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1
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What causes folliculitis?

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genus staphylococcus

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2
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what causes Rocky Mountain spotted fever?

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Rickettsia rickettsii

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what causes chickenpox/shingles?

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Varicella-Zoster

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4
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what causes measles?

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messes virus (rebeola)

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what are characteristics of Staphylococcus?

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Facultatively anaerobic, Gram positive cocci in clusters

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what are characteristics of Rickettsia rickettsii?

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Intracellular, Gram negative coccobacillus

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what are the characteristics of Varicella-Zoster (herpesvirus)?

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Icosahedral, enveloped, DNA virus

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what are the characteristics of the measles virus?

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helical nucleocapsids surrounded by an envelope

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what is the reservoir of folliculitis?

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humans

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what is the reservoir of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever?

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rodents (zoonosis)

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what is the reservoir of chickenpox/shingles?

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humans

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12
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what is the reservoir of measles?

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humans

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13
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Folliculitis mode of transmission?

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direct contact and fomites

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14
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RMSF mode of transmission?

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hard ticks of the genus Dermacentor

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chickenpox/shingles mode of transmission?

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direct contact or droplet

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16
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measles mode of transmission?

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droplet and airborne transmission

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17
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Portal of entry for folliculitis?

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skin and mucous membranes

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18
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Portal of entry for RMSF?

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parenteral

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19
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Portal of entry for chickenpox/shingles

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upper respiratory tract or the conjunctiva

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Portal of entry for measles?

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respiratory tract

21
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folliculitis virulence factors?

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-Enzymes
-structural defenses
-toxins

22
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RMSF virulence factors?

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not killed by host cells

23
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chickenpox/shingles virulence factors?

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Is able to establish a latent varicella-zoster viral infection in the dorsal root ganglia which allows the infection to reemerge at a later time

24
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measles virulence factors?

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-adhesion proteins: attach to host cell
-fusion protein: enter and spread between cells by promoting direct membrane fusion

25
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How does folliculitis affect body functions?

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Organism grows into hair follicles and invades sebaceous glands; follicle enlarges and fills with pus

26
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How does RMSF affect body functions?

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Causes damage to blood vessels which results in loss of fluid, low blood volume, reduced blood flow to organs, disordered tissue function, and thrombocytopenia

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How does chickenpox/shingles affect body function?

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Infection begins in the mucous membranes of respiratory tract; spreads to liver, spleen, and lymph nodes; 2 weeks later, a second wave of viruses spread via blood throughout body and to skin; infects cells of dermis and produces a rash

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How does measles affect body function?

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Infects cells in the respiratory tract; spreads throughout the body via blood and lymph; CTLs kill infected cells, but causes most of the symptoms

29
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Signs and Symptoms of folliculitis?

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inflammation and fever develop, pustule, sty, furuncle, carbuncle

30
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Signs and Symptoms of RMSF?

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Non-itchy, spotted rash and petechiae

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Signs and Symptoms of Chickenpox/shingles?

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Red macules, fever, malaise, rash
can become latent in sensory nerves and reactivate (shingles) painful rash near distal end of nerve, burning, numbness, itchiness, pain

32
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Signs and Symptoms of measles?

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-Fever, sore throat, headache, dry cough and conjunctivitis (initial)
-2-3 days later Koplik spots develop on the mucous membranes of the mouth (crystals of salt surrounded by a red halo)
-4th day: raised lesions appear on the head and spread over the body (lasts 3-5 days)

33
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Epidemiology of Folliculitis?

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S. epidermidis is ubiquitous on human skin (seldom causes disease because it lacks virulence factors; can be an opportunistic pathogen)
S. aureus is not a permanent resident but does grow on skin and mucous membranes (transferred from the face to other locations)

34
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Epidemiology of RMSF?

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More common in Appalachia, Oklahoma, and the southeastern U.S.

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Epidemiology of chickenpox/shingles?

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Seen more in children, 15-20 percent of people who had chickenpox develop shingles as adults, shingles can spread virus to a person who has never had chickenpox

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Epidemiology of Measles?

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Highly contagious
Only infects humans
Pts. Infectious until 2-4 days after rash development
Can be serious and fatal for small children

37
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Diagnosis for Folliculitis?

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-Detection of Gram-positive bacteria in grapelike arrangements isolated from pus.
-Positive coagulase test for S. aureus
-Coagulase-negative staphylococci are usually S. epidermidis and not indicative of a Staphylococcal infection

38
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Diagnosis for RMSF?

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Rash on palms and soles, sudden fever, headache following tick exposure

39
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Diagnosis for chickenpox/shingles?

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-Characteristic appearance of lesions
-shingles is more difficult to diagnose
-localization of lesions with band of skin on one side of body
-There are antibody tests available

40
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Diagnosis for measles?

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-Diagnosis via signs (kopliks spots)
-Serological testing confirms the presence of measles antigen

41
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treatment for folliculitis?

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-Topical mupirocin
-It is critical to clean and drain abscesses of pus before topical therapy

42
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treatment for RMSF?

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Remove tick; administer doxycycline, tetracycline, or chloramphenicol

43
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treatment for chickenpox/shingles?

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Chickenpox: self-limiting, no tx required
Shingles: management of symptoms, bedrest, and oral acyclovir; light fitting clothing, nonadherent dressings

44
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treatment for measles?

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-Supportive therapy
-Administration of vitamin A, antibodies against the measles virus, and ribavirin

45
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prevention of folliculitis?

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-People with Staph lesions should refrain from working with food, pts. with open wounds, immunocompromised pts., and women in labor.
-Use proper aseptic techniques

46
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prevention of RMSF?

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Avoid tick infested areas and frequent tick checks

47
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prevention of chickenpox/shingles

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-Attenuated vaccine that protects against chickenpox
-Recombinant vaccine that protects against shingles

48
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prevention of

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