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16 Cards in this Set
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Q. Haemophilus Influenzae?
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Common cause of meningitis in children. Requires hemin (factor X) and NAD+ (factor V) for growth. Capsule needed for virulence
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Q. Legionella pneumophila?
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Pontiac fever***. In drinking water and moist surfaces, AC systems, cooling towers. NOT obligate intracellular parasite. High fever, chills, cough, confusion.
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Q. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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Airborne transmission. Granulomatous lesion. Chronic productive BLOODY cough, low fever, night sweats, weight loss, fatigue.
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Q. M. leprae
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Also called Hansens disease. Infection of skin, perpheral nerves, and mucous membranes. Spread by prolonged contact by infected person.
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Q. Mycoplasma pneumoniae
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Smallest known bacteria. NO cell wall. Called "Walking Pneumonia". Spread person to person. Linked with several chroniic diseases.
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Q. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
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Sexual Contact. Green or yellow discharge. Skin lesions, pelvic pain.
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Q. Neisseria meningitidis
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Spread by airborne contact. Neck stiffness, headache, fever, purple rash (progress rapidly. TYPICALLY IN YOUNG ADULTS.
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Q. Rickettsia rickettsii
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Rocky mountain spotted fever. Damage to blood vessels leads to typical rash. Spread by bite.
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Q. Rickettsia typhi
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Lice and flea feces. The person typically scratches the feces into the skin.
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Q. Treponema pallidum
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AKA Syphillis. Genital tract lesion.
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Q. Borrelia burgdorferi?
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Via deer tick and black-legged tick. Lyme disease. May also have arthritis and carditis. Persistent neurological and arthritic infections may last years. Possible link to lymphoma
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Q. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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Blue-pus” in infections and sputum. Nosocomial. COmmon in cystic fibrosis patiens.
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Q. Klebsiella pneumoniae
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Common in alcoholics, immune compromised
“Currant jelly” like sputum (bloody color and thick) |
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Q. Vibrio cholerae
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Severe Diarrhea. Infects only the small intestine.
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Q. Pasteurella pneumotropica
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Often spread via bite of animal to human. Respiratory infection
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Q. Brucella melitensis
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Spread by infected food or inhalation via occupational exposure to infected food. Limb and back pains severe, sweating and fatigue
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