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Staphlyococcus
Characteristic-gram pos cocci
Disease-food poisoning, toxic shock syndrme, staph scalded skin syndrome
Epidemiology-oral ingestion, tss is tampon parenteral, and ssss is parenteral via wounds, follicle, glands
Pathogenesis-exotoxins to immune response, exotoxins to lysogeny, exotoxins
Host Response- vomiting, diarreah, tss is fever, rash, life threatiening, ssss is painful red flush, blisters
Streptococcus
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Characteristic-gram pos cocci
Disease
Epidemiology
Pathogenesis
Host Response
Neisseria
Characteristic-gram neg cocci
Disease-gonorreah, infants is gonococcal infection, or meningococcus (live in throat)
Epidemiology-std, birth canal, or respiratory for mening
Pathogenesis-pathogen invades seperating mucosal cells, in mening, vulnerable people in mucosal cells, damaging epith
Host Response-men, painful urination, women, blood discharge, MAY LEAD TO PID, pelvic inflamatory disease which is eptopic pregnancy
Meningo is sore throat, convulsions, can lead to coma, neuro damage
Meningococcal meningetis
Epidemiology-may cause epidemics
Pathogenesis-bacterima then endotoxins release in meninges
Host Response-not death(common in children)
Bacillus Anthracis
Disease: pulmonary anthrax
Epidemiology: spore inhalation
Pathogenesis: bacillin in luungs release toxins, blodo clots, septicimia
Host response: pneumona, chest painm high mortality
Bacillus Anthracis
cutaneous anthrax
Disease:
Epidemiology: parenteral, cuts
Pathogenesis: exotoxins
Host response: papale, necrotic, fatal spticemia if body cant localize infection
Bacillus cereus
gastro enteritis
Disease:
Epidemiology: oral, rice, potato
Pathogenesis: enterotoxins
Host response: nausea, vomiting, diarreah
Clostridum
gas gangrene
Disease-
Epidemiology-parenteral, deep wound
Pathogenesis-spores germinate, cells grow, release toxins killing muscle clls
Host Response-death of soft tissue (necrosis) from loss of blood supply
Clostridum Tetani
Disease-botulism
Epid-parentral, deep wound
muscle spasms, spastic paralysis, death
Bacillus Anthracis
Disease: pulmonary anthrax
Epidemiology: spore inhalation
Pathogenesis: bacilli in lungs release toxins, blood clots, septicimia
Host response: pneumona, chest pain and high mortality
Bacillus Anthracis
cutaneous anthrax
Disease:
Epidemiology: parenteral, cuts
Pathogenesis: exotoxins
Host response: papale, necrotic, fatal spticemia if body cant localize infection
Bacillus cereus
gastro enteritis
Disease:
Epidemiology: oral, rice, potato
Pathogenesis: enterotoxins
Host response: nausea, vomiting, diarreah
Clostridum
gas gangrene
Disease-
Epidemiology-parenteral, deep wound
Pathogenesis-spores germinate, cells grow, release toxins killing muscle clls
Host Response-death of soft tissue (necrosis) from loss of blood supply
Clostridum Tetani
Disease-botulism
Epid-parentral, deep wound
neurotoxin blocks relaxation pathway
muscle spasms, spastic paralysis, death
Clostridum BOTULISM
oral ingestion from canned food, honey
Pathogenesis-neurotoxin blood release of acetylcholine synapse in skel muscles, infaants, immature intestional microbiota allows spores to germinate
nausea, blurred vision, weakness, flaccid paralysis, death
Diptheria (corynebacterium)
Disease-
Epidemiology-droplet, upper repiratory tract
Pathogenesis-dipthtoxin in bacteria carrying prophages, viral dna inserted in cell
Host Response-inflamm reaction, fever, spre throat, big lymph nodes, throat may cause asphyxiation
Propionibacterium, ACNES
Disease-
Epidemiology-contact
Pathogenesis-sebum increase, rupture blocked hair follicle
Host Response-inflammatory lesion, acne scars
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
Disease-
Epidemiology-airborne, droplet, respiratory secretions
Pathogenesis-pathoden makes phagocytes, tubercles, lumps and lesions in alveoli

Host Response-weight loss, blood cough, fever, anorex, fatigue, night sweats
shallow skin lesions, loss of sensation in skin, no skin nodules
Mycobacterium leprae
Disease-LEPROSY
Epidemiology-contact discharge from lesions, nasal, armadillos have bacteria
Pathogenesis-damaged nerves, ineffective t cell response
Host Response-generalized sensory loss, disfiguring nodules, lion face, necrosis, lymph nodes have bacilli
Psuedomonas aeuriginosa, UTI
Disease-uti
Epidemiology-urethra, nosocomial
Pathogenesis-lining of urinary tract
Host Response-urine pain, cloudy urine, chills and fever
Psuedomonas aeruginosa: abscess
Disease-abscess
Epidemiology-parenteral
Pathogenesis-colonize lesions
Host Response-localized pus
Psuedomonas aeruginosa: Septicemia
Disease-septicemia
Epidemiology-parenteral
Pathogenesis-invade blood, endotoxin LPS
Host Response-lymphangitis, septic shock
Bordatella pertissis

(whooping cough)
Disease-whooping cough
Epidemiology-direct contact, droplet
Pathogenesis-receptors bind to epith, toxin dislodge cells, build up of mucus, blocked airways
Host Response-nasal drainage, congestion, recurrent cough with whooping sound
Legionella Pneumophila
Disease-pneomonialike
Epidemiology-airborne by spas, shower, fountain
Pathogenesis-survive in phagocytes and ameoba, infect lungs
