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Malaria |
Plasmodium parasite was identified as the causative agent |
Plas Bug |
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Causes Lyme disease |
Etiilogical agent : Borella burgdorferi |
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Plague |
Yersinia pestis |
Y P |
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Acral gangrene |
Insufficient blood supply to the extremities that results in tissue death and blackening of skin |
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Retroviruses function |
Use reverse transcriptase to convert RNA to DNA |
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Causes Mononucleosis the kissing disease |
Etiological agent Epstein-Barr virus |
EB mr. Incredible |
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Zika virus may cause |
Transmission to a fetus may cause micro encephaly and other brain defects |
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Dengue fever |
Leaky capillaries |
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Tertiary syphilis |
Gummas |
Tastes Tertiary |
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Secondary syphilis |
Peculiar red or brown rash that breaks out on all skin surfaces |
Show Red |
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Primary syphilis |
Early indication of Syphilis is the appearance of a hard chancre at the site of Entry of the pathogen |
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Causes Syphilis |
Causative agent treponema pallidum Marked by clinical-stage is designated as Primary ,secondary, tertiary |
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Vaginitis and vaginosis |
Candida albicans: most common cause of |
Vag yeast |
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Gonorrhea causative agent |
Neisseria gonorrhea: gram negative diplococcus |
NG GN 2 |
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Herpes treatment function |
Acyclovir can shorten outbreaks and suppress flare-ups |
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Pyuria |
Pus present in urine |
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Dysuria |
Pain discomfort or a burning sensation during urination |
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E.coli blank to blank of |
Cause 70 to 95% of uncomplicated UTIs |
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Pyelonephritis |
Inflammation of the kidneys |
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Cystitis |
Inflammation of the bladder |
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Giardiasis |
Passes through the stomach into the small intestines
Cyst hatches and releases to trophozoites |
Giardelli eggs from to toota |
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E. 0157: H7 (EHEC) and relatives are |
E.coli and 0157:H7 and it's closed relatives are the most virulent enterohemorrhagic E.coli
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Shigella |
Dysentery: diarrhea containing blood Produce Shiga toxin |
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Salmonella |
A large genus of bacteria, but only S.enteritica is of interest |
Only interested in one |
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Dysentery |
Diarrhea accompanied by pain, blood, and / or mucus |
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Toxoplasmosis |
Can be spread by cat feces In pregnant women: miscarriage or stillbirth |
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Leprosy lepromatous form |
Can spread to others |
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Leprosy ( tuberculoid form) |
Not very contagious |
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Spastic paralysis |
Inability to relax muscles |
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Meningococcal meningitis etiological agent |
Neisseria meningitides |
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Rabies is an example of |
Classic zoonosis |
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Flaccid paralysis |
Paralysis caused by an inability to contract muscles |
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Zoonosis |
A disease transmitted from animals to humans |
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Brain barrier function |
Protects brain from microbes |
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The nervous system contains no |
Normal microbiota |
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Meningoencephalitis |
Inflammation of both the brain and meninges |
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Encephalitis |
Inflammation of the brain |
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Meningitis |
Inflammation of the meninges |
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Trachoma etiological agent |
Chlamydia trachomatis |
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According to CDC blank is the leading cause of preventable microbial blindness |
Trachoma |
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Yeast infections etiological agent |
Candida albicans |
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Dermatophytes |
A collection of fungal organisms that cause conditions of the skin, hair, or nails |
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Fifth disease |
Characteristic - slapped cheek rash Slapped cheek syndrome |
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Maculopapular rashes |
Slightly raised small papule lesions ( not fluid-filled) Congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) -Stillbirth or miscarriage |
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HSV-1 disease |
Oral herpes |
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In order to get shingles, you have to have had |
Chicken pox |
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Chickenpox and shingles etiological agent |
Varicella-zoster |
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Lysozyme |
Enzyme present in sweat Breaks down peptidoglycan |
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Food poisoning |
Symptoms are triggered by ingested enterotoxins ( a type of exotoxin) |
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Stomach ulcers |
Helicobacter pylori |
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Streptococcus mutans |
leading cause of cavities |
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norovirus ( acute viral gastroenteritis) |
Leading cause of acute viral gastroenteritis in the US |
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Some pseudomonas aeruginosa strains make |
Pyocyanin => Greenish pigment |
Blank and color |
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S. Pyogenes can cause |
Necrotizing fasciitis ( flesh eating disease) |
Death skin |