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18 Cards in this Set
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Escherichia Coli |
- GNR coliform bacteria - fecal oral route (food or water) - diarrhea leading to dehydration - eg. E. coli |
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Campylobacter spp |
- GNR coliform bacteria - fecal oral route (contaminated meat, milk) - diarrhea, fever, nausea - eg. C. coli |
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Helicobacter pylori |
- GNR coliform bacteria - fecal oral route (water or food) - stomach ulcers - eg. non-Hodgekins lymphoma |
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Vibrio cholerae |
- GNR coliform bacteria - fecal oral route (water or food) - painless watery diarrhea, dehydration - eg. Cholera |
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Shigella spp. |
- GNR coliform bacteria - fecal oral route - diarrhea, fever, abdominal pain - eg. Bacillary Dysentery |
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Yersinia pestis |
- GNR coliform bacteria - spread by flea bites - can be fatal - eg. Plague |
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Salmonella typhi |
- GNR coliform bacteria - fecal oral route (food or water) - sudden fever, headache, nausea - eg. Typhoid Fever |
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Chlostridium botulinum |
- GPR coliform bacteria - spread by spores in food - high mortality rate - eg. Botulism |
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Rickettsia prowazekii |
- rickettsia bacteria - spread by human body louse - sudden headache, chills, dark spot on torso - can be fatal - eg. Louse-borne Tuphus, spotted fever |
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Staphylococcus aureus |
- GPS bacteria - fecal oral route (food) - nausea, vomiting - eg. Golden Death |
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Streptococcus pyogenes |
- GPS bacteria - fecal oral route - flesh-eating, ~25% mortality rate - eg. Flesh-eating Disease |
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Plasmodium vivax |
- protozoan parasite - spread by mosquito bites - flu-like symptoms - can be fatal - eg. Malaria |
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Giardia lambia |
- protozoan parasite - fecal oral: cysts - diarrhea - eg. Beaver Fever |
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Entamoeba histolytica |
- protozoan parasite - fecal oral: cysts - vague- to non-symptoms (mild dysentery) - eg. Amebiasis |
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Cryptosporidium parvum |
- protozoan parasite - fecal oral: oocysts - watery diarrhea, coughing - eg Crypto |
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Hepatitis A |
- virus - fecal oral route - sudden fever, nausea; later jaundice |
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Norwalk |
- virus - fecal oral route (food or water) - nausea, vomiting diarrhea |
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Polio |
- virus - fecal oral (water: swimming pools) - in mild cases: diarrhea - in severe cases: crippling / paralysis |
