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21 Cards in this Set
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The skin |
protects underlying tissues from microbial colonization. |
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Acne |
is the most common skin disease in the world a chronic inflammatory condition involving Propionibacterium acnes |
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Skin wounding through surgery |
can introduce endogenous microbes |
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Description of Staphylococcus aureus |
normal inhabitants of the human skin, mouth, nose, and throat. Gram positive cocci |
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Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) |
a disease caused by exotoxin–A toxin producing strain of Staphylococcus aureus causes toxic shock syndrome upon entry into the blood circulatory system. |
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Gangrene (Gas Gangrene) |
a condition that develops when the blood flow ceases to a part of the body, usually as a result of blockage by dead tissue. Causative agent: Clostridium perfringens |
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Cat scratch disease |
is caused by Bartonella hensela, a member of the rockettsiae. |
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Proprionibacterium acnes causing acne |
is an infection in which the bacteria inhabits the pilosebaceous glands in the skin of an adolescent youth |
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The major defense mechanisms |
are tears and the conjunctiva |
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Bacterial conjunctivitis (pinkeye) |
Caused by the bacterium Haemophilus aegyptius |
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Scarlet Fever |
is a strep throat that is also accompanied by a skin rash |
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Pertussis (Whooping cough) |
Causative agent of Pertussis. Bordetella pertussis is a small gram negative rod. |
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Tuberculosis |
is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. |
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Pneumonia |
Microbial disease of the bronchial tubes and lungs. |
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"Walking Pneumonia" |
caused by Mycoplasma Pneumoniae bacterium, which is recognized as one of the smallest bacteria causing human disease (0.2 uM in size). |
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Serratia Pneumonia |
Also is a hospital-acquired infection but caused by Serratia marcescens. |
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Q (Query) fever |
Caused by Coxiella burnetii, a member of the ricketssiae bacterial group. |
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Anthrax |
primarily a disease of large hoofed mammals such as cattle, sheep, and goats. Bacillus anthracis |
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The most common cause of permanent heart valve damage in children is |
rheumatic fever |
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Dental Caries (tooth decay) results from |
plaque building, dietary carbohydrates and acidogenic bacteria |
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Syphillis |
transmission among humans: Humans are the only host for this bacterium. (rank-third) |
