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Measles

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Virus

Measles virus

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Rubella

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Rubella Virus

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Fifth Disease

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Parovirus

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Roseola

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Human herepesvirus 6 or 7

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Scarlet Fever

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Bacteria

Strep pyogenes

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Scalded Skin Syndrome

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Bacteria

Staph aureus: care givers are usually greatest cause

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Chicken Pox

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Human Herpesvirus 3

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Small Pox

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Variola Virus

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Warts

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Human papillomavirus

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Molluscum contagiosum

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Poxvirus

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Leishmaniasis

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Protozoan

Leishmania

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Cutaneous Anthrax

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Bacteria

Bacillus anthracis

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Ringworm

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Fungus

Trichophyton, Microspoum, Epidermophyton: feed off of the keratin in the skin

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Superficial Mycoses

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Fungus

Malassezia: genus of yeast that feed on oil content in the skin

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Keratitis

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Herpes simplex virus 1

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Acanthamoeba Keratitis

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Protozoan

Acanthamoeba: causes keratitis in people who wear contacts

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Neonatal Conjunctivitis

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Bacteria

Chlamydia or gonorrhoeae

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Viral Conjunctivitis

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Adenoviruses

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Bacterial Conjunctivitis

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Bacteria

S. pyogenes, S. pneumonia, S. aureus, influenza, gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia

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Meningitis

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Bacteria
Neisseria meningitides, Streptocuccus pneumonia, Haemophilus influenza, Listeria monocytogenes
Fungus
Crytococcus neoformans and coccidioides
Viruses
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Neonatal Meningitis

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Bacteria

Streptococcus agalactiae, E. Coli, Listeria

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Meningoencephalitis

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Protozoan

Acanthamoeba and Negleria fowleri

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Acute Encephalitis

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arboviruses, herpesvirus

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Rabies

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Rabies virus

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Tetanus

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Bacteria

Clostridium tetani

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Botulism

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Bacteria

Clostridium botulinum

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Subacute

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Protazoan
Toxoplasma gondii, subacute sclerosing panencephalitis,
prions

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Malaria

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Protozoan

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HIV and AIDS

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Human Immunodeficiency Virus

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Acute Endocarditis

A

S. areus, S. pyogenes and pneumonia, gonorrhoeae

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Subcute Endocarditis

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Bacteria

Streptococci

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Septicemia

A

Bacteria or fungi

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Plague

A

bacteria

Yersinia pestis

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Tularemia

A

Bacteria

Francisella tularensis

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Lyme Disease

A

Bacteria

Borrelia burgdorferi

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Yellow Fever

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yellow fever virus

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Dengue Fever

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Dengue Fever virus

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Ebola

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ebola virus

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Infectious Mononucleosis

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Epstein-Barr Virus (herpes family)

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Brucellosis

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Bacteria

Brucella

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Q fever

A

Bacteria

burnetii

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Cat-Scratch Disease

A

Bacteria

Bartonella henslae

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Rocky Mountain Fever

A

Bacteria

Rickettsia rickettsii

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Anthrax

A

Bacteria

Bacillus anthracis

Ch 16, 17, 18 Microbiology (4 decks)

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