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9 Cards in this Set
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Transmission? System?
Meningococcal meningitis |
-non-immune come in
close contact w/ disease carriers ex. Military camps, dorms -secretions/droplets Nervous |
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Transmission? System?
Hemophilus meningitdis |
-endogenous infection
-aerosols Nervous |
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Transmission? System?
Listeriosis |
-foodborne
(contaminated poultry, dairy products: cheese& meat) Nervous |
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Transmission? System?
Leprosy (Hansan’s disease) |
-contact with contaminated secretions
Nervous |
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Transmission? System?
Tetanus |
-lives in soil and GI in animals
-Puncture wound -open sores are portals Nervous |
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Transmission? System?
Botulism |
-food borne intoxication
(food poisoning) Nervous |
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Transmission? System?
Rabies |
-animal bite/contact with infected animal
-enter minutes skin abrasions -may pass intact mucus membranes Nervous |
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Transmission? System?
West Nile Encephalitis |
-Vector
( mosquito borne viruses) Nervous |
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Transmission? System?
Streptococcal meningitdis |
-Aerosols
Nervous |
