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13 Cards in this Set
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Septicemia
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-lymphagitis –inflamed lymph vessels
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Sepsis
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-lymphagitis –inflamed lymph vessels
-septic shock -low blood pressure (organ failure) Symp. -Increase respiratory rate -high WBCs -Trachycardia -fever |
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Endocarditis &
Pericarditis |
Painful, red palms
Heart impairment -inflammation of lines the heart muscle itself and covers the valves |
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Anthrax
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-nausea, abdominal pain, & blood diarrhea.
-ulcers in the mouth, throat mainly in intestines -mild fever -coughing -chest pain -black scab |
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Gas gangrene
(myonecrosis) |
-black, dying tissue
-poor circulation |
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Plague
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-enlarged lymph nodes
-septic shock -nodes swells to form bubos -lung infection |
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Lyme disease
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1st sym.-Bull’s-eye rash
2nd sym.-irregular heartbeat, encephalitis 3rd sym.-Arthritis |
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Rocky mountain
/Appalachian mt. spotted fever |
-mascular rash
-appears on palms & soles -fever & headache |
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Toxoplasmosis
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-mild disease
-infection during pregnancy can damage the fetus (stillbirth, w/ severe brain damage/ vision problems |
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Sub-acute endocarditis
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Painful, red palms
Heart impairment -inflammation of lines the heart muscle itself and covers the valves |
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Acute bacterial endocarditis
(pericarditis) |
Fever, weakness, heart murmur, damage to heart valves
-inflammation of the sac around the heart |
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Rheumatic fever
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-arthritis
-fever -damage to heart valves (inflammation of the heart valves) -nodules at swollen joints |
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Tularemia
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-penetration of skin at a minor abrasion, creates an ulcer at the site
-lymph nodes enlarge (pus) -sepsis -infection of multiple organs |
