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Immune disorders
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Disorders of the Immune
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Anaphylaxis hypersensitivity
1. systemic or local? 2. how to treat an attack? 3. immediate or delayed attack? 4. what parts of immune system are involved? 5. What type allergic hypersensitivity? |
1. both
2. epinephrine 3. immediate 4. IgE, Mast Cells, Basophils 5. Type I hypersensitivity |
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Cytotoxic hypersensitivity
1. what parts of immune system are involved 2. some associated diseases 3. which type of hypersensitivity |
1. IgG, IgM, complement system
2. hemolytic disease of the newborn, hemolytic anemia, rheumatic fever and myasthenia gravis 3. Type II |
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Immune Complex hypersensitivity
1. What parts of the immune system 2. immediate or delayed? 3. some sicknesses 4. which type hypersensitivity |
1. IgG, complement
2. immediate 3. serum sickness, glomerulonephritis, systemic lupus, rheumatoid arthritis 4. type III |
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Herd immunity
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when majority of pop is immune so much that virus cannot spread
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incubation period
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the time from infection to symptoms
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vertical transmission
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from mother to child
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Congenital infection
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when transmission happens crossing placenta. in utero
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Perinatal infection
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during birth
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Postnatal infection
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Infection that occurs after birth
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Small Pox
1. what type of virus 2. two types 3. transmission 4. prevention |
1. vaccinia virus
2. variola major variola minor 3. respiratory route 4. vaccine |
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Chicken pox - shingles
1. what type of virus 2. specific virus of chicken pox 3. speicific virus of shingles and what form is is? 4. transmission 5. pathogenesis 6. treatment 7. prevention 8. what is an aspirin related condition in children and teens, (coma to death) following chicken pox? |
1. herpes virus: varicella-zoster
2. varicella 3. zoster - latent form. resides in nerve ganglia. 4. respiratory route 5. vesicular rash for 3 days (pus --> rupture --> scab) on face, throat and lower back 6. Acyclovir for severe cases 7. vaccine - live attenuated vaccine. admin at 15 months with MMR 8. reye's syndrome |
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Staphylococcus aureas
1. gram +/- 2. shape, and what they grow in 3. some diseases it causes 4. treatment |
1. gram +
2. coccus - clusters 3. Impetigo of Newborn Folliculitus furnuncle carbuncle scalded skin syndrome toxic shock syndrome food poisoning 4. methicillin, cloxacillin, oxacillin, hexachlorophene, surgical damage |
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Streptococcus pyogenes
1. another name for this 2. gram +/- 3. shape and what they grow in 4. because they disrupt blood cells, also called 5. diseases 6. treatment 7. what types of hypersensitivity is it involved in? |
1. group A strep
2. gram + 3. coccus - chains 4. group A beta-hemolytic strep 5. impetigo cellulitis strep throat 6. penicillin, erythromycin 7. type II and III |
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Herpes Simplex Virus
1. HSV-1 mostly affects 2. HSV-2 mostly affects 3. transmission 4. treatment 5. vaccine? |
1. cold sores, fever blisters
2. genitals 3. contact 4. acyclovir trifluridine - eye and genital valtrex 5. none |
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Measles - Rubella
1. what kind of virus? 2. type of Nucleic Acid 3. transmission 4. pathogenesis 5. incubation time 6. What is a famale infection during the first 3 months of pregnancy? causes deafness, cataracts, heart problems, retardation, stillborn 7. Prevention |
1. toga virus. named for shape of coat around virus.
