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This autoimmune disease results in damage to kidney capillaries
.glanerorphritis
This disease is fairly rare in the Us, with most cases obtained through foreign travel
typhus fever.
This organism is known for causing many secondary infections, such as bronchopneumonia
staphyloccous aureus.
What is normal protal of entry for streptococcus pneumoniae
mouth, nose.
Spherical shaped bacteria are called
cocci.
The normal mode of transmission for neisseria meningitisdis is
direct, indirect.
When the Neisseria meningitidis organisms get into the bloodstream, causing a blood infection, it is called
meningoccemia.
The normal portal of entry for typhoid fever would be the
mouth.
Would the mode of transmission for bacillary dysentery more likely be direct or indirect contact
indirect.
Cocci which occur in chains are called
streptococci.
A common name for an abscess in the deep layers of the skin is
boil.
This term is used to refer to multiple, communicating abscesses in the skin
carbunkle.
What organism is the causative agent of gonorrhea
neissiria gonorrhea.
The normal mode of transmission for strep pneumoniae is
direct or indirect.
This organism is the normal causative afent in glomerulonephritis
streptococcus pyrogenus.
This organism causes the most common form of food poisoning
staphylococcus aureus.
these two organisms were both discussed as being important causes of infections in patients with wounds and burns
psuedomonus species and proteus.
This intestinal infection is often more severe that Salmonellosis, causing damage to the intestinal lining with bleeding into the stools
bacillary dysentery.
Getting an infection from the unclean hands of a nurse in the hospital would be considered what mode of transmission
indirect.
The causative agent for the disease epidemic meningitis is
neissina meningitis.
In females, gonorrhea infections which spread up into the pelvic cavity may be called
PID.
This bacillus is a common cause of urinary tract infections, especially in women
E Coli.
A second name for strep throat is
Septic sore throat.
bacterial enterotoxins would be found in what body area
intestines.
The organism salmonella typhi causes what specific disease
typhus fever (rare).
The most common causative agent in the disease strep throat is
streptococcus pyogenus.
Inflammation of the membranes covering over the brain and spinal cord is called
epidemic menigitis.
What is another common name for puerperal sepsis
reproductive tract infection.
Cocci which occur in clusters are called
staphlococcus.
What do the initals P.I.D stand for
Pelvic inflammatory disease.
Another name for bacillary dysentery is
shigelloisis.
The scientific name for pockets of pus down in the deeper layers of the skin is
abcesses or furuncle.
This organism is the one most likely to cause toxic shock syndrome
staphylococcus areus.
A drug resistant bacteria which can cause serious infections in the body is called MRSA, which stands for
methiollan resistant staphlococcus arves.
Bronchopneumonia is usually a secondary infection because
spread to the lungs from somewhere else.
This organism is very common cause of nosocomial enteritis in children
klebisella pneumonial.
What organism is the most common cause of lobar pneumonia
strep pneumonial.
The normal portal of entry for shigella infections is the
mouth.
This intestinal bacteria is not only common in the intestinal tract, but is also beneficial by making vitamins and crowding out other pathogens
e. Coli.
Getting a hospital acquired infection from eating off of unclean silverware would be what mode of transmission
indirect.
This disease is named for the fact that it normally is consolidated in one or two sections of the lungs
lobar pneumonial.
The most common portal of entry for strep pyogenes is
mouth or mucous membrane.
What specific disease is caused by Shigella
bacillary dysentery.