Common Pathogens & Some Infections Or Diseases They Produce Flashcards
Organism: E.Coli
Reservoir: ?
Major infections: gastroenteritis, urinary tract infection
Colon
Organism: Staphylococcus aureus
Major infections/diseases: wound infection, food positioning, cellulitis
Reservoir ?
Skin, hair, anterior nares, mouth
Organism: streptococcus
Infection/disease: strep throat, rheumatic fever, scarlet fever, impetigo, wound infection
Reservoir ?
Oropharynx, skin, perianal area
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Infection- tuberculosis
Reservoir ?
Droplet nuclei from lungs, larynx
Neisseria gonorrhea
Disease/infection: gonorrhea, pelvic inflammatory disease, infection arthritis, conjunctivitis
reservoir ?
GU tract, rectum, mouth
Rickettsia rickettsii
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Reservoir ?
Wood tick
Staphylococcus epidermidis
Wound infection, bacteremia
reservoir ?
Skin
Hepatitis A virus
Infection/disease: Hepatitis A
Reservoir ?
Feces
Hepatitis B Virus
Infection/disease: hepatitis B
Reservoir ?
Blood in certain body, fluids, sexual contact
Hepatitis C virus
Infection/disease : hepatitis C
Reservoir ?
Blood, certain body, fluids, sexual contact
Herpes simplex virus 1
Infection/disease : cold, sores, aseptic, meningitis, sexually transmitted, disease, herpetic whitlow
Reservoir ?
Lesions of mouth or skin, saliva, or genitalia
HIV
Infection/disease : AIDS
Reservoir ?
Blood, cinnamon, vaginal secretions via sexual contact
Aspergillus organisms
infection/disease :Aspergillosis,pneumonia, sepsis
Reservoir ?
 Soil, dust, mouth, skin,colon, genital tract out
Candida albicans
Infection/disease : Candidiasis, pneumonia, sepsis
Reservoir ?
Mouth, skin,colon, genital tract
Plasmodium falciparum
Infection/disease : malaria
Reservoir ?
Blood
