Bacterial Diseases - Micro (Exam 2)

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traveler's diarrhea is one form and causes hemorrhagic colitis (inflammation of the colon with bleeding)

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Escherichia coli

(E. Coli)

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tetanus, botulism, gas gangrene

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Clostridium

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nongonococcal urethritis

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Chlamydia trachomatis

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Is caused by Shigella bacteria

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Bacillary Dysentery

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Is caused by propionubacterium

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acne

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Is caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi

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Lyme disease

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What causes walking pneumonia?

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Mycoplasma pneumoniae

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What causes syphilis?

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the spirochete treponema pallidum.

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Describe Listeria monocytogenes:

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Gram-positive rod; can proliferate inside the macrophages; mostly food-borne; can live at refrigerator temperatures; dangerous for pregnant women, immunosuppressed adults or people with cancer.

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What can listeria monocytogenes causes in adults and newborns and what is the treatment?

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It can cause meningitis in adults and septicemia and meningitis in newborns.

Treatment is usually ampicillin and trimethoprimsulfamethoxyzole.

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What causes anthrax?

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bacillus anthracis

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Describe Legionella Pneumophila

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When present, it is in air-conditioning cooling towers and water lines of hospitals. Is resistant to chlorine, and causes pneumonia (Legionellosis).

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What caused the bubonic plague?

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Yersinia pestis, a gram negative rod.

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What bacteria causes leprosy and tuberculosis

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis causes tuberculosis and mycobacterium leprae causes leprosy.

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What bacteria causes peptic ulcer disease?

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helicobacter pylori

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What causes cholera?

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vibrio cholerae

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What causes rocky mountain spotted fever aka tickborne typhus?

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rickettsia rickettsii

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What can staphylococcus do?

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It can cause impetigo of newborn, scalded skin syndrome, toxic shock syndrome, food poisoning, and bacterial endocarditis.

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What causes both meningitis and gonorrhea?

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Meningitis - neisseria meningitidis

gonorrhea - neisseria gonorrhoeae

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Describe Pseudomonas

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swimmer's ear, opportunistic pathogen of burn patients, blue-green pigment

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bacteria that can cause meningitis

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Neisseria, Hemophilus, Streptococcus

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What bacteria causes pertussis (whooping cough)?

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Bordatella

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What bacteria causes diphtheria?

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Corynebacterium

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List some things Streptococcus can do:

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It can cause erysipelas, impetigo, necrotizing fasciitis, pneumonia, rheumatic fever, pharyngitis.

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Name two things that salmonella can cause:

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food poisoning, typhoid fever

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disease caused by a neurotoxin that blocks the release of acetylcholine and may begin with blurred vision

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botulism

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what is ophthalmia neonatorum?

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infection of newborn with Neisseria during birth; can result in blindness

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Define intoxication:

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ingestion of a preformed toxin; symptoms appear quickly

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Whats another name for Hansen's disease?

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leprosy

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Vomiting, cramps, diarrhea associated with custards, cream pies, and hams is caused by _________ food poisoning.

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staphylococcal

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what is exfoliative toxin?

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toxin associated with scalded skin syndrome.

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what is gangrene

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disease in which necrotic tissue is a nutrient source for bacteria.

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Describe Cholera:

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bacteria multiply in small intestine, produce enterotoxin that results in "rice water stools"

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What is ischemia?

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low oxygen supply to body tissues

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What is endocarditis?

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infection of heart valves with Staphylococcus aureus

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Describe Rocky Mountain spotted fever:

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measles-like rash on palms and soles, fever, headache, may progress to heart and kidney failure

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Describe tuberculosis:

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disease caused by bacteria which proliferate in alveolar macrophages; weight loss, coughing, loss of vigor

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What is cystitis?

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inflammation of urinary bladder

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What is enterotoxin?

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an exotoxin causing gastrointestinal symptoms.

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Virulence of the organisms which cause meningitis is related to the presence of a __________.

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capsule

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Describe pertussis:

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virulence related to capsule; bacteria destroys ciliated cells in trachea; distinctive cough

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Describe the plague:

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transmitted by rat flea; bacteria proliferates in lymph; lymph nodes swell; may spread to lungs

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Describe diphtheria:

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tough, grayish membrane in back of throat, sore throat, fever, malaise, swelling of the neck

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Describe typhoid fever:

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high fever, headache, and diarrhea; spread only in feces of other humans; caused by a particular genus of Salmonella

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What is pyelonephritis?

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inflammation of the kidney

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Describe syphilis:

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STD begins with small sore; secondary phase has skin rashes, loss of hair, malaise; tertiary phase has lesions called gummas and may have CNS damage

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How many years does a tetanus booster last?

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10

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What is septicemia?

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it is the uncontrolled proliferation of microbes in the blood

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Describe the effects of anthrax:

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high fever, difficulty breathing, chest pain; associated with handling animal hides, wool, and other animal products

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The toxins of scalded skin syndrome, scarlet fever, and diphtheria are spread among bacteria by a __________.

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bacteriophage

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Tetanus:

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disease which is caused by a neurotoxin that causes spastic paralysis.

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Lyme disease:

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most common tickborne disease; field mice an important reservoir; bulls-eye rash progressing to neurological symptoms and arthritis

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a pathogen enters GI tract and multiplies; causes fever

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infection

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an exotoxin which destroys phagocytes

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leukocidin

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dysentery:

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bloody diarrhea

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STD in which males experience painful urination and discharge of pus; females experience infection of the cervix; complications may involve joints, heart, and other parts of body

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gonorrhea

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Food poisoning associated with meat products, especially poultry and eggs, is called ______ gastroenteritis

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Salmonella

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drop in blood pressure caused by endotoxin is called:

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septic shock

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bacteria spread from one generation of tick to another through eggs is called:

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transovarian passage

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What is rheumatic fever?

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autoimmune inflammation of the heart following infection with Streptococcus pyogenes