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23 Cards in this Set
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Bacterial Intestinal Infections |
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Staphylococcus aureus |
(Gram + coccus )
Food borne illness (food poisoning) & gastroenteritis (stomach flu) |
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Salmonella |
(Gram - rod) Food borne illness, salmonellosis & gastroenteritis |
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Escherichia coli |
(Gram - rod) Food borne illness- infantile and travelers diarrhea |
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Camplobacter jejuni |
(Gram - rod) Food borne illness & gastroenteritis |
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Clostridium perfringens |
(Gram + anaerobic spore-forming rod) Food borne illness and gas gangrene |
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Clostridium difficile |
(Gram + spore former) A major cause of diarrhea in hospitals and nursing homes |
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Salmonella typhi |
(Gram - rod) Typhoid fever |
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Shigella |
(Gram - rod) Bacterial dysentery (shigellosis) |
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Vibrio Cholera |
(Gram - curved rod)
Cholera A bacterial disease causing severe diarrhea and dehydration, usually spread in water |
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Helicobacter pylori |
Peptic ulcers |
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Streptococcus mutans |
(Gram + coccus) Dental caries |
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Viruses of the Digestive System |
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Mumps virus |
Mumps Infection of the parotid glands |
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Hepatitis virus |
Hepatitis (A-E) Inflammation of the liver |
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Viral gastroenteritis |
Rotavirus & norovirus |
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Protozoa Diseases of the Digestive System |
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Giardia lamblia |
(Flagellate) Giardiasis Prolonged diarrhea disease |
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Entamoeba |
(Amoeba) Amoebic dysentery |
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Cryptospordium |
Diarrhea, common opportunistic infection |
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Helminths Diseases of the Digestive System |
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Taenia |
Tapeworm found in pork, beef, fish- cause intestinal tract infections especially conditions of poor sanitation |
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Nematodes |
Hookworms, pinworms Ascaris, trichinella |
