Microbiology Unit 6

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Rubeola complications

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pneumonia, encephalitis, sclerosing panencephalitis

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Rubella complications

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mild arthritis in females, birth defects in fetuses

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Chicken pox symptoms

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Skin rash in "crops"

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Streptococcus infections

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Cause of over 50% of all pneumonia, 500,000 cases/yr (10% fatality)

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Whooping cough (pertussis)symptoms

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severe coughing, mucous plugs air passages, leads to oxygen deficiency, vomiting, convulsions, bleeding in brain

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Influenza drifts

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Antigenic drift: minor change in an antegen, occurs every 2-3 years

Antigenic shift: major change in antigen, occurs every 10-12 years

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Influenza complications

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Reye Syndrome

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Reye syndrome symptoms

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Prolonged vomiting, irritability, fluid and pressure on brain, coma

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Common cold microorganisms

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Virus, 120 different types

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Meningitis comoplication

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daycare centers

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Shigellosis treatment

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replace fluids, symptomatic

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Giardiasis symptoms

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"backpacker's diarrhea", explosive diarrhea

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Hepatitis A source

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Infectious - fecal, food, shellfish, no carriers

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Polio symptoms

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about 90% - cold/flu
about 5-7% - CNS stiff neck/back
about 3-5% varying paralysis

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Trichinosis source

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pork, wild game, ground beef

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Syphilis symptoms

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Primary - invade lymphatic system, exudate is highly infectious
Secondary - 2-10 weeks after primary infection, gray-white "mucous" lesions

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Congenital syphilis symptoms of infant

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Born blind, heart and brain damage, anatomical deformities

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Gonorrhea symptoms

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Males:

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Gonorrhea symptoms

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Males: 2-6 days, thick yellow discharge from penis, painful urination
Females: 85% no symptoms

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Ophthlama neonatorum

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Blindness to baby because of gonorrhea infection as passing through birth canal, second leading cause of blindness

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Genital Herpes symptoms

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Fever, aches, swollen lymph glands, latent in nerves at base of spine, induced by stress, onset menstruation, sexual activity

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Genital Herpes complications

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Increased incident of cervical cancer (5-7X)

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Chlamydia MO

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similar to trachoma

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Chlamydia symptoms

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Male - discharge from penis - not purulent (pus-filled)

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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) symptoms

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Found in 1% of live born infants

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Genital warts

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1 million cases per year in U.S.

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Genital warts complication

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cervical cancer

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AIDS MO

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Virus infects T-cells (control cell-mediated immunity, and regulate Ab production)

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AIDS risk groups

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Male homosexuals 57%
IV drug users 23%

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AIDS - advanced stage

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memory and cognitive impairment, severe malnutrition, numbess of extremities, difficulty walking, neurological and brain degeneration

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Rabies source

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dogs, skunks, bats

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Rabies symptoms

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100% mortality rate once symptoms appear

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Tetanus symptoms

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Lockjaw (trismus), facial contractions

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Tetany

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continuous contractions, death

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Hepatitis B symptoms

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Liver cancer, cirrhosis, flu-like, jaundice

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Staphylococcus symptoms

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tubercles (carbuncles), pneumonia, bone and heart infections

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Toxoplasmosis prevention

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cook meat properly, pregnant women avoid cats

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Plague (black death) reservoir

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Sylvatic-wild rodents, ground squirrels, chipmunks, prairie dogs
Urban - rats

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Plague symptoms

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Bubonic- hemorrhagic infection, necrosis, swollen lymph nodes, hemmorhaging, no person to person

Pneumonic-symptoms like pneumonia, person to person transmission

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Tularemia vector

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fleas, ticks, direct contact

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Tularemia reservoir

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rabbits, cats, dogs, rodents

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Staphylococcal food poisoning bacteria

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nose, skin

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Clostribium poisoning bacteria

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soil

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Clostribium poisoning source

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Crock pots, gravy steam tables, cooked meats

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Botulism source

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commercial and home canned foods

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Botulism symptoms

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nausea, vomiting, dizziness

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Botulism prevention

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proper cooking, can w/pressure cooker

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Salmonella source

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poultry and dairy products, turkey dressing, food handlers

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campylobacter poisoning source

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raw milk, poultry, fecal-oral

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campylobacter poisoning symptoms

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diarrhea (bloody)