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| What is the cause of ophthalmia neonatorum? |
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| What gram stain is neisseria gonorrheoeae? |
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| How is ophthalmia neonatorum trasnmitted? |
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| sexualy aquired in afults, newborn infected during birth via infected birth canal |
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| How do you treat ophthalmia neonatorum? |
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| instilled erythromycin (gel in their eyes when they are born), classically used silver nitrate |
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| Whats the cause of inclusion conjunctivitis? |
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| How is inclusion conjuntivitis transmitted? |
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| STD in adults, can be aquired in swimming pools |
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| How is inclusion conjuntivitis treated? |
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| chlamydia trachomatis (small obligateintracellular parasite) |
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| chronic inflammation of cornea and conjunctiva |
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| What can lead to trichasis? what is this? |
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| trachoma, eyelashes turning inward due to inflammation (causes cornea scarring) |
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| What is a panus formation? |
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| when trachoma gets into the cornea it can cause permenant blindness |
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| Where is trachoma most common? |
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| north africa, appalachia, and Howwith native americans |
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| How is trachoma transmitted? |
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| hand contact: rubbing eyes, touhing soemthing, another person touching it and then their eyes |
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| tetracycline ointment, surgery to prevent eyelalsh abrasions |
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| How is trachoma prevented? |
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| higher living standards, better sanitary practices, health education (in terms of spreading the disease) |
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| What are the possible causes of conjuntivitis? |
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| strep pneumoniae, staph aureus, haemophilus influenzae, pseudomonas, or viral |
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| What is the difference between viral and bacteria conjunctivitis? |
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| viral you have red eyes but no pus |
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| What increases your chances of conjunctivitis? |
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| contact lenses (not keeping them clean) |
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| What is herpes keratitis? |
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| viral infection of the eye |
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