Gastrointestinal Infections 5

Question 1

Define diarrhea

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Question 2

What are the characteristics of inflammatory diarrhea?

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Question 3

What are the complications of invasive gastroenteritis?

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Question 4

What gram +ve rods cause invasive gastroenteritis?

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Question 5

What gram -ve rods lead to invasive gastroenteritis?

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Question 6

What gram -ve curved rods lead to invasive gastroenteritis?

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Question 7

What agents cause invasive gastroenteritis?

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Question 8

Describe the biology of listeria monocytogenes

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Question 9

Describe the epidemiology of listeria monocytogenes

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Question 10

Describe the pathogenesis of listeria monocytogenes

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Question 11

What does listeria monocytogenes clinically present as?

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Question 12

Describe E. Coli biology

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Question 13

Describe E. Coli epidemiology

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Question 14

What are the toxins of invasive E. Coli?

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Question 15

Describe the pathogenesis of Shiga-toxin E. Coli STEC

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Question 16

Describe the clinical presentation of Shiga-toxin

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Question 17

Explain the pathogenesis & clinical presentation of entero-invasive E. Coli

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Question 18

Describe the biology of salmonella

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Question 19

Describe the epidemiology of salmonella

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Question 20

Describe the pathogenesis of salmonella

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Question 21

Describe the clinical presentation of non-typhoidal salmonella

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Question 22

Describe the pathogenesis salmonella typhi

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Question 23

Describe the clinical presentation of typhoid fever aka enteric fever

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Question 24

Describe gastroenteritis vs septicemia vs typhoid fever

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