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What organisms are part of the enterobacteriaceae family?

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E.coli, shigella, salmonella, & yersinia pestis

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Why are they referred to enterics?

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Because they are found in the GI tract of humans & animals

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T/F E.coli is part of the Enterobacteriaceae family?

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True

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Name the characteristics of E.coli

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  • gram negative bacilli
  • oxidase negative
  • ferment glucose to produce acid
  • facultative anaerobes
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What are the virulence factors for E.coli?

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Depends on the strain of E.coli: enterotoxin( type of exotoxin), endotoxin, E .coli O157:H7 (shigella-like toxin)

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What is E.coli O157:H7 ?

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Is a strain of E.coli w/ a shigella like toxin that causes hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) & can lead to kidney failure. It is usually found in cattle

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What is the reservoir for E.coli?

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Humans or animals ( it’s part of the normal flora in the GI tract)

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What is the mode of transmission for E.coli?

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Vehicle transmission: eating contaminated food

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What diseases does E.coli cause?

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  • HAIs
  • UTIs
  • Sepsis
  • Wound infections
  • Neonatal meningitis
  • Gastroenteritis
  • Enterotoxin causes infantiles & travelers diarrhea
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What some test used for E.coli diagnosis ?

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  • gram stain
  • glucose fermentation test
  • isolation on selective media
  • ELISA
  • DNA
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What is the treatment required for E.coli ?

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Depends on the strain, in most cases of diarrheal diseases no antibiotics are prescribed. They best way to treat is rehydration & electrolytes.

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Prevention for E.coli

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Wash hands, sterile equipment, aseptic techniques etc.

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What are the characteristics for Salmonella?

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Gram negative bacilli, facultative anaerobe, ferment glucose to produce acid, & oxidase negative

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What are the virulence factors of Salmonella?

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Endotoxins —> lead to inflammation & septic shock

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What is the reservoir for Salmonella?

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Poultry (chicken) & reptiles (turtles)

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Salmonella is a zoonotic disease meaning?

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It is spread from animals to people

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What diseases does Salmonella cause?

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Often times causes food borne infections of the GI tract by ingesting contaminated food

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What is the incubation time for Salmonella?

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12-36 hours, depends of number of Salmonella ingested?

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Treatment for Salmonella?

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Oral rehydration, antibiotics will only be necessary for chronic carriers

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T/F Shigella is more invasive than Salmonella

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True

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What are characteristics for Shigella?

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Gram negative bacilli, facultative anaerobes, ferments glucose—> acid, & oxidase negative

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Virulence factors for Shigella?

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  • Endotoxins
  • Ability to attach to villi cells
  • Enterotoxin( a type of exotoxin that affects the GI tract)
  • shigella toxin —> hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) = lead to kidney failure & death
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Infectious dose of Shigella?

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200 pretty low compared to Salmonella(10,000)

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What is the reservoir for Shigella?

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Humans (found in the GI tract of infected humans)

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Shigella pathway to infection

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Ingestion —>invades villus cells —> inflammation response—>extensive tissue destruction—> bloody diarrhea —> mucus secretion

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What disease does Yersinia pestis cause?

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Black Death AKA “the plague”

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What can Yersinia pestis be capable of causing?

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Death & destruction

28
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Do we still have the black plague today?

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Yes but not as many cases (only 1 case in 2018 in the US)

29
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When gram staining how can you distinguish Yersinia pestis?

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Looks like a safety pin

30
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How many forms of the plague is there?

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Bubonic, pneumonia, & inhalation fever

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What is the reservoir for Yersinia pestis?

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Rodents (squirrels)

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What is the mode of transmission for Yersinia pestis?

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Transmitted via a biological vector (flea): you can get infected if you get bitten by a flea or if your pets come in contact w/ the fleas & become infected, also if they come in contact w/ the infected animal (squirrel)

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What type of disease is Yersinia pestis?

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Zoonotic disease ( transmitted from animal to person)

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What are the virulence factors of Y. Pestis?

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  • Coagulase
  • Capsule (prevents phagocytosis)
  • Endotoxin —> part of the gram neg cell wall
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What is the bubonic plague?

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When the lymph nodes become infection (swollen b/c they are full of bacteria) & can burst open

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What is septicemia (systemic) plague?

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When the infection winds up in the bloodstream —> endotoxin can lead to inflammation & septic shock

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Describe pneumonia plague

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Via inhalation for example a person that’s infected can spread through respiratory secretions or droplets to another person

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Which form of the plague has the highest fatality rate?

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Pneumonia plague

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Diagnosis of Y.pestis?

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Culturing

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Treatment for Y.pestis?

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Antibiotics however a person can still die even w/ antibiotic therapy (the sooner it’s treated the better)

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Prevention for the Black Death?

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Rodent control & flea control

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