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| Name the 3 soil borne diseases |
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Definition
Anthrax
Tetanus
Gas Gangrene |
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| What is the pathogen of anthrax? |
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Definition
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| Anthrax is primarily a disease of ____________ |
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Definition
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| in humans, once anthrax endospores enter, they are taken up by _________ |
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Definition
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| There are 3 major ways anthrax can enter the body.... |
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Definition
1.) Cutaneous anthrax
2.) Inhalation anthrax
3.) Gastrointestinal |
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| _________ anthrax is entry in skin break, which remains localized = black lesion at the site |
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Definition
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| _________ anthrax endospores inhaled, germinate in lungs caussing extensive hemorrhaging. mortality rate if unTx = 42-72 hours |
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Definition
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| ____________ anthrax is rare, mortality is high causing vomiting and bloody diarrhea. treatable |
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Definition
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| What is the pathogen of tetanus? |
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Definition
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| Pathogenesis of tetanus is due to ________ called tetanospasmin, which inhibits __________. |
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Definition
exotoxin
relaxation pathway of muscle contraction |
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Term
| Pathogenesis of tetanus is due to ________ called tetanospasmin, which inhibits __________. |
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Definition
exotoxin
relaxation pathway of muscle contraction |
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Term
| Tetanus will enter through a deep skin puncture and once it enters the ________ environment the endospores will ___________ |
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Definition
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Definition
| Muscle relaxants, sedation, ventilation, penicillin, toxoids (if prior immunization) |
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Term
| _______ (tetanus immunoglobin) is given if affected person is unimmunized. |
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Definition
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Term
| ___________ is the immunization to protect against tetanus |
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Definition
| TDaP/DTaP (tetanus, diptheria, pertusis) |
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Term
| What pathogen is Gas Gangrene? |
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Definition
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Term
| During gas gangrene, endospores enter necrotic or ________ tissue and germinate |
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Definition
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Term
| More anaerobic tissue occurs as Clostridium perfringens enters the tissue b/c sugars and proteins ______ = __________ which occludes vessels |
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| What are the s/s of gas gangrene? |
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Definition
| intense pain, swelling, foul odor, crepitus, red to green to blue black tissue |
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