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Causes actinomycosis, which is a chronic systemic disease characterized by lumpy abscesses that extrude pus-sulfer granuals |
Actinomyces |
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Causative organism in humans: Endogenous: present in host (mouth and Bowel) and not transmitted to host Results from lower resistant and trauma |
Actinomyces israelii |
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Causes Diptheria, what is an acute contagious disease characterized by the production of the systemic toxin, and a false membrane lining of the mucous membrane of the throat. |
Corynebacterium diphtheriae |
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What are the two different types of Diphtheria
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One type involves the nose and throat The other type involves the skin |
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Shape and gram -/+ of Diphtheria |
Club or wedge shaped, gram positive |
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Entry, exit, and MOT of Diphteria |
Entry: nose, throat, skin, eyes, lesions Exit: Discharges from entry MOT: Discharges from entry |
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Diphtheria damages what |
heart, lungs, central nervous system |
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Causes the disease tuberculosis that is primarily found in the lungs (pulmonary) but can also be found in other organs (miliary) such as lymph nodes kidneys bones and joints. |
Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
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Acid fast positive due to high lipid content of the cell wall. |
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
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Entery, exit and MOT of Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
Entry: mouth and nose Exit: Mouth and nose MOT: droplet spray in the air |
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Another name for Mycobacterium Avium Complex infection |
Mycobacterium avium intracellular |
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Causes an opportunisitic pulmonary disease which is distinguishable tuberculosis in a person if compromised immunity |
Mycobacterium Avium Complex |
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Shape, +/- of Spiral bacteria |
Small, gram negative rods with distinctive curve or comma shape |
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Three groups of spiral shaped bacteria: |
Curve/Comma: Genus Vibrio ir Campylobacter Spirochetes: highly motile and bend or flex when in motion Spirillum: Tightly coiled and do not bend of flex when in motion |
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Pathogenicity of Vibrio Cholera |
cause asiatic cholera- rice water stools Distinguished from other vibrios by the cholera red reaction Humans host this organism |
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Entry, exit, and MOT of Vibrio cholera |
Entry: Mouth Exit: Feces MOT: Indirectly through contaminated foor and water |
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Another name for Campylobacter jejuni: |
Campylobacteriosis |
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Pathogenicity of Campylobacter Jejuni: |
means curved rod in greek Normal flora in animals if humans get it- it is food poisioning |
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Entry, exit, and MOT of Campylobacteriosis |
Entry: Mouth Exit: Feces MOT: Ingestion |
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Pathogenicity of Treponema Pallidum |
Causes syphilis |
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Entry, Exit, and MOT of Treponema Pallidum |
Entry: Mucous membranes Exit: Moist lesions of the skin/mucous membranes MOT: Direct sexual contact |
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Pathogenicity of Borrelia Recurrentis |
Causes relapsing fever in humans of either and an endemic form, tick borne, or epidemic form (louse form) Causes fever, chills, headache, and joint pain |
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Entry, exit, and MOT of Borrelia Recurrentis |
Entry: Tick and louse bite exit: tick or louse bite MOT: tick or louse bite from infected animal to a human |
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Pathogenicity of Borrelia burgdorferi |
Causes lyme disease flu like symptoms |
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Entry, exit, MOT of Borrelia burgdorferi |
Entry: Bite from an infected black legged dear tick Exit: Blood from an infected animal MOT: bite from an infected black legged dear tick |
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Leptospira interrogans-pathogenicity |
Causes Leptospirosis (aka Weils disease) Other names: canicola fever, horrhagic, jaundice, mud gever, swamp fever Fever, chills, headaches muscle pain |
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Entry, exit, and Mot |
Entry: Contact with infected animal urine or water that is been contaminated with infected animal urine Exit: Body fluid discharge MOT: Contact with infected animal urine or water that has been contaminated with infected with animal urine |
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DPT stands for... |
Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus |
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Mycoplasma Characterisitcs |
Smallest of the free living bacteria Have no cell wall fried-egg shaped |
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Entry, exit, and MOT |
Entry: nose and mouth Exit: nose and mouth MOT: Droplet spray or direct contact with respiratory secretions |
