Microbiology Ch. 25

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pathogen that causes anthrax

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Bacillus anthracis

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Pathogen that causes whooping cough

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bordetella pertussis

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causes Lyme disease

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borrelia burdorferi
by
tick bite

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causes botulism

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clostridium botulinum

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causes food intoxication
&
tissue gas

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Clostridium perfringes

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causes tetanus (lockjaw)

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clostridium tetani

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causes diphtheria

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corynebacterium diphtheriae

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What does Francisella tularensis cause?

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Tularemia (rabbit fever)

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helicobater pylori causes______

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stomach ulcers

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Legionnaires' disease is caused by

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Legionella pneumophilia

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Corynebacteria have been shown to cause which types of infections in humans?

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paralysis, demyelization of peripheral neurons (PNS), colitis, enteritis

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Which disease is characterized by sore throat, fever, fatigue, swelling of the neck, & a tough grayish pseudomembrane in the throat?

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diphtheria

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Which diseases is caused by a spirochete?

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Borrelia,
Leptospirosis,
Treponema

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Describe a characteristic of the primary stage of syphilis.

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a chancre appears on the genitals

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Which disease is characterized by a bull's-eye rash?

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Lyme disease

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bacteria that causes Asiatic cholera?

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vibrio cholerae

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bacteria that causes tissue gas?

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clostridium perfringens

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bacteria that causes rabbit fever?

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francisella tularensis

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bacteria that causes whooping cough?

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Bordetella pertussis

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bacteria that causes scarlet fever?

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streptococcus pyogenes

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Staphylococcus aureus has a unique virulence and pathogenicity due to...

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the various enzymes & toxins it produces in the human body capable of surviving in the gastric & digestive juices.

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which enzymes are produced by staphylococci?

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Coagulase,
Hyaluronidase,
Lipase

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Causes blood to clot by converting fibrinogen into fibrin.

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Coagulase

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Allows staphylococcus aureus to penetrate the body's connective tissues, permitting the easy spread of infection throughout the body.

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Hyaluronidase

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acts with the oils and fats secreted by the sebaceous glands, allowing staphylococci to colonize in the skin.

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Lipase

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the best method of controlling the spread of staphylococcal diseases is

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through proper hand washing and sanitation practices

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What are the three most common Staphylococcal infections?

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Food poisoning,
skin and wound abscess,
toxic shock syndrome

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Reheating food will kill bacteria, but not ____

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the toxins

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The signs of food poisoning occur?

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one to six hours. Recovery within 24 hrs

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a superficial skin abscess surrounded by inflamed and necrotic tissue in which blood clots in the vessels and forms a "core".

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A furuncle (or boil)

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a hard, round, deep inflammation of the subcutaneous tissue under the skin.

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A carbuncle

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Half of the cases of Toxic Shock Syndrome are associated with tampon use, while the other half are____

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Nosocomial, spread through surgical incisions, & absorbent packs.

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Staphylococcal pneumonia may occur as a secondary infection associated with

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influenza

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Intravenous drug abusers with fevers are suspect of

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staphylococcal bacteremia

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Localized inflammation in individuals with heart valve replacements, cerebrospinal fluid shunts, intravascular catheters, or other prosthetic devices may carry _____
which is a common cause of UTI.

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Staphylococcal epidermidis

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Streptococcus are gram _____?

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positive

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Three species of streptococcus of clinical importance to embalmers?

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S. agalactiae,
S. pneumoniae,
& S. pyogenes

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the leading cause of bacterial sepsis and meningitis in newborns. Common in raw milk

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Streptococcus agalactiae

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Streptococcus agalactiae is ____ percent fatal for low-weight neonates.

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50

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Most common cause of bacterial meningitis in adults is

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Streptococcus pneumoniae or
pneumococcus

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____ is an infection of the fluids of the middle ear.

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Otitis Media

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_____ is isolated to the individual lobe of the lung where the infection occurs, although it can become systemic.

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Lobar Pneumonia

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Acute onset fever, chills, dyspnea (difficulty breathing), chest pain, bloody sputum are characteristics of____?

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Lobar pneumonia

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The vaccine available for pneumococcal pneumonia is primarily used for___?

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the elderly

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Otitis media is often caused by the bacterium?

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Staphylococcus pneumoniae

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Strep throat is caused by____?

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Streptococcus Pyogenes

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Impetigo is caused by ?

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Streptococcus Pyogenes