infections Flashcards
types of bacterial infections
-Tetanus
Tuberculosis
Syphilis
Necrotising Fasciitis
Tetanus
Contracted through open
skin wounds, usually
associated with sharp
objects that are covered
in soil.
Tuberculosis
This bacteria enters your
airways and lodges in
your lungs. It then starts
to create cavities as it
kills off the lung tissue
Syphilis
Contracted through
bodily exchange during
unprotected sex. Ulcer
like wounds appear
around genitals and
mouth and can spread all
over the body.
Necrotising
Fasciitis (AKA
flesh eating
bacteria)
Is a bacterial infection
which eats its way
through the layers of the
skin until it reaches the
Fascia and muscle tissue
types of fungal infections
Aspergillosis
Oral Thrush
Fungal Nail
Ringworm
Aspergillosis
Contracted through the
inhalation of spores
from mold. It lodges
itself in the lungs and
starts to reproduce.
Oral Thrush
This occurs when your
natural flora of the
mouth is disrupted
allowing yeast to grow.
Fungal Nail
Infection
Contracted through
small cracks in your
nails or skin surrounding
the nail bed.
Types of viral infections
Influenza
Viral Hepatitis
(HPV)
Measles
Ringworm
Is spread from person , animal and environment to
person, It causes shapes
on the skin that appear
as rings.
Influenza Virus
Contracted through
nasal inhalation of the
virus. It can affect the
nose throat and lungs. It
is spread person to
person.
Viral Hepatitis
There are 7 types of
Hepatitis, each
contracted differently,
but all attack the liver.
Examples include sexual
contact
Measles
Is spread from person to
person (coughing,
saliva), and environment
to person (saliva
droplets).
Human
Papillomavirus
(HPV)
Is the most common STDs
contracted. It is
contracted through
unprotected sexual
contact. It is the leading
cause of cervical and
penile cancers.