2. rna 3. respiratory route 4. mild - red rash and fever 5. 2-3 weeks 6. congential rubella - babies have congential rubella syndrome 7. MMR vaccine |
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa
1. gram +/- 2. shape 3. diseases it causes 4. treatment |
1. gram -
2. bacillus 3. dermatitus folliculitis otitis externa Pyocyanin - which is green pus - present in burn patients. had rotting fruit odor. 4. gentamycin, carbeniciilin sulfa drugs - topical ciprofloxacin |
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Propionibacterium acnes
1. gram +/- 2. shape 3. statement about its shape 4. disease 5. treatment |
1. gram +
2. bacillus 3. pleomorphic 4. cystic acne 5. benzoyl peroxide, isotretinoin, antibiotics |
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Viral: HPV
1. cause what? 2. 99% of what comes from this? 3. transmission 4. prevention 5. treatment 6. kind of nucleic acid |
1. warts
2. cervical cancer 3. direct contact 4. Vaccine. Gardasil. Subunit vaccine. blocks 4 warts, 2 from most common genital warts, 2 from ones that cause cervical cancer. 5. freezing, acids, lasers 6. dna |
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Measles - Rubeola (red)
1. caused by what virus? 2. what kind of nucleic acid in virus? 3. transmission 4. Pathogenesis 5. prevention |
1. paramyxovirus
2. rna 3. respiratory route 4. sore throat, headache, cough, rash 5. MMR |
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Dermatophytes
1. some organisms 2. tinea capitis 3. tinea cruris 4. tinea pedis 5. treatment |
1. microsporum, trichophyton, epidermophton
2. ringworm of scalp 3. ringworm of groin 4. ringworm of feet 5. clotrimazole, undecylenic acid, griseofulvin |
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Candidiasis
1. Organism 2. disease 3. cause 4. treatment |
1. candida albicans
2. thrush 3. comprimised immune system. takes out moist mucosal regions 4. clotrimazole, ketoconazole |
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Neonatal gonorrheal opthalmia
1. organism 2. treatment 3. prevention |
1. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
2. erythromycin and penicillin 3. tetracycline at birth |
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Inclusion conjuctivitus
1. organism 2. symptoms 3. type of organism 4. treatment and prevention |
1. chlamydia trachomatis
2. scarred cornea 3. obligate intracellular organism 4. tetracycline |
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Trachoma
1. organism 2. leading cause of... 3. transmission 4. treatment |
1. chlamydia trachomatis
2. blindness 3. direct contact, fomites, flies 4. tetracycline |
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Diseases of the nervous system
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yeah that nervous system
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Meningitus
1. neisseria meningitidus - description 2. streptococcus pneumoniae - description |
1. gram - diplococci
2. gram + diplococci |
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Common to both neisseria meningitidus and streptococcus pneumoniae:
1. carried in... 2. organism enters... 3. invasive due to... 4. may be prevented with... |
1. nasopharynx
2. bloodstream and spreads to cns 3. antiphagocytic capsule 4. subunit vaccine of purified capsule |
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Unique to neisseria meningitidus:
1. rapid... 2. endotoxin... 3. what kind of outbreaks? |
1. onset
2. endotoxin contributing factor (petechia) 3. epidemic outbreaks |
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Diagnosis of meningitus
1. what is critical? 2. how to identify? 3. treatment |
1. speed
2. blood and csf culture, direct gram stains, serological tests 3. cephalosporins until AST |
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Streptococcus pneumoniae and Neisseria meningitidus:
1. which one is the pooled most common type for high risk? 2. high risk to prevent epidemics? |
1. streptococcus pneumoniae
2. neisseria meningitidus |
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Tetanus
1. organism 2. organism morphology 3. transmission 4. pathogenesis 5. treatment 6. prevention |
1. clostridium tetani
2. gram + bacillius, obligate anaerobe, spore forming 3. open wounds 4. lock jaw 5. antibiotics and antiserum 6. toxoid vaccine. Diptheria pertussis. TIG - tetanus immunoglobulins. |
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Botulism:
1. organism 2. organism morphology 3. transmission 4. pathogenesis 5. treatment 6. prevention 7. most common cause |
1. clostridium botulinum
2. gram positive bacillus, obligate anaerobe, spore forming 3. heat labile exotoxin produced in foods 4. flaccid paralysis caused by blocking of acetylcholine realeasing from nerve synapse 5. antiserum w/ respiratory assistance 6. proper food preservation 7. improper home canning |
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Viral disease of the cns
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viral diseases of the cns
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Polio
1. virus name 2. virus type 3. pathogenesis 4. prevention 5. how many serotypes of virus? 6. Last case of wild type in US was in 1979. others have been from |
1. Poliomyelitis
2. enterovirus 3. small intestine and throat, lymph nodes, blood, cns, paralysis 4. salk vaccine (K) sabine vaccine (A) 5. 3 6. back mutations from attenuated form to full virulence |
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Fungal diseases of CNS:
1. name of fungus 2. what kind of fungus is it 3. spread from .... to ... 4. most seen in what kind of patients? |
1. cryptococcus neoformans
2. yeast 3. lungs to CNS 4. immunosuppressed patients |
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Protozoan diseases of CNS
1. name of organism 2. found where? 3. how does it get to your cns |
1. naegleria fowleri
2. in streams with sandy bottoms 3. water gets in nose, amoeba moves from mastoid sinus process to brain. eats your brain. |
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Diseases of the Cardiovascular system
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diseases of the cardio
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Gas Gangrene
1. organism 2. metabolism of organism 3. symptoms 4. pathogenesis 5. diagnosis 6. treatment 7. prevention |
1. clostridium perfringens
2. obligate anaerobe 3. necrotic tissue, swelling 4. ferment CHO --> CO2 + H2 affects organs, vascular collapse, shock 5. clinical signs, anaerobic culture 6. debridement, amputation, hyperbaric O2, antibiotics 7. cleaning wounds, prophylactic antibodies |
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Lyme Disease
1. organism 2. symptoms 3. transmission 4. diagnosis 5. treatment |
1. Borrelia burgdorferi
2. rash at tick bite, flu like symptoms, heart neurological sequelae, "arthritis" 3. ticks 4. clinical symptoms, suspicion 5. penicillin |
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Typhus
1. Organism 2. morphology and metabolism 3. infects what kind of cells. |
1. Rickettsia
2. G- bacilli. Obligate intracellular parasites. 3. endothelial cells of capillaries |
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Epidemic Typhus
1. Organism 2. symptoms 3. transmission 4. diagnosis 5. treatment 6. prevention |
1. Rickettsia Prowazekii
2. prolonged fever, stupor; rash; high mortality rate 3. body louse. feces --> bite site 4. serologic test for Ab 5. tetracycline and CAMP 6. vaccine for military get rid of louse infestation |
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Endemic typhus (sporadic)
1. organism 2. prevention 3. transmission 4. reservoir 5. treatment, diagnosis, symptoms |
1. Rickettsia typhi
2. control rodent population 3. rat flea 4. rodent 5. same as epidemic typhus |
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
1. Organism 2. symptoms 3. Transmission and Reservoir 4. what kind of passage? 5. treatment and diagnosis 6. prevention |
1. Rickettsia rickettsia
2. 'measles like' rash on palms of hand, soles of feet. 3. ticks. in southeastern US and appalachia 4. Transovarian passage. transferred from one tick to another. 5. same as endemic and epidemic typhus 6. control vectors and reservoirs |
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Infectious Mononucleosis
1. what's the name of the virus 2. what family of virus 3. symptoms 4. transmission 5. pathogenesis 6. diagnosis 7. treatment 8. is fatal when? |
1. Epstein Barr Virus
2. Herpes Virus family 3. weakness, swollen lymph nodes, fever, chills 4. saliva 5. virus infects B cells, which produce heterophil antibody 6. heterophil antibody, lymphocyte morphology, florescent Ab for IgM to Ebstein Barr virus 7. bed rest 8. in immunosuppressed people |
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Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
1. symptoms 2. prevention 3. fatal when? |
1. none for most adults.
