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Disease and Causative Agent Flashcards

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folliculitis

A

staph aureus

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impetigo (erysipelas)

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staph aureus (80%) 
strepto. pyogenes (20%)
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toxic shock syndrome

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staph. areus + toxic shock syndrome toxin

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scalded skin syndrome (SSSS)

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staph areus + exfoliative toxin

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acne

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propionibacterium acnes

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measles (rubeola)

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measles virus

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chicken pox

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varicella-zoster virus

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8
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shingles

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varicella-zoster virus

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9
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cutaneous anthrax

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bacillus anthracis

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10
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cellulitis

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staphylococcus aureus

streptococcus pyogenes

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11
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necrotizing fasciitis type 1

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e. coli
staph areus
clostridium

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12
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necrotizing fasciitis type 2

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streptococcus pyogenes

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13
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Gas gangrene (clostridial myonecrosis)

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Clostridium perfringens

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14
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bacterial conjunctivitis

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streptococcus species

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15
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trachoma

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chlamydia trachomatis

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16
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bacterial pharyngitis

A

streptococcus pyogenes group A

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17
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scarlet fever (toxemia)

A

S. pyogenes infection

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18
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rheumatic fever

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streptococcus pyogenes

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19
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otitis media

A

streptococcus pneumoniae

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20
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the common cold

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rhinoviruses

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21
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diptheria

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corynebacterium diphtheriae

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22
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whooping cough

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bordetella pertussis

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23
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hanta virus pulmonary syndrome

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hanta virus

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24
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influenza

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influenza A virus Orthomyxovirus

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Legionnaires’ disease

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legionella pneumophilia

26
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tuberculosis

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mycobacterium tuberculosis

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pneumonia

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streptococcus pneumoniae

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plague

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yersinia pestis

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dental bacterial diseases

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streptococcus mutans

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gastric ulcers

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helicobacter pylori

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bacterial food poisoning

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staph aureus (creamy food)
clostridium perfringens (meat dishes and gravy)
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acute diarrhea

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salmonella

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bacterial enteritis

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cholera bacterial enteritis

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vibrio cholera

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giardiasis (beaver fever)

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giardia spp

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shigellosis (bacillary dysentery)

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shigella spp

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antibiotic associated colitis

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clostridium difficile

38
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salmonellosis / typhoid fever

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salmonella enterica serovars

39
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Viral hepatitis (A, B, and C)

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Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C

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Amoebic dysentery

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Entamoeba histolytica

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UTI

42
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Gonorrhea

A

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

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syphillis

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treponema pallidum

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chlamydia

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chlamydia trachomatis

45
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herpes type 1

herpes type 2

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herpes simplex virus 1

herpes simplex virus 2

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Obstetic and perinatal diseases

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streptococcus

47
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genital warts

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human papillomavirus

48
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bacterial meningitis

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neisseria meningitidis

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botulism

A

clostridium botulinum

50
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tetanus

A

clostridium tetani

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rabies

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rabies virus

52
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arboviral encephalitis (general)

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arthropod-borne viruses

53
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african sleeping sickness

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trypansomiasis brucei

54
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bacterial septicemia

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

55
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bacterial endocarditis

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coagulase negative
staphylococcus sp
streptococcus sp

56
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AIDS

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human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

57
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malaria

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plasmodium falciparum (most severe)

58
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lyme disease

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borrelia burgdorferi

59
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dengue virus

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denguevirus

60
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ebola

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ebolavirus

61
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infectious mononucleosis

A

epstein-barr virus

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