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Malaria

Plasmodium parasite was identified as the causative agent

Plas Bug

Causes Lyme disease

Etiilogical agent : Borella burgdorferi

Plague

Yersinia pestis

Y P

Acral gangrene

Insufficient blood supply to the extremities that results in tissue death and blackening of skin

Retroviruses function

Use reverse transcriptase to convert RNA to DNA

Causes Mononucleosis the kissing disease

Etiological agent Epstein-Barr virus

EB mr. Incredible

Zika virus may cause

Transmission to a fetus may cause micro encephaly and other brain defects

Dengue fever

Leaky capillaries

Tertiary syphilis

Gummas

Tastes Tertiary

Secondary syphilis

Peculiar red or brown rash that breaks out on all skin surfaces

Show Red

Primary syphilis

Early indication of Syphilis is the appearance of a hard chancre at the site of Entry of the pathogen

Causes Syphilis

Causative agent treponema pallidum


Marked by clinical-stage is designated as


Primary ,secondary, tertiary

Vaginitis and vaginosis

Candida albicans: most common cause of

Vag yeast

Gonorrhea causative agent

Neisseria gonorrhea: gram negative diplococcus

NG GN 2

Herpes treatment function

Acyclovir can shorten outbreaks and suppress flare-ups

Pyuria

Pus present in urine

Dysuria

Pain discomfort or a burning sensation during urination

E.coli blank to blank of

Cause 70 to 95% of uncomplicated UTIs

Pyelonephritis

Inflammation of the kidneys

Cystitis

Inflammation of the bladder

Giardiasis

Passes through the stomach into the small intestines



Cyst hatches and releases to trophozoites

Giardelli eggs from to toota

E. 0157: H7 (EHEC) and relatives are

E.coli and 0157:H7 and it's closed relatives are the most virulent enterohemorrhagic E.coli


Shigella

Dysentery: diarrhea containing blood


Produce Shiga toxin

Salmonella

A large genus of bacteria, but only S.enteritica is of interest

Only interested in one

Dysentery

Diarrhea accompanied by pain, blood, and / or mucus

Toxoplasmosis

Can be spread by cat feces



In pregnant women: miscarriage or stillbirth

Leprosy lepromatous form

Can spread to others

Leprosy ( tuberculoid form)

Not very contagious

Spastic paralysis

Inability to relax muscles

Meningococcal meningitis etiological agent

Neisseria meningitides

Rabies is an example of

Classic zoonosis

Flaccid paralysis

Paralysis caused by an inability to contract muscles

Zoonosis

A disease transmitted from animals to humans

Brain barrier function

Protects brain from microbes

The nervous system contains no

Normal microbiota

Meningoencephalitis

Inflammation of both the brain and meninges

Encephalitis

Inflammation of the brain

Meningitis

Inflammation of the meninges

Trachoma etiological agent

Chlamydia trachomatis

According to CDC blank is the leading cause of preventable microbial blindness

Trachoma

Yeast infections etiological agent

Candida albicans

Dermatophytes

A collection of fungal organisms that cause conditions of the skin, hair, or nails

Fifth disease

Characteristic - slapped cheek rash



Slapped cheek syndrome

Maculopapular rashes

Slightly raised small papule lesions ( not fluid-filled)



Congenital rubella syndrome (CRS)


-Stillbirth or miscarriage

HSV-1 disease

Oral herpes

In order to get shingles, you have to have had

Chicken pox

Chickenpox and shingles etiological agent

Varicella-zoster

Lysozyme

Enzyme present in sweat



Breaks down peptidoglycan

Food poisoning

Symptoms are triggered by ingested enterotoxins ( a type of exotoxin)

Stomach ulcers

Helicobacter pylori

Streptococcus mutans

leading cause of cavities

norovirus ( acute viral gastroenteritis)

Leading cause of acute viral gastroenteritis in the US

Some pseudomonas aeruginosa strains make

Pyocyanin => Greenish pigment

Blank and color

S. Pyogenes can cause

Necrotizing fasciitis ( flesh eating disease)

Death skin