydophila |
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Psittacosis (parrot fever)
• Organism sheds in feces of birds when it gets inhaled causes a type of pneumonia in humans. |
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| Conditions/diseases caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b |
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Definition
Neonatal meningitis; pneumonia, otitis media (middle ear infection), epiglottitis
• Vaccine to prevent- Hameophilus influenzae type b (Hib) |
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| Conditions/diseases caused by Haemophilus ducreyi |
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Definition
Chancroid
• Ragged ulcer on the genitalia |
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| Conditions/diseases caused by Haemophilus aegyptius |
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Definition
| "pink eye" (contagious conjunctivitis) |
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| Conditions/diseases caused by Bordetella pertussis |
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Whooping cough
• Vaccine to prevent- DTaP
• 2 stages : 1. catarrhal (mild) 2. Paroxysmal- violent coughing |
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| Conditions/diseases caused by Francisella tularensis |
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| Conditions/diseases caused by Brucella |
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Definition
| Brucellosis characterized by undulent ["rise and fall"] fever |
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| Conditions/diseases caused by Pasteurella multocida |
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Definition
| Causes Infection that results from bites from domestic animals |
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| Conditions/diseases caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae |
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Definition
| Primary Atypical Pneumonia or PAP ("walking pneumonia") |
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| Conditions/diseases caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
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Definition
Tuberculosis
2 types: 1. Pulmonary TB -> chest, lungs
2. Miliary TB -> systemic |
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| Conditions/diseases caused by Leprae |
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Leprosy (Hansen's disease)
2 phases: 1. Tuberculoid -> mild -> common cold
2. Lepromatous -> progressive characterized by nodules (gross disfigurement) |
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| Conditions/diseases caused by Treponema Pallidum |
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Syphilis
3 stages: 1. chancre that disappears 2. rash 3. gummies |
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| Conditions/diseases caused by Borrelia burgdoferi |
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Lyme disease
• Caused by Ixotes tick characterized by bullseye rash |
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| Conditions/diseases caused by Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) |
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Definition
| Leading bacterial cause of diarrhea and characterized by one or more enterotoxins and presence of fimbriae used for attachment to host intestinal cells. |
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| Conditions/diseases caused by Enteroinvasive Escherichia coli (EIEC) |
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Definition
| infection causes a syndrome that is identical to Shigellosis, with profuse diarrhea and high fever. EIEC are highly invasive, and they utilize adhesin proteins to bind to and enter intestinal cells. They produce no toxins, but severely damage the intestinal wall through mechanical cell destruction. It is closely related to Shigella. |
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| Conditions/diseases caused by Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) aka Escherichia coli O157:H7 |
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| n enterohemorrhagic strain of the bacterium Escherichia coli and a cause of foodborne illness. Infection often leads to hemorrhagic diarrhea, and occasionally to kidney failure, especially in young children and elderly. |
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| Conditions/diseases caused by Entero-aggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC or EAgEC) |
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Definition
| adhere to the intestinal mucosa and elaborate enterotoxins and cytotoxins, which result in secretory diarrhea and mucosal damage. EAEC's ability to stimulate the release of inflammatory mediators may also play a role in intestinal illness. |
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