2. good hygiene. women should be aware of cmv status if thinking about becoming pregnant. babies can be harmed by cmv. |
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Diseases of the respiratory system
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diseases of the respiratory system
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Streptococcal pharyngitis (strep throat)
1. organism and aka 2. symptoms 3. pathogenesis 4. transmission 5. treatment 6. diagnosis 7. prevention |
1. Streptococcus pyogenes. aka group A hemolytic strep
2. local inflammation, fever, pus. [scarlet fever, rheumatic fever, ahgn - acute hemmorhagic glomerulonephritis] 3. invasive - hyaluronic acid capsule, m-protein, enzymes and hemolysin Toxigenic - erythrogenic toxin 4. respiratory secretions 5. penicillin, erythromycin 6. serology, culture 7. isolation |
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Otitis media
1. organisms 2. symptoms 3. pathogenesis 4. transmission 5. Diagnosis 6. treatment 7. prevention |
1. S. aureus, H. influenzae, S. pneumoniae (main)
2. pain, swelling 3. obstructed auditory tube, invasive factors 4. water, objects, trauma 5. clinical symptoms, culture 6. broad spectrum antibiotics - amoxicillin 7. tubes (youngsters) decongestants |
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Diptheria
1. organism 2. symptoms 3. pathogenesis 4. transmission 5. diagnosis 6. treatment 7. prevention |
1. Corynebacterium diphtheriae
2. pseudomembrane in throat, bull neck, kidney, heart, nerve damage 3. invasive - locally toxigenic - exotoxin inhibits protein synthesis 4. respiratory secretions 5. isolate organism, show toxin production 6. antibiotics, antitoxin -> serum containing antibodies for toxin 7. DPT vaccine (toxoid) at 2, 4, 6, 18 months and 4-6 years |
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1. what viruses causes the common cold?
2. what are they immune to? 3. transmission |
1. coronavirus, rhinovirus
2. immunity, IgA 3. droplet, fomite |
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All organisms that cause pneumoniae:
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Streptococcus pneumoniae
Klebsiella pneumonieae Pseudomonas aeruginosa Mycoplasma pneumoniae Legionella pneumophila Staphylococcus aureus |
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Streptococcus pneumoniae
1. invasive adaptation 2. what age group is this most common in? 3. diagnosis 4. treatment 5. vaccine |
1. antiphagocytic capsule, 80+ serotypes
2. the elderly 3. isolate organism 4. penicillin 5. 23 most common types PCV7, pneumovax |
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Klebsiella pneumoniae
1. morphology, location 2. diagnosis 3. treatment |
1. gram negative bacilli, lung abcesses
2. isolate organism 3. gentamicin, cephalosporin |
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa
1. leading cause of death in... |
cf patients
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae
1. atypical because it has no... 2. aka " " 3. treatment |
1. cell wall
2. walking pneumonia 3. erythromycin, tetracycline |
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Legionella pneumophila
1. morphology 2. transmission 3. diagnosis 4. treatment |
1. gram - bacillus
2. inhale aerosols 3. culture 4. erythromycin |
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Staphylococcus aureus
1. causes what, in a 4 letter abbreviation? |
MRSA
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Tuberculosis
1. organism 2. morphology 3. transmission 4. metabolism 5. diagnosis 6. treatment 7. prevention |
1. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
2. Acid Fast Bacillus 3. droplet nuclei 4. facultative intracellular parasite 5. acid fast stain culture x ray skin test 6. INH (Isoniazid) + rifampin, ethambutol long term (DOT) 7. skin test + INH BCG (bacillus calmette Guerin vaccine |
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Influenza
1. name of virus 2. morphology of virus, like what kind of nucleic acid, how many pieces? 3. symptoms 4. pathogenesis 5. transmission 6. diagnosis 7. treatment 8. Prevention |
1. Orthomyxovirus
2. RNA, 8 pieces 3. chills, fever, headache, muscle ache 4. H spikes - hemagglutinin N spikes - neuraminidase 5. respiratory secretions 6. clinical symptoms, tissue culture 7. amantadine 8. multivalent vaccines, inactivated virus (high risk) |
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1. antigenic shift
2. antigenic drift |
1. two different strains of a virus combine to form a new subtype that displays a mixture of the previous antigens.
