DISEASES Flashcards
symptoms of — infection can be sudden and include fever, fatigue, muscle pain, headache and sore throat. These are followed by vomiting, diarrhea, rash, and internal and external bleeding.
Ebola
The symptoms of Ebola infectioN
fever, fatigue, muscle pain, headache and sore throat. These are followed by vomiting, diarrhea, rash, and internal and external bleeding.
is transmitted primarily by Aedes mosquitoes, which bite mostly during the day
is known to preferentially infect stem cells in the brain
ZIKA VIRUS
hey typically start 3–14 days after infection, are generally mild including rash, fever, conjunctivitis, muscle and joint pain, malaise and headache, and usually last for 2–7 days.
ZIKA VIRUS
causes inflammation in the stomach and intestines.
ROTA VIRUS A AND B -
Most human rotavirus diarrheal illness is caused by ___, which mostly affects newborns and young children.
Rotavirus species A (RVA)
___has been linked to occasional epidemics of adult diarrheal illness in humans.
Rotavirus species B (RVB)
Severe diarrhea, vomiting, fever, abdominal discomfort, and dehydration
ROTA VIRUS A & B
diseases caused by bacteria.
BACTERIAL DISEASES
is an infection with a bacteria called Salmonella
Salmonellosis
are usually transmitted to humans by eating foods contaminated with animal feces.
Salmonella
Salmonella was first discovered and isolated from the intestines of pigs infected with classical swine fever, by ___ in 1855.
Theobald Smith
The bacterial strain was named after ___, an American pathologist who worked with Smith.
Dr Daniel Elmer Salmon
diarrhea
fever
abdominal cramps
12 to 72 hours after infection
chills
headache
nausea
vomiting
SALMONELLA
Gastrointestinal illness caused by an infection with the gram-negative bacterium Vibrio cholerae (sero group O1 or O139)
CHOLERA
s found in the feces of people (with or without symptoms) infected with the bacteria. The bacterium may also live in the environment in brackish rivers and coastal waters.
Vibrio cholerae
is an intestinal infection caused by a family of bacteria known as shigella or gram-negative bacteria Shigella species.
Shigella infection (shigellosis)
Shigella is named after___, a Japanese scientist who discovered the bacteria in 1897
Dr. Kiyoshi Shiga
diarrhea (often bloody)
abdominal pain
stomach cramps
fever
SHIGELLOSIS
Transmission
shigellosis
Fecal to oral route.
Direct person to person contact.
Indirect transmission.
Sexually transmitted.
___(break-bone fever) is a viral infection that spreads from mosquitoes to people. It is more common in tropical and subtropical climates.
DENGUE
___spread dengue to people through bites.
Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
is a life-threatening disease spread to humans by some types of mosquitoes. It is mostly found in tropical countries. It is preventable and curable.
Malaria
5 Plasmodium parasite species that cause malaria in humans:
P. falciparum and P. vivax, P. malariae, P. ovale and P. knowlesi.
The most severe form of malaria, which may progress to a coma, is known as ___
cerebral malaria.
most important cause of viral encephalitis in Asia. It is a mosquito-borne flavivirus, and belongs to the same genus as dengue, yellow fever and West Nile viruses.
Japanese encephalitis virus JEV
“Aka” Meningococcal septicemia
Is an acute and potentially life-threatening bacterial infection of the bloodstream. The bacteria frequently live in a person’s upper respiratory tract without causing visible signs of illness
MENINGOCOCCEMIA