EXAM 5 Flashcards
Highly contagious infection caused by Staph aureus or Strep pyogenes
Impetigo
_______ are frequently associated with purulent skin infections
S. aureus
S. aureus that manifest as ______ associated with hair follicles
folliculitis
S. aureus that manifest as ______ associated with boils
Furuncles
S. aureus that manifest as ______ associated with deep lesion with multiple boils
carbuncles
______ is a common skin condition that can become more inflammatory when Propionibacterium acnes infects hair follicles
Acne
Contact lens users are especially at risk for
Keratitis
______ (warts) are caused by human papillomaviruses
Papillomas
_____ is caused by HHV-6 and HHV-7
Roseola
______ _____ is caused by parvovirus 19
Fifth disease
Common cutaneous mycoses include ____ caused by _______
Tineas
Dermatophytes
_____ ____ is called ringworm
Tinea corporis
_____ ____ is a parasitic infection of the eye that often results from improper disinfection of contact lenses or swimming while wearing contact lenses
Acanthamoeba keratitis
Strep throat can lead to
Scarlet fever
acute rheumatic fever
acute glomerulonephritis
Streptococcus pyogens causes
strep throat, an infection of the pharynx
This infection can block the Eustachian tubes leading to
otitis media with effusion (OME)
_____ ____ is typically transmitted from an infected bird
Chlamydia psittaci
Chlamydia psittaci is a type of
Chlamydial pneumonia
The _____ _____ can be caused by more than 200 viruses typically rhinoviruses coronaviruses and adenoviruses
common cold
Symptoms of a cold are
cough
headache
runny nose
no high fever
Measles has extremely high fevers and _____ spots
Koplik’s
white spots on the inner lining of inflamed cheek tissues are a diagnostic sign of
measles
German measles is
rubella
Chickenpox typically causes mild infections in children but the virus can reactivate to cause painful cases of _____ later in life
shingles
________ ________ is caused by the fungus P.jirovecii. The disease is found in patients with AIDS and other immunocompromised individuals
Pneumocystis pneumonia
Bacterial ______ is commonly caused by fecal bacteria such as E coli
Cystitis
______ ____ is caused by an imbalance in the vaginal microbiota
Bacterial vaginosis
______ is caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Gonorrhea
Gonorrhea is a STI that is especially common in individuals between the ages of ______ and ______
15 and 24
_______ is the most commonly reported STI and is caused by Chlamydia trachomatis
Chlamydia
______ is caused by Treponema pallidum and has three stages
Syphilis
Primary stage of syphilis is associated with a ____ ___ ___ lesion on genitalia
painless hard chancre
Secondary stage of syphilis is associated with
skin and mucous membrane lesions
Tertiary syphilis is the most serious and life threatening and can involve granulomatous lesions called
Gummas
or serious cardiac or nervous system damage
Human papillomaviruses are the most common sexually transmitted viruses and include strains that cause ____ ___ and _____ _____
genital warts.
cervical cancer
________ is a common STI caused by Trichomonas vaginalis
Trichomoniasis
_____ _____ a fungal infection caused by overgrowth of Candida yeast
oral thrush
_____ a viral infection of the salivary glands caused by the mumps virus
mumps
Salmonella enterica serotypes Enteritidis and Typhi can cause
salmonellosis
Certain types of S. enterica primarily serotype Typhi but aslo Paratyphi cause a more severe type of salmonellosis called
typhoid fever
Different strains of E coli include
ETEC
EIEC
EPEC
EHEC
The most dangerous strain of E coli that can cause different illnesses varying degrees of severity
EHEC
Helicobacter pylori is associated with ____ _____
peptic ulcers
Can be detected with a breath test
H pylori
Prevention of this virus is becoming more common through vaccination
Rotaviruses
What are the 4 intestinal infections caused by protozoans
Giardiasis
Cryptosporidiosis
amoebiasis
cyclosporiasis
Nector americanus and Ancylostoma doudenale cause _____ ______ when larvae penetrate the skin from soil contaminated by dog or cat feces
hookworm infection
Travel to the lungs and are then swallowed to mature in the intestines
hookworms
_______ _____ are nematode pinworms transmitted by the fecal oral route
Enterobius vermicularis
The blood pressure can fall below the level necessary to maintain proper kidney and respiratory functions a condition known as
septic shock
Staphylococcus aureus
Toxic shock syndrome
Clostridium perfringens
Gas gangrene
Tularemia
rabbit fever
Bartonella henselae
Cat scratch fever
3 different plagues caused by Yersinia pestis
bubonic (flea bites)
septicemic
pneumonic
________ _______ ( ) ( ) the tick must be attached for at least 24 hours before the infection can be transferred to humans
Lyme disease
Borrelia burgdorferi
_____ ______ HHV-4 associated with infectious mononucleosis
Epstein Barr virus
College student are required to have a vaccination against _________ _______ before entering college
meningococcal meningitis
_______ ______ (_____) is caused by intracellular parasite Mycobacterium leprae. Infections cause demyelination of neurons resulting in decreased sensation in peripheral appendages and body sites
Hansen’s disease (leprosy)
West Nile virus is transmitted by ________ but uses ____ as its natural reservoir.
mosquitos
birds
_____ _____ ____ affects deer populations
chronic wasting disease
___________ fungal infections of the nervous system
Neuromycoses
__________ caused by Toxoplasma gondii the infection is transmitted to fetuses and can cause brain damage
Neurotoxoplasmosis
In immunocompromised patients ______ is one of the most common causes of brain abscesses
neurotoxoplasmosis
caused by the insect-borne (tsetse fly) Trypanosoma brucei
African trypanosomiasis
____ ____ can be caused by several species of encapsulated bacteria
Bacterial meningitis
The different species that can cause Bacterial meningitis include
Haemophilus influenzae
Neisseria meningitidis
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Streptococcus agalactiae
