Introduction to Infectious Disease: Diarrhea Flashcards
what are the 2 leading causes of death worldwide?
pneumonia (8.5%)
Diarrhea (5.8%)
what is the the age group preferentially affected by infectious disease syndromes.
children under 5
Identify the leading cause of morbidity and death with diarrhea.
Dehydration
State the most reversible cause of morbidity and death with diarrhea.
dehydration can be reveresed by rehydration
Compare and contrast inflammatory and non-inflammatory diarrhea, anatomically and clinically.
Non-inflammatory: (watery) -> small bowel
Inflammatory: (Increased T, fecal WBC, RBC) -> colon
Name three organisms that cause inflammatory diarrhea
C. jejuni, Shigella, Salmonella, (±)E. coli O157:H7*, C. difficile†, E. histolytica
Identify the leading cause of acute bacterial diarrhea in the U.S.- all ages.
Campylobacter jejuni
Describe the predominant cause of nosocomial diarrhea.
C. difficile
what is the Leading cause of: - Prolonged diarrhea - Dehydration from diarrhea - Hospitalization from diarrhea - Death from diarrhea (U.S. and world)
Rotavirus
what Ages are affected in norovirus .
Older children, adults
what ages are affected in rotavurus
Infants, young children.
what Causes vast majority of hemorrhagic colitis (and Hemolytic uremic syndrome [HUS]) in U.S.
E. coli 0157:H7