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Syphilis
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Treponema pallidum
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Three Stages:
Primary - Hard chancre at site of entry Secondary - fever, swollen lymph nodes, rash, possible liver Tertiary - gumma - soft gummy lesions that degenerate blood vessels in brain |
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Gonorrhea
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae
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Second most frequently reported STD
Females - invades cervix/urethra, can lead to Pelvic Inflammatory Disease where org works its way to fallopian tubes to cause sterility Males - Mostly in urethra Newborns - Opthalmia neonatorum - congenital gonorrhea |
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Chlamydia
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Chlamydia trachomatis
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#1 STD causing nongonococcal urethritis
Grows only in living tissue Similar to Gonorrhea but milder |
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Chancroid
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Haemophilus ducreyi
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Worldwide may be more prevalent than syphilis or gonorrhea
Characterized by soft chancre at site of entry |
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Leprosy
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Mycobacterium leprae
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Spread via multiple skin contacts or droplent inhalation
Long incubation period of 3-6 years Disfiguring of skin and bones due to lepromas (lepromatous leprosy) OR by loss of pain sensation due to nerve damage (tuberculoid leprosy) |
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Staphylococcal Skin Diseases
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Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus pyrogenes |
Normal inhabitants of skin, mouth, nose, throat.
Can initiate disease if they penetrate skin or mucous membrane Aureus-Abscess Boil-pimple Carbuncle - deeper abscess when staph work way below skin |
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Toxic Shock Syndrome
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Staphylococcus aureus
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Rapidly rising fever, vomiting, and diarrhea progressing to sore throat and rash. Sudden drop in BP can occur leading to shock and death.
TAMPONS AHHH |
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Bacterial conjunctivitis
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Haemophilus aegyptius
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Conjunctiva become inflamed, causing eye to appear pink. Very contagious.
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Endogenous Bacterial Diseases
Actinomycosis |
Actinomyces israelii
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EBD
Nocardiosis |
Nocardia asteroides
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EBD
Bacteriodes-related diseases |
Bacteriodes fragilis
Causes gangrene. |
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EBD
Pseudomembranous colitis |
Clostridium difficile
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Urinary Tract Infections
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Proteus mirabilis
Escherichia coli |
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Influenza
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Haemophilus influenzae
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Scalded skin syndrome
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Staphylococcus aureus
In infants: Skin becomes red, wrinkled, tender. Will peel off. Due to exotoxin |
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Impetigo contagiosum
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Staphylococcus aureus
Infection is more superficial and involves patches of epidermis just below the outer skin |
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