Diarrhea causes Flashcards by Kami Cole | Brainscape

Q

Staph aureus

A

Meats

Eggs

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Clostridium perfringens

A

Bacterial

Meats

Home-canned items

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Bacillus cereus

A

Bacterial

Meats

Fried rice

Vegetables

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Enterohemorrhagic E. coli

A

Meats - undercooked fast-food

Apple cider

Milk/Cheese

Vegetables

Causes HUS and renal failure

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Enteroinvasive E. coli

A

Milk/Cheese

Profuse bloody diarrhea -> Bacillus dysentary

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Enterotoxigenic E. coli

A

Bacterial

Traveler’s diarrhea

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Salmonella

A

Eggs

Unpasteurized milk/orange juice

Ducks, turtles, lizards, rattlesnake

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Campylobacter

A

Poultry

Raw milk and cheese

Can cause Guillain-Barre

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Shigella

A

Daycare

Vegetables

Toxic with bloody diarrhea

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Yersinia

A

Pork

Milk, cheese

Hemochromatosis

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Vibrio cholerae

A

Shellfish from Gulf of Mexico

Seafood

Coconut milk

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Vibrio parahaemolyticus

A

Raw seafood - especially East Asia

Cirrhosis

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Clostridium difficile

A

Hospitalized

Antibiotic use

Chemo

Daycare

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Listeria

A

Meats

Dairy - potato salad

Pregnancy

Neonates/immunocompromised

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Rotavirus

A

Daycare

Nurseries

Australia - developed 1st vaccine

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Norovirus

A

Schools

Nursing homes

Cruise ships

Barracks

Q

Hepatitis A

A

Lack of clean water

Overcrowding

Shellfish

Q

Adenovirus

A

Infantile diarrhea

AIDS

Q

Cytomegalovirus - induced diarrhea

A

HIV/AIDS

Organ transplant

Q

Giardia lamblia

A

Protozoa

Daycare

Swimming pool

Travel

Fruit salad

Q

Entamoeba histolytica

A

Protozoa

Travelers > 1 month

Institutions

Q

Cryptosporidium

A

Protozoa

Daycare

Swimming pool

AIDS

Farm animals

Q

Cyclospora

A

Protozoa

Raspberries from Guatemala

Q

Isospora

A

Protozoa

Haiti

HIV

Q

Microsporidium

A

Protozoa

AIDS