Disease Causing Organisms Flashcards
What causes Tuberculosis?
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
What causes Typhoid?
Salmonella typhi
What causes pneumonia?
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Why is typhus significant? What genus is it caused by?
Breakouts occur when a large amount of people are living in small, unhygienic conditions. Rickettsia
What are the main bacteria that cause meningitis?
Neisseria meningitidis
Streptococcus pneumoniae
What cause Cholera? You know this dipshit.
Vibrio cholerae (What a surprise,)
What are the main food and waterborne bacteria that cause illness?
E. coli Salmonella (other than typhoid) Shigella enterica (with sub-species or groups) Campylobacter jejuni S. aureus
Name three bacteria that cause many diseases?
Group A Strep
Group B Strep
S. aureus
Name an opportunistic pathogen?
Acinetobacter baumannii
What strain of influenza is the most common?
Influenza A
What are the main water/food borne viruses?
Rotaviruses and Norwalk viruses
Name the 3 main Hemorrhagic Fever viruses? (Yes, this includes the spookiest of all the bacteria.)
Yellow Fever Virus
Dengue Virus
Ebola (More like Eboola)
What virus causes encephalitis and is found in Canadia?
West Nile Virus
Whats the major Hepatitis?
Hepatitis C
Whats the main HIV and what does it stand for?
Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1