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Infectious diarrhoea Flashcards

1
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What are the most common virus that cause infectious diarrhoea?

A

Rotavirus and Noravirus

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Damage and disruption of the mucosal lining has what effect on the GIT?

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Loss of mucous
Excessive watery secretions
Great damage can cause a lot of blood cells and mucus

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Campylobcter, Salmonella, Escherichia coli, Shigella, Yersinia are what types of pathogens

A

Bacteria

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What microbial groups can cause infectious diarrhoea?

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Viruses
Bacteria
Protozoans
Fungi
Helminths 
Algae
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What are the two broad categories of infectious diarrhoea?

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Non-inflammatory diarrhoea

Inflammatory diarrhoea

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Which type of infectious diarrhoea is more severe?

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Inflammatory

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What are 3 characteristics of non-inflammatory diarrhoea?

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Microbes generally cause less damage
excessive fluid secretion
watery stools without blood pus or mucus

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8
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What is Dysentary?

A

Inflammatory diarrhoea

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What are 3 characteristics of inflammatory diarrhoea?

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Generally more severe
Greater damage causing inflammation
Stools contain blood mucous and pus

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If leucocytes are present in the stools what type of diarrhoea is it?

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Inflammatory diarrhoea

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Will inflammatory diarrhoea cause greatly increased stool volumes or normal stool volumes?

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Small or normal stool volumes

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Will blood and mucus be evident in noninflammatory diarrhoea?

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Rarely

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13
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The common site of infection inflammatory diarrhoea is?

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The colon

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14
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The common site of noninflammatory diarrhoea is?

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The small intestine

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What are the main vehicles of infection that cause infectious diarrhoea?

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The 5Fs
Foodstuffs
Fingers
Flies
Fomites
Faeces
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16
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Transmission routes for infectious diarrhoea include ………

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Food or water supplies caused by human or animal faeces

Faecal oral route

17
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High risk groups for community-acquired infectious diarrhoea include…….

A

Neonates
Elderly
Anal sex
Foreign destinations

18
Q

Hand washing, patient isolation, regular disinfecting bathrooms are strategies for what.

A

To control diarrhoeal disease in clinical settings

19
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How do we treat infections diarrhoea?

A

Replacement of fluid and electrolytes

IV therapy if severe or prolonged

20
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What are the most common microbial groups that cause infectious diarrhoea?

A

Viruses bacteria protozoans

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