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Chapter 12.2 Flashcards

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water diarrhea, vomiting, fever for 1 to 3 days

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inflammatory gastroenteritis

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damage to intestinal mucosa, diarrhea, abdominal pain, dysentery with blood and mucus in the feces

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invasive gastroenteritis

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what bacteria cause invasive gastroenteritis

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salmonellosis, hemorrhagic colitis, and listeriosis

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food poisoning illnesses can be the result of what

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enterotoxins

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often consumed in protein rich foods and causes gastroenteritis for several hours

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enterotoxin

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inanimate objects

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fomites

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fomites spread infections to the what

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GI tract

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illnesses in which bacterial toxins are ingested with food and water

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intoxications

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illnesses in which live bacterial pathogens are ingested and grow/divide in the body

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infections

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the most common reported food borne intoxication is what

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staphylococcus food poisoning

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caused by a potentially deadly neurotoxin related by the bacilli of clostridium botulinum, and obligate anaerobe

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botulism

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what is botulism

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foodborne intoxication

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bacterial GI infections have a longer incubation period than what

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intoxications

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an obligate anaerobe and endospore former

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clostridium difficile

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cholera is caused by what

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vibrio cholera

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penetrate the intestinal epithelium and produce an enterotoxin that causes gastroenteritis

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enterotoxigenic e coli

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strains causes disease by producing shiga like toxin, which inflames the intestinal epithelium and triggers gastroenteritis

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enterhemorrhagic e coli

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listeriosis is caused by what bacteria

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listeria monocytogenes

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causes gastric ulcers and is likely transmitted via contaminated food or water

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helicobacter pylori

Semester 2 Microbiology (15 decks)

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