2. when viruses over time mutate, their antigens do to, so virus may not be targeting by immune system. |
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Enterotoxin of staphylococcus aureus:
1. heat stable? 2. causes 3. lasts how long 4. prevented by 5. treatment |
1. yes
2. vomiting and diarrhea 3. around 24 hours 4. refrigeration of food 5. rehydration |
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Gastroenteritus
1. organism 2. morphology 3. incubation 4. symptoms 5. reservoir 6. transmission 7. prevention 8. treatment |
1. salmonella enterica
2. gram negative bacillus 3. 36 hours 4. fever, diarrhea 5. wide variety of animals 6. contaminated food, esp poultry products 7. sanitation and refrigeration 8. rehydration therapy |
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Typhoid fever
1. organism 2. incubation 3. reservoir 4. transmission 5. prevention 6. treatment |
1. salmonella typhi
2. 2-3 weeks 3. humans 4. human fecal oral route 5. vaccine (killed and attenuated) 6. antibiotics |
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1. gastritis
2. colitis 3. enteritis |
1. inflammation of the lining of the stomach
2. inflammation of the large intestine 3. inflammation of the small intestine |
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1. diarrhea
2. dysentery |
1. watery stools
2. watery stools with mucus and blood |
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Dysentary
1. organism 2. morphology 3. what causes blood and mucus? 4. vaccine? 5. treatment 6. which is the most dangerous species |
1. Shigellosis
2. gram - rod 3. Shiga toxin - an exotoxin that destroys mucosa, leading to blood and mucus 4. none 5. rehydration and antibiotics 6. shigella dysentariae |
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Cholera
1. Organism 2. morphology 3. where is this endemic? 4. transmission 5. symptoms 6. treatment 7. prevention |
1. Vibrio cholera
2. gram - rod. curved 3. asia 4. contaminated food and water 5. vomiting, rive water stools (12-20 liters a day) 6. rehydration and tetracycline 7. killed vaccine |
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E. coli
1. enterotoxigenic 2. enteroinvasive 3. enteropathogenic 4. enterohemorrhagic 5. all of these had humans for reservoirs, except one which was a cow. which had the cow reservoir. |
1. traveler's diarrhea "montezumas revenge"
2. dysentary 3. diarrhea in children 4. hemorrhagic colitis 5. enterohemorrhagic. |
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Hepatitis A virus
1. transmission 2. incubation 3. symptoms 4. chronic? 5. prevention |
1. contaminated food and water
2. 2-6 weeks 3. subclinical. low fever, headache, malaise, jaundice. 4. No 5. administering antibodies within 2 weeks. inactivated vaccine. |
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Hepatitis B virus
1. transmission 2. high incidence among 3. incubation 4. symptoms 5. diagnosis 6. prevention 7. treatment |
1. contaminated body fluids
2. IV drug users homosexual males hospital personnel transplacental 3. 4-26 weeks 4. none, low fever, jaundice, severe liver damage 5. serology 6. vaccine - purified HBs Ag or genetically engineered HBs AG Newborn: HBIG and vaccine contacts: HBIG 7. interferon 7. |
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What is the most common cause of post transfusion hepatitis?
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Hepatitis C
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rna or dna? Hepatitis:
A B C D E |
rna
DNA rna rna rna |
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Gonorrhoea
1. organism 2. morphology 3. transmission 4. symptoms 5. Complications 6. Diagnosis 7. treatment 8. Prevention |
1. Neisseria gonorrhoea
2. gram - diplococcus 3. direct contact 4. painful urination, purulent discharge 5. sterility PID - female arthritis endocarditis meningitis 6. male - gram stain, culture female - culture both male and female - serologic test - results in hours 7. cephalosporin, penicilin 8. abstinence, condoms no vaccine |
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Syphilis
1. organism 2. morphology (simply put) 3. transmission 4. symptoms 5. complications 6. diagnosis 7. treatment 8. prevention |
1. treponema pallidum
2. spirochete 3. direct contact 4. primary - chancre secondary - rash latent (10+ years) teriary - gumma (cns, eyes, ears) 6. serologic test to detect Ab (cannot grow in lab) 7. penicillin, erythromycin 8. abstinence, condoms |