Exam 1: Infection, Bacteria and Archea Flashcards
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Whooping Cough (Bordetella pertussis)
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- Start with cold symptoms. Progresses to rapid couch followed with high pitch “whoop” from air coming back in. Could be followed with vomit and exhaustion after fits.
- attaches to respiratory system cilia
- Human to human air borne droplets
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Cholera (Vibrio cholarae)
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- Profuse watery diarrhea, abdominal pain, low blood pressure, rapid heart rate and vomitting. (possible kidney failure and death)
- Attaches to intestinal cells - enterotoxin released
- Contaminated water
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Strep Throat (Streptococcus pyogenes)
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- Throat pain, difficulty swallowing, red swollen tonsils with white patches
- Throat and lymph nodes- Can cause many other issues if untreated
- Humans and cattle from respiratory droplets
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Chlamydia (Chlamydia trachomatis)
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- Abnormal discharge from vag or penis, burning when urinating, and swollen testicles
- Reproductive organs
- Direct contact sexually or vertically from mother to child
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Lyme Disease (Boreli burgdorferi)
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- Expanding red rash, fatigue, chills, headache, muscle ache, swollen lymph nodes
- Affects neurological, cardiac, or cutaneous body systems
- Get from ticks that have been attached to affected animals
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Anthrax (Bacillus anthracis)
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- Cutaneous bump developing a black center, flu symptoms, sore throat, coughing, muscle aches, shortness of breath, high fever etc.
- Can affect skin, chest, and GI tract which spreads from there.
- Contact with infected animals
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Typhoid Fever (Salmonella typhi)
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- Abdominal pain, very high fever and stupor, “rose spots” on abdominal or chest wall.
- Digestive tract. Can be harbored in gall bladder as well
- Fecal-oral route. contaminated food and drink.
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Tetanus (Clostridium tetani)
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- uncontrolled muscle spasms throughout body, fist clench back arches, fixed smile, lock jaw
- Affects nervous system
- Soil contaminated objects: spores reach soil from animal and human intestine
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Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA, TSS)
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- Skin postules or cellulitis with food poisoning symptoms..For TSS its fever, dizziness or mental confusion, vomiting or diarrhea, rash on palms and feet.
- Can affect any exposed system
- Passed an with direct skin contact and through fomites.
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Clostridium botulinum (Botulism)
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- Progressive paralysis of muscles, blurred vision, slurred speach, numbing, difficult breathing, death from respiratory arrest.
- Enters through food into blood stream
- Contaminated food
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Escherichia coli (Travelers diarrhea)
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- Diarrhea lasting several days
- Toxins damage lining of colon
- Contaminated food or water; fecal-oral route-Often opportunistic
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Mycobacterium leprae (Leprosy/Hansens Disease)
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- Macular lesions of trunk, face and limbs. Skin discolors. Nerve destruction leads to anesthesia and injury to skin tissues
- Affects nerves and skin
- Human to human or armadillo. Respiratory secretions
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Tuberculosis)
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- Masses on lung, cough, flu symptoms, chest pain, rust colored sputum, can spread causing lots of issues.
- starts in lungs and spreads
- Respiratory droplets. Humans are primary reservoir
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae (Gonorrhea)
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- Painful urination, creamy dishcarge, females may not have symptoms, possible infertility due to blockage. Shows up in eyes of newborn
- sex organs
- Sexual contact
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Neisseria meningitidis (Meningitis)
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- cold like symptoms, high fever with rash, severe headache, vomiting, stiff neck, complications with adrenal glands
- Starts in airway
- Airborne droplets
