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Name of Disease: Candidiasis


Name of Microbe: Candida albicans


Type of Microbe: Fungus - yeast


Signs/Symptoms: vulvovaginal candidiasis, yeasty discharge, pH < 4, thick white vaginal discharge, NGU in males, vaginal itching


Treatment: Clotrimazole; fluconazole, Nystatin, Terconazole


Prevention:

Name of Disease: Diphtheria


Name of Microbe: Corynebacterium diptheriae


Type of Microbe: Gram- positive bacteria


Signs/Symptoms: localized inflammatory response, membranous pharyngitis, difficulty in swallowing, swelling of lymph glands


Treatment:


Prevention: DTaP


Note: Cutaneous diphtheria: infected skin wound leads to slow-healing ulcer

Name of Disease: Diphtheria


Name of Microbe: Corynebacterium diptheriae


Type of Microbe: Gram- positive bacteria


Signs/Symptoms: localized inflammatory response, membranous pharyngitis, difficulty in swallowing, swelling of lymph glands


Treatment:


Prevention: DTaP


Note: Cutaneous diphtheria: infected skin wound leads to slow-healing ulcer

Name of Disease: Diphtheria


Name of Microbe: Corynebacterium diptheriae


Type of Microbe: Gram- positive bacteria


Signs/Symptoms: localized inflammatory response, membranous pharyngitis, difficulty in swallowing, swelling of lymph glands


Treatment:


Prevention: DTaP


Note: Cutaneous diphtheria: infected skin wound leads to slow-healing ulcer

Name of Disease: Diphtheria


Name of Microbe: Corynebacterium diptheriae


Type of Microbe: Gram- positive bacteria


Signs/Symptoms: localized inflammatory response, membranous pharyngitis, difficulty in swallowing, swelling of lymph glands


Treatment:


Prevention: DTaP


Note: Cutaneous diphtheria: infected skin wound leads to slow-healing ulcer

Name of Disease: Diphtheria


Name of Microbe: Corynebacterium diptheriae


Type of Microbe: Gram- positive bacteria


Signs/Symptoms: localized inflammatory response, membranous pharyngitis, difficulty in swallowing, swelling of lymph glands


Treatment:


Prevention: DTaP


Note: Cutaneous diphtheria: infected skin wound leads to slow-healing ulcer

Name of Disease: Diphtheria


Name of Microbe: Corynebacterium diptheriae


Type of Microbe: Gram- positive bacteria


Signs/Symptoms: localized inflammatory response, membranous pharyngitis, difficulty in swallowing, swelling of lymph glands


Treatment:


Prevention: DTaP


Note: Cutaneous diphtheria: infected skin wound leads to slow-healing ulcer


Note: These are clubbed cells and on the right some are in a Palisade arrangement

Name of Disease: Genital Herpes


Name of Microbe: Herpes simplex virus


Type of Microbe: Virus


Signs/Symptoms: Cold sores, fever blisters


Treatment: Acyclovir


Prevention:


Notes: HSV-2 = genital tract HSV-1 = mouth & face

Name of Disease: Genital Herpes


Name of Microbe: Herpes simplex virus


Type of Microbe: Virus


Signs/Symptoms: Cold sores, fever blisters


Treatment: Acyclovir


Prevention:


Notes: HSV-2 = genital tract HSV-1 = mouth & face

Name of Disease: Genital Herpes


Name of Microbe: Herpes simplex virus


Type of Microbe: Virus


Signs/Symptoms: Cold sores, fever blisters


Treatment: Acyclovir


Prevention:


Notes: HSV-2 = genital tract HSV-1 = mouth & face

Name of Disease: Genital Herpes


Name of Microbe: Herpes simplex virus


Type of Microbe: Virus


Signs/Symptoms: Cold sores, fever blisters


Treatment: Acyclovir


Prevention:


Notes: HSV-2 = genital tract HSV-1 = mouth & face

Name of Disease: Genital Herpes


Name of Microbe: Herpes simplex virus


Type of Microbe: Virus


Signs/Symptoms: Cold sores, fever blisters


Treatment: Acyclovir


Prevention:


