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47 Cards in this Set
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Syphillis--Causative agent
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Treponema palladium
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Syphillis--microbe type
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bacterium, spirochete
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Syphillis--mode
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std
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Syphillis--stages
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3-4 stages: 1-sore 2-rash, lesions, fever, hair loss 3-latency 4-15-25% of cases, tertiary damage to skin, aorta, cns
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Syphillis--signs & symptoms
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as seen in stages
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Syphillis--diagnosis
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blackfield microscopy; also serological test
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Syphillis--treatment
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penicillin or penicillin alternative
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Syphillis--gram
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gram negative
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Syphillis--complications
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as seen in tertiary stage
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Chlamydia--Causative agent
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chlamydia trachomatis
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Chlamydia--microbe type
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bacteria, intracellular
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Chlamydia--mode
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std
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Chlamydia--stages
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asymptomatic
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Chlamydia--signs & symptoms
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asymptomatic
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Chlamydia--diagnosis
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absence of other indicators, then culture or RNA or DnA detector
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Chlamydia--treatment
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doxycycline
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Chlamydia--gram
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negative
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Chlamydia--complications
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ectopic pregnancy
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Gonorrhea--Causative agent
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neisseria gonnorhea
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Gonorrhea--microbe type
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bacteria
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Gonorrhea--mode
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std
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Gonorrhea--incubation
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2-10 days
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Gonorrhea--signs & symptoms
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M--painful & frequent urination, discharge from penis; F--can be asymp. Reddened cervix, ab pain, painful ur, disruted mense
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Gonorrhea--diagnosis
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gram stain, culture, DNA detection, color change swab (immunological assay),
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Gonorrhea--treatment
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as of now, cephalosporins work (pen. & flouro resistant). No vaccine. No immunity
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Gonorrhea--gram
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negative
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Gonorrhea--complications
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PID, ectopic pregnancy, infertility
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tuberculosis--Causative agent
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myobacterium tuberculosis
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tuberculosis--microbe type
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bacteria, baccilus, acid fast
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tuberculosis--mode
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droplets
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tuberculosis--stages
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phagocytosis, latency,active infection, consumption
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tuberculosis--signs & symptoms
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fatigue, weight loss, cough, fever, chest pain, bloody sputum, night sweats
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tuberculosis--diagnosis
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acid fast stain and microscopy of sputum smear; QuantiFERON TB Gold blood test
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tuberculosis--treatment
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mix of antibiotics
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tuberculosis--prevention
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vaccine
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tuberculosis--complications
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consumption
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tuberculosis--affected organs/systems
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respiratory
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Diptheria--Causative agent
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Corynebacterium diptheriae
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Diptheria--microbe type
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bacteria, club shaped, pallisade
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Diptheria--mode
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droplets, skin contact
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Diptheria--signs & symptoms
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sore throat, low grade fever, cough; pseudomembrane in throat, respiratory blockage
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Diptheria--diagnosis
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metachromatic granules
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Diptheria--treatment
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antibiotic (pen or erthromycin) + antitoxin
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Diptheria--complications
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death
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Diptheria--affected organs/systems
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respiratory
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Diptheria--gram
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positive
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Diptheria--prevention
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vaccine, immunity
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