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12 Cards in this Set
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Campylobacter vibrios - Causative Agent
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Campylobacter jejuni - C. fetus
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Campylobacter jejuni - Information
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curved or spiral rod shape bacteria - s-shaped/gull-winged pairs - polar flagella w/ spinning motility - heat labile enterotoxin- oxidase+ - non-fermenting
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C. fetus - General Information
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STD of livestock - rare in humans
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Campylobacter vibrios - Reservoirs
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normal flora of birds + mammals - intestinal tract GI tract - oral cavity
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Campylobacter vibrios - Transmission
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contaminated beverages + foods - especially water milk, meat + chicken
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Campylobacter vibrios - Organs Involved
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small intestines at jejunum
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Campylobacter vibrios - Signs/Symptoms
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headache - fever - abdominal pain - bloody or watery diarrhea
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Campylobacter vibrios - Diagnosis/Lab ID
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fecal samples - blood samples - microaerophilic + thermophilic - dark-field microscope - curved rods & darting motility
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Campylobacter vibrios - Treatment
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rehydration + electrolyte balance therapy - severe cases: erythromycin - tetracycline - aminoglycosides - quinolones
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Campylobacter vibrios - Prevention
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rigid sanitary control of water + milk supplies
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Campylobacter vibrios - Other Information
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important cause of bacterial gastroenteritis
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Campylobacter vibrios - Virulence factor
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heat-labile enterotoxin CJT stimulates secretory diarrhea-like cholera
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