lecture 21 - infectious diarrhoea

Question 1

Which type of pathogen most commonly causes infectious diarrhoea?

Answer 1

Viruses

Question 2

Which viruses most commonly cause infectious diarrhoea?

Answer 2

Rotavirus, norovirus

Question 3

What are some of the bacterial causes of infectious diarrhoea?

Answer 3

Campylobacter, salmonella, shigella, E. coli

Question 4

What are the key routes of infection of campylobacter?

Answer 4

Undercooked poultry, poultry contact, contaminated drinking water

Question 5

What are the symptoms of campylobacter infection?

Answer 5

Severe cramping abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhoea

Question 6

What are some of the complications of campylobacter?

Answer 6

Reactive arthritis, sepsis, Guillain-Barre syndrome

Question 7

What are the names for infection with salmonella?

Answer 7

Enteric/typhoid fever

Question 8

What are the symptoms of salmonella infection?

Answer 8

High fever, abdominal pain, constipation, chills, dry cough, anorexia, headache

Question 9

What causes severe disease with infection with Shigella dysenteriae?

Answer 9

Production of the shiga toxin, which causes ulceration of the large bowel