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16 Cards in this Set
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Diphtheria causative agent
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Corynebacterium diphtheriae
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Diphtheria, a serious children's ____ disease, is only a problem if parents fail to get their children immunized (DPT)
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RESPIRATORY
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Diphtheria. It is widespread in the ____. Avoidance of immunization has led to ____ in Europe, Russia
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environment - epidemics
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Diphtheria. S & S = ____-toxin, ____ on tonsils & resp. tract, fever, inflammation & asphyxiation
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Diphtherotoxin - pseudomembrane
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Diphtheria. Treatment = ____ & ____
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penicillin/erythromycin
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____ ____ causes Listeriosis & is found in a wide variety of ____
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Listeria monocytogenes - animals
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Listeriosis. It is a disease of the ____ system
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digestive
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Listeriosis. It is excreted in feces & found in ____ & ____ (broadly distributed) & is generally foodbourne, especially by ____ products
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WATER & SOIL - DAIRY
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Listeriosis. It grows at ____ temperatures well
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COLD
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Listeriosis. It is a mild ____LESS disease in healthy adults who act as carriers & ____ shedding the pathogen indefinitely in their feces
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SYMPTOMLESS - RESERVOIRS
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Listeriosis. It is engulfed by our ____ but is not destroyed by them & actually MULTIPLIES there
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PHAGOCYTES
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Listeriosis. Signs & symptoms include ____, ____ & SORE ____
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FEVER, DIARRHEA & SORE THROAT
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Listeriosis. The disease occurs in ____ suppressed or recovering patients, cancer patients & ____ women (20% mortality rate)
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IMMUNE - PREGNANT
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Listeriosis. It grows in the CNS leading to ____ & also in the placenta leading to SPONTANEOUS ____ ____
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MENINGITIS - ABORTION/STILLBIRTH
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Listeriosis. Detection is by isolation & growth on selective growth media & ____/____ PROBES
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ELlSNIF/GENE
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Listeriosis. Treatment is with ____ & ____ DRUGS
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AMPICILLIN & SULFA
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