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19 Cards in this Set
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Escherichia coli. |
Prokaryote --- Opp. Gram - random rod Facultative anaerobe UTI, Travelers diarrhea, gastroenteritis. Normal inhabitant of colon in warm-blooded animals. Fecal/oral, self-infection |
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Staphylococcus aureus |
Prokaryote --- Opp. Gram + staphylococcus Facultative anaerobe MRSA, food poisoning, skin, wound and bone infections. Nasal carriers, mucous membranes human groin Person - person contact, self-infection, contact with contaminated fomites. |
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Candida albicans |
Eukaryote Fungi Candidiasis, thrush, vulvo-vaginal yeast infection. Normal flora of mouth, vagina, rectum, and GI Self infection, person - person contact nosocomial |
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Influenza virus |
Acellular Orthomyxoviridae (family)ssRNA Influenza URT of humans, birds, and pigs Respiratory droplets |
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Plasmodium sp. |
Eukaryotic Protozoan Malaria Infected Anopheles mosquito Infected female Anopheles mosquito bite |
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Prions |
Acellular
(Infectious protein) Mad Cow disease Unknown Eating neurological tissue |
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Bacillus anthracis |
Gram + streptobacillus + endospores Aerobic in veg. st. Anthrax: cutaneous, intestinal, inhalation Animal hides, environment, soil Zoonotic, contaminated food, dirt, |
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Clostridium tetani |
Gram + bacillus endospores Anaerobic in veg. st. Tetanus Soil Dirty puncture wounds |
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Clostridium botulinum |
Gram + bacillus endospores Anaerobic in veg. st. Botulism Soil Contaminated food |
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Clostridium difficile |
Gram + bacillus endospores Anaerobic in veg. st. "C. diff" Soil and normal flora of gut Self-infection or fecal/oral |
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Streptococcus pyogenes |
Gram + streptococcus Fermentative: aerotolerant or facultative anaerobe "Strep throat" URT infections: pneumonia, scarlet fever, rheumatic fever Can be normal flora, infected person, skin Respiratory droplets, carrier contact |
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
Acid fast bacillus, Gram stain invalid Aerobic (?) Tuberculosis Animals, humans, and environment Respiratory droplets, food, milk |
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Mycobacterium leprae |
Acid fast bacillus, Gram stain invalid Can't grow on artificial media; armadillos Leprosy Humans and armadillos Unknown |
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Rhinovirus, Coronavirus, Adenovirus |
Acellular "Common cold" Infected human URT Respiratory droplets, contaminated hands/fomites |
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
Prokaryotic --- Opp. Gram (-) random rod Aerobic (?) Can infect any system Gut, skin, normal flora. Soil, moist environments Contact with contaminated objects, fomites |
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Haemophilus Influenzae |
Gram - random rod Capnophile, facultative anaerobe Meningitis, epiglottitis, otitis. Esp. young Human and animal URT Respiratory droplets, airborne |
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Measles virus
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Acellular Paramyxoviridae ssRNA; enveloped Rubeola (measles) Infected human URT Respiratory droplets |
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Rabies virus |
Acellular Rhabdoviridae ssRNA; enveloped Rabies Infected mammal salivary glands Infected animal bite |
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Treponema pallidum |
Gram (-) spirochete, random Can't grow in lab Syphilis Human reproductive tract STD enters through cracked skin or mucous membranes --- vertical transmission via placenta |