Notes: HSV-2 = genital tract HSV-1 = mouth & face. Neonatal herpes = lifelong disabilities

Name of Disease: Genital Herpes


Name of Microbe: Herpes simplex virus


Type of Microbe: Virus


Signs/Symptoms: Cold sores, fever blisters


Treatment: Acyclovir


Prevention:


Notes: HSV-2 = genital tract HSV-1 = mouth & face. Neonatal herpes = lifelong disabilities

Name of Disease: Genital Warts


Name of Microbe: Papilloma virus


Type of Microbe: DNA Virus


Signs/Symptoms: Warts in genital area


Treatment: Podofilox, Imiquimod


Prevention: HPV vaccination

Name of Disease: Genital Warts


Name of Microbe: Papilloma virus


Type of Microbe: DNA Virus


Signs/Symptoms: Warts in genital area


Treatment: Podofilox, Imiquimod


Prevention: HPV vaccination

Name of Disease: Genital Warts


Name of Microbe: Papilloma virus


Type of Microbe: DNA Virus


Signs/Symptoms: Warts in genital area


Treatment: Podofilox, Imiquimod


Prevention: HPV vaccination

Name of Disease: Genital Warts


Name of Microbe: Papilloma virus


Type of Microbe: DNA Virus


Signs/Symptoms: Warts in genital area


Treatment: Podofilox, Imiquimod


Prevention: HPV vaccination

Name of Disease: Genital Warts


Name of Microbe: Papilloma virus


Type of Microbe: DNA Virus


Signs/Symptoms: Warts in genital area


Treatment: Podofilox, Imiquimod


Prevention: HPV vaccination

Name of Disease: AIDS


Name of Microbe: HIV most common is HIV-1


Type of Microbe: RNA Virus


Signs/Symptoms: 6 days to 6 weeks = flu like symptoms, generalized rash, (stage called acute retroviral syndrome). Later: fever, diarrhea, weight loss, fatigue


Treatment:


Prevention:

Name of Disease: The Flu


Name of Microbe: Influenza virus


Type of Microbe: Virus


Signs/Symptoms: Chills, fever, headache, muscle aches


Treatment: Zanamivir & oseltamivir


Prevention: Multivalent vaccine

Name of Disease: Measles/Rubeola


Name of Microbe: Morbillivirus


Type of Microbe: RNA Virus


Signs/Symptoms: Sore throat, dry cough, headache, conjunctivits, lymphadentis, fever, Koplik spots (oral lesions)


Treatment: Exanthem


Prevention: MMR

Name of Disease: Measles/Rubeola


Name of Microbe: Morbillivirus


Type of Microbe: RNA Virus


Signs/Symptoms: Sore throat, dry cough, headache, conjunctivits, lymphadentis, fever, Koplik spots (oral lesions)


Treatment: Exanthem


Prevention: MMR

Name of Disease: Mumps


Name of Microbe: Mumps Virus


Type of Microbe: Virus


Signs/Symptoms: muscle pain, malaise, classic swelling of cheeks


Treatment: Symptomatic treatment


Prevention: MMR

Name of Disease: Mumps


Name of Microbe: Mumps Virus


Type of Microbe: Virus


Signs/Symptoms: muscle pain, malaise, classic swelling of cheeks


Treatment: Symptomatic treatment


Prevention: MMR

Name of Disease: Pertussis/Whooping Cough


Name of Microbe: Bordetella pertussis


Type of Microbe: Gram Negative Bacteria


Signs/Symptoms: whooping cough, cold symptoms, vomiting


Treatment:


Prevention: DTaP (DPT)
Note: 3 stages


1. catarrhal stage, like common cold


2. paroxysmal stage, violent coughing siges


3. convalescence stage


Name of Disease: Rubella


Name of Microbe: Togavirus


Type of Microbe: ssRNA virus


Signs/Symptoms: fever, sore throat, lymphadenopathy, rash


Treatment: N/A


Prevention: MMR

Name of Disease: Strep Throat


Name of Microbe: Streptococcus pyogenes


Type of Microbe: Bacteria


Signs/Symptoms: Whitish exudate on tonsils, inflammation of pharynx, fever


Treatment:


