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38 Cards in this Set
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Mouth Infections
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Streptococcus mutans
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Streptococcus mutans
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Dental caries
Gingivitis oAble to form a capsule oBacteria use sugar to produce acids that lead to the disease of teeth and gums Fluoride helps teeth to be resistant to bacteria acid |
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Stomach infections
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= Helicobacter pylori
= Vibrio cholera = Shigella dysenteriae = Salmonella enterica = Escherichia coli = Clostridium aureus = Staphylococcus difficile |
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Helicobacter pylori
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– stomach ulcers
o Causes the amount of stomach acid to decrease. |
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Vibrio cholera
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- cholera
o Spread through feces/ feces infected water o “comma” shaped rods – gram-negative o Massive diarrhea 20L per day o Not common in U.S. |
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Shigella dysenteriae
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- dysentery
o Spread through feces/feces infected water o Abdominal cramps o Diarrhea o *Blood in the stool* Tissue destruction o Not common in U.S. |
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Salmonella enterica
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- typhoid fever
o Not seen often in the U.S. because of cleanliness o Pathogenic – causes more disease and mortality o Carried throughout the whole body o Affects different/various organs |
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Escherichia coli
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- E. coli
o Various strains of E. coli Pathogenic & non-pathogenic o O157:H7 Most pathogenic of E. coli |
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Clostridium difficile
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- colitis
o 10% of adults carry this in their intestines o Prevalent in the presence of antibiotics |
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Staphylococcus aureus
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o Food poisoning
o Quick onset after eating o Generally over in a short duration |
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Viral disease of the Gastrointestinal Tract
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- Herpes (HSV 1)
- Mumps - Hepatitis (HAV,HBV,HCV) |
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Herpes
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– HSV-1
o Cold sores and fever blisters |
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Hepatitis
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– HAV, HBV, HCV
o Liver infection o Jaundice – yellowing of skin and eyes |
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Hepatitis A (HAV)
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Infectious hepatitis
Contact with feces |
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Hepatitis B (HBV)
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A-systematic – carriers who don’t know
Serum hepatitis 10% liver failure Blood to blood contact Sexual contact Unsterile piercing/tattooing |
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Hepatitis C (HCV)
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Blood to blood contact
Unsterile piercing/tattooing Mild virus 3 million carries in the U.S. |
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Streptococcus pyogenes
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– strep throat
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Rheumatic fever
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untreated strep throat
Inflammation of various organs • Heart – heart damage • Brain |
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Glomerulonephritis
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untreated strep throat/ strep skin infection
Kidney disorder |
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Scarlet fever
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– untreated strep throat
Toxins produced by streptococcus pyogenes get into the blood and travel throughout the body • Red Rash • White coating on the tongue |
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Corynebacterium diphtheriae
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- diphtheria
- DPT vaccine |
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DPT vaccine
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D – diphtheria
P – pertussis T – tetnus |
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Haemophilus influenza
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- sinusitis
- otitis media - conjunctivitis |
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Sinusitis
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Sinus infection
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Otitis media
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Ear infection
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Conjunctivitis
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“Pink” eye
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Bordetella pertussis
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“whooping Cough”
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Mycobacterium
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tuberculosis
o Tubercle/granuloma o TB 60% mortality rate |
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Pneumonia
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- Klebsiella pnemoniae
- Streptococcus pneumoniae - Mycoplasma pneumonia |
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Mycoplasma pneumonia
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Mild
“walking” pneumonia Easily spread |
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Influenza
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Viral
o Flu Headache, fever, muscle aches, etc. • Week long duration |
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Treponema pallidum
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– syphilis
1° - chancre – painless red ulcer with a hard rim that will appear at the sight of the infection. (1st few weeks) •2° - (2-10 wks later) flu like symptoms, rash on hands and feet (can be transferred by kissing) •3° - (5-20 years later) – hypersensitivity •Can cross the placenta |
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Antigenic shift
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Lead to a flu epidemic
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Genital warts
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- Viral
– human papilloma virus (HPV) Cervical cancer |
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Herpes (genital)
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Herpes Simplex virus II
- viral |
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Chlamydia trachomatis
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– Chlamydia
• Obligate intracellular o Mimics symptoms of gonorrhea |
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90% cause of yeast infections
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Escherichia coli
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae
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– gonorrhea
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