Diarrhea Flashcards
1
Q
ETEC has what two types of enterotoxins
A
Heat Labile and Heat Stabile
2
Q
Most common type of EHEC
A
0157:H7
3
Q
EHEC causes
A
bloody diarrhea
Remember it has a shiga like toxin
Also causes HUS: hemolytic uremic syndrome- anemia, thrombocytopenia, acute renal failure
4
Q
EPEC
A
enteropathogenic ecoli….no toxin, diarrhea in kids
5
Q
EIEC
A
Invasive e.coli much like shigella
6
Q
Shigella does what
A
causes diarrhea (bloody), shiga toxin , invades intestinal mucosa and causes necrosis
7
Q
Shigella spread how
A
person to person…different from salmonella because it doesn’t have a flagella
8
Q
Salmonella
A
Bloody diarrhea and fever….non lactose ferment just like salmonella