Host Response-high fever, cough, pneumonialike
Escherichia coli
UTI
urethra
infect urinary tract lining
painful urination, cloudy urine, light blood, fever
Escherichia coli
cystitis
Urethra
infect urinary bladder
dysuria (painful urination, pyuria (leukoctye in urine)
Escherichia coli
septicemia
Urethra
infect blood
pain ache, soreness
Escherichia coli
gastroenteris
strain-enteroinvasive
fecal oral
pathogenesis-enterotoxin
host reponse-invade intest wall,
host-inflammation, fever, shigella like dysentery
Escherichia coli
gastroenteris
strain-enterohemorrhagic
acquired plasmid w shiga toxin
hemorrhagic colitis (inflammation of colon w blood)
Escherichia coli
gastroenteris
strain-enterotoxi genic
fecal oral (raw milk, hamburger)
enterotoxin
wattery diarreah
Enterobacter:
UTI
Epid-urethra, soil, sewage
Infects urinary tract lining
Host response-painful urination, clody urine, light blood, fever
Salmonella
Typhoid fever
Epid- water food contam by feces
Pathogen-invade small intestine mucosa, multiply in lymph and cv system
host reponse-high fever, headache, diarea, ab pain, ulcers
Salmonella spp
Salmone llosis
gastroenteris
epid-fecal oral (meat, egg, pet)
path-multiply in phago cells, spread in body
host response-diarrea, vomit, fever, muosal lesions
Shigella
(bacillary dysentary)
epid-fecal oral
path-exotoxin:shiga toxin, damage large intestine by instigating inflamm toxin, which becomes endotoxin
host-severse diarea a blodo in stools
Yersinia
(bubonic plague)
bubonic plague
epid-vector: rat and squirrel fleas
path-flea from blood meal, bacteria block gut, bite wound, enters lymph, necrosis and swelling in lymph node, survive and proliferate in PHAGOCYTES
Fever, weakness, death if not trreated
Hemophilus influenza
Disease-hib memingitis
epid-respiratory secretions
pathogenesis-meinenges inflamed, release of endotoxins
host response-fever, neuro impairments, convulsions, coma, death
Hemophilus otititis media
colonization of midd ear, aud tube, pus builds against eardrum
earache due to inflammation of middle ear
Hemophilus epiglottitis
physical mechanism of swallowing,
upper respiratory tract colonizing lower resp tract
Hemophilus bronchitis
inflammation of bronchi
Hemophilus pnuemonia
inflammation in bronchi, and alveoli in lungs
Treponoma pallidum (syphilis)
syphilis
direct sexual contact
binds to epith, penetrate capillaries, circ system, invade spaces in arteries, inflamm response
1 change at site of infection
2 skin rase, malaise, loss of hair
3 gummas, tissue damage, weak aorta, loss of motor control, personality change
Borrelia (lyme disease)
lyme disease
vectors, ticks w rodents, host is deer
larval tick bite stimulates inflamm response-resulting in rash
host response-bulls eye rash, fever, nonfatal but can lead to neuromuscular and rheumatoid disabling condition
Vibrio
Cholera
fecal oral, water, shellfish
enterotoxin makes intestinal cells shedding eletrolytes to intestine
host reponse-profuse vomiting, watery w mucus, may be fatal bc dehyrating in tropical
Helicobacter pylori
gastric cancer?
fecal oral, houseflies, mech vector
immune response reacts by inflammation
inflammation progressing to ulcerated area
Helicobacter pylori
NH3 formation may induce cancer
out of control cell division
Camplyobacter
gastroenteris
fecal oral-poultry, cattle feces, milk
invades mucus lining
food posining
fever, cramping, ab pain, diearea w blood in stool
Ricksettia
human lice vector, feces, parenteral
path-subcutaneus bleeding due to invasion of blood vessel linings
host response-high fever, stupor, rash of small red bumps
Chlymadia
-nongonococcal urethritis
urethra
invades epith cells in muscosa of eye, genitourinnary tract and lungs
painful urination, watery discharge in males, cervicisitis in females
Chlymadia
trachoma
contact, towels to mother to baby, flie is vector
infection of conjunctiva and cornea
conjunctivitis-scarring of eyelids, damage to corea, can lead to blindness
Chlymadia
LGV
(lympho granuloma venereum)
STD common in tropics
invasive, inflamed lymphoid tissue of genitilia
head ache, tender lymph nodes, deforming edema of genitilia and anus
Camplyobacter
gastroenteris
fecal oral-poultry, cattle feces, milk
invades mucus lining
food posining
fever, cramping, ab pain, diearea w blood in stool
Ricksettia
human lice vector, feces, parenteral
path-subcutaneus bleeding due to invasion of blood vessel linings
host response-high fever, stupor, rash of small red bumps
Chlymadia
-nongonococcal urethritis
urethra
invades epith cells in muscosa of eye, genitourinnary tract and lungs
painful urination, watery discharge in males, cervicisitis in females
Chlymadia
trachoma
contact, towels to mother to baby, flie is vector
infection of conjunctiva and cornea
conjunctivitis-scarring of eyelids, damage to corea, can lead to blindness
Chlymadia
LGV
(lympho granuloma venereum)
STD common in tropics
invasive, inflamed lymphoid tissue of genitilia
head ache, tender lymph nodes, deforming edema of genitilia and anus
Mycoplasma
Pneumonia
respiratory secretions
bind to receptors of resp epithelium, inhibits ciliary action
low grade fever, headache, malaise, sore throat, chest pain and ear ache