Prevention:


Notes: Complications - scarlet fever, septicemia, rheumatic fever

Name of Disease: Strep Throat


Name of Microbe: Streptococcus pyogenes


Type of Microbe: Bacteria


Signs/Symptoms: Whitish exudate on tonsils, inflammation of pharynx, fever


Treatment:


Prevention:


Notes: Complications - scarlet fever, septicemia, rheumatic fever

Name of Disease: Strep Throat


Name of Microbe: Streptococcus pyogenes


Type of Microbe: Bacteria


Signs/Symptoms: Whitish exudate on tonsils, inflammation of pharynx, fever


Treatment:


Prevention:


Notes: Complications - scarlet fever, septicemia, rheumatic fever

Name of Disease: Strep Throat


Name of Microbe: Streptococcus pyogenes


Type of Microbe: Bacteria


Signs/Symptoms: Whitish exudate on tonsils, inflammation of pharynx, fever


Treatment:


Prevention:


Notes: Complications - scarlet fever, septicemia, rheumatic fever

Name of Disease: Strep Throat


Name of Microbe: Streptococcus pyogenes


Type of Microbe: Bacteria


Signs/Symptoms: Whitish exudate on tonsils, inflammation of pharynx, fever


Treatment:


Prevention:


Notes: Complications - scarlet fever, septicemia, rheumatic fever

Name of Disease: Pneumonia


Name of Microbe: Streptococcus pneumoniae


Type of Microbe: Bacteria


Signs/Symptoms: infected alveoli fill with fluids, interferes with oxygen uptake


Treatment: Macrolides, Fluoroquinolones


Prevention: Pneumococcal vaccine

Name of Disease: Tetanus (Lockjaw)


Name of Microbe: Clostridium tetani


Type of Microbe: Bacteria


Signs/Symptoms:


Treatment:


Prevention:

Name of Disease: Tuberculosis


Name of Microbe: Mycobacterium tuberculosis


Type of Microbe: Bacteria


Signs/Symptoms: primary lesions


Treatment: prolonged, multiple antibiotics


Prevention: BCG vaccine (not in U.S)

induration of 5 or more mm = positive for people with HIV, recent contact with TB, organ transplant, immunosupressed


induration of 10 or more mm = positive for people with recent immigrants, injection drugs, Mycobacteria lab personel, infants,


induration of 15 or more mm = positive for any person

Name of Disease: Syphilis


Name of Microbe: Treponema pallidum


Type of Microbe: Bacteria


Signs/Symptoms: Dependent on stages


Treatment: Benzathine penicillin


Prevention:


Notes: Primary stage: chancre at site of infection, secondary stage: skin and mucosal rashes, tertiary stage: gummas on many organs

Name of Disease: Syphilis


Name of Microbe: Treponema pallidum


Type of Microbe: Bacteria


Signs/Symptoms: Dependent on stages


Treatment: Benzathine penicillin


Prevention:


Notes: Primary stage: chancre at site of infection, secondary stage: skin and mucosal rashes, tertiary stage: gummas on many organs

Name of Disease: Syphilis


Name of Microbe: Treponema pallidum


Type of Microbe: Bacteria


Signs/Symptoms: Dependent on stages


Treatment: Benzathine penicillin


Prevention:


Notes: Primary stage: chancre at site of infection, secondary stage: skin and mucosal rashes, tertiary stage: gummas on many organs

Name of Disease: Syphilis


Name of Microbe: Treponema pallidum


Type of Microbe: Bacteria


Signs/Symptoms: Dependent on stages


Treatment: Benzathine penicillin


Prevention:


Notes: Primary stage: chancre at site of infection, secondary stage: skin and mucosal rashes, tertiary stage: gummas on many organs