Final Exam - Notes: pages 13-19 Flashcards
Disease: _________: disease of the gastrointestinal system
Etiology: Vibrio cholerae
Cholera
Disease: Cholera: disease of the _________ system
Etiology: Vibrio cholerae
gastrointestinal
Disease: Cholera: disease of the gastrointestinal system
Etiology: _________ cholerae
Vibrio
-Disease: _________ -
produces enterotoxin called choleragen which causes the body to lose water and electrolytes
Cholera
-Disease: Cholera-
produces enterotoxin called _________ which causes the body to lose water and _________
- choleragen
- electrolytes
-Disease: Cholera-
toxin is heat _________ - (heat can _________ the toxin)
- labile
- inactivate
-Disease: _________ -
Reservoir:
Nonliving (saltwater, freshwater)
Some humans are carriers (enteric)
Cholera
-Disease: Cholera-
Reservoir:
_________ (saltwater, freshwater)
Some humans are _________ (enteric)
- Nonliving
- carriers
-Disease: _________ -
Mode of Transmission: fecal-oral
- foodborne; in America eating raw shellfish
- waterborne
Cholera
-Disease: Cholera-
Mode of Transmission: _________
- foodborne; in America eating raw shellfish
- _________
- fecal-oral
- waterborne
-Disease: _________ -
Prodromal: vomiting, cramps, diarrhea
Invasion: rice water stool
Cholera
-Disease: Cholera-
_________ : vomiting, cramps, diarrhea
Invasion: _________ water stool
- Prodromal
- rice
-Disease: _________ -
High mortality rate due to massive loss of fluid and electrolytes
Cholera
-Disease: _________ -
Treatment:
- I.V. fluid and electrolyte replacement reduces mortality
- Antibiotics
Cholera
-Disease: Cholera-
Treatment:
- I.V. fluid and _________ replacement reduces mortality
- _________
- electrolyte
- Antibiotics
-Disease: Cholera-
Prevention:
_________ food
Boil water
_________
- Cook
- Vaccine
-Disease: Cholera-
Miscellaneous:
There have been 7 _________ of this disease since the early 1800’s
Currently there is an epidemic in _________
- pandemics
- Haiti
Disease: _________ : Legionnaires’ disease
Etiology: Legionella pneumophila
Legionellosis
Disease: Legionellosis: _________’ disease
Etiology: Legionella pneumophila
Legionnaires
Disease: Legionellosis: Legionnaires’ disease
Etiology: Legionella _________
pneumophila
-Disease: Legionellosis-
Reservoir: _________
Nonliving: water
-Disease: _________ -
Reservoir:
Nonliving: water
-The microbe is avirulent in natural bodies of water
-The microbe becomes virulent in hot water
Legionellosis
-Disease: Legionellosis-
Reservoir:
Nonliving: water
-The microbe is _________ in natural bodies of water
-The microbe becomes _________ in hot water
- avirulent
- virulent
-Disease: _________ -
Mode of Transmission:
- Airborne aerosols from cooling towers, showers, faucets, hot tubs etc.
- No known human to human transmission–noncommunicable
Legionellosis
-Disease: Legionellosis-
Mode of Transmission:
- Airborne _________ from cooling towers, showers, faucets, hot tubs etc.
- No known human to human transmission– _________
- aerosols
- noncommunicable
-Disease: Legionellosis-
Signs & Symptoms: Usually causes a _________ infection unless the person is compromised
subclinical
-Disease: Legionellosis-
_________ –Fever, chills, muscle aches, headache, fatigue, diarrhea—misdiagnosed as influenza
Prodromal
-Disease: Legionellosis-
_________ –renal failure chest x-rays often show pneumonia
Invasion
-Disease: Legionellosis-
Prodromal–Fever, _________, muscle aches, headache, fatigue, diarrhea—misdiagnosed as _________
- chills
- influenza
-Disease: Legionellosis-
Invasion– _________ failure chest x-rays often show _________
- renal
- pneumonia
-Disease: Legionellosis-
Legionnaires’ _________ cannot be distinguished from other types of pneumonia from _________ alone.
- pneumonia
- signs/symptoms
-Disease: Legionellosis-
Treatment: _________ : must be specific for _________’ disease
- Antibiotics
- Legionnaires
-Disease: Legionellosis-
Prevention:
-Test and _________ systems with disinfectants ( _________ )
- water
- Hyperchlorination
-Disease: _________ -
Prevention:
-Test and treat water systems with disinfectants (Hyperchlorination)
Legionellosis
-Disease: Legionellosis-
Prevention:
To prevent _________ (hospital related) Legionnaire’s disease, the CDC recommends that hospitals test and treat their water systems only _________ there have been 1 one or two cases of the disease.
- nosocomial
- after
-Disease: Legionellosis-
Risk factors (predisposing factors)
- _________
- > 65 years old
- _________ smoking
- Immunocompromised
- Male
- Cigarette