Bacterial agents Flashcards by Stefano Scotti | Brainscape

Q

Diphtheria

A

Corynebacterium dipththeriae

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Tetanus (lock jaw)

A

Clostridium tetani

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Food poisoning (botulism)

A

Clostridium botulinum

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Gas gangrene, diarrhea

A

Clostridium perfringens

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Strep throat, scarlet fever, childbirth fever, meningitis, pneumonia

A

Streptococcus pyogenes

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

pneumonia

A

Streptococcus pneumoniae

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Skin infections, food poisoning, toxic shock syndrome

A

Staphylococcus aureus

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Anthrax

A

Bacillus anthracis

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Listeriosis

A

Listeria monocytogenes

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Tuberculosis

A

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Leprosy

A

Mycobacterium leprae

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Ehrlichiosis

A

Ehrlichia chafeensis

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

A

Rickettsia rickettsii

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Brucellosis (undulant fever)

A

Brucella abortus

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Urinary tract infections

A

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Pneumonia (legionellosis)

A

Legionella pneumophila

Q

Meningitis in children, pneumonia

A

Haemophilus influenzae

Q

Gonorrhea

A

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Q

Meningitis, Septic Shock

A

Neisseria meningitidis

Q

Cholera

A

Vibrio cholerae

Q

Uropathogenic strains of cause bladder infections

A

Escherichia coli

Q

Whooping Cough

A

Bordetella pertussis

Q

Gastroenteritis

A

Salmonella enterica

Q

Typhoid fever

A

Salmonella typhi

Q

Inflammation of stomach, ulcers

A

Helicobacter pylori

Q

Foodborne diarrhea or dysentary

A

Campylobacter jejuni

Q

Syphilis

A

Treponema pallidum

Q

Lyme disease

A

Borrelia burgdorferi

Q

Bubonic plague

A

Yersinia pestis

Q

Shigellosis, bacillary dysentery

A

Shigella dysenteriae