Med Microbio Flashcards by Candice Lin

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Candida albicans

A

(Yeast)

Candidiasis (infection of mouth, intestine and vagina)

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Bordetella

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(Bacteria)

Pertussis (whooping cough, 100-day cough)

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Toxoplasma gondii

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(Protozan/parasite)

Toxoplasmosis

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Helicobacter pylori

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(Bacteria)

Gastric ulcers

Chronic gastritis

Stomach cancer

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Yersinia pestis

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(Bacteria)

Plague

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Clostridium

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(Bacteria)

Botulism

Tetanus

Gas gangrene

Food poisoning

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Bacillus

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(Bacteria)

B. anthracis - anthrax (fever)

B. cereus - food poisoning

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Neisseria

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(Bacteria)

N. meningitidis - meningitis

N. gonorrhoeae - gonorrhea (STD)

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Salmonella

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(Bacteria)

S. enterica infects human

Salmonellosis (GI infection, fever, etc.)

Typhoid fever

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Mycobacterium

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(Bacteria)

Tuberculosis

Leprosy

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Epidermophyton & Trichophyton

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(Fungi)

Ringworm & athlete’s foot

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Trypanosoma brucei

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(Protozan)

African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness)

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Cryptosporidium parvum

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(Protozan/parasite)

Cryptosporidiosis (GI infection)

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Staphylococcus

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(Bacteria)

Skin infection

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Streptococcus pneumoniae

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(Bacteria)

Pneumonia

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Shigella

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(Bacteria)

Shigellosis (GI infection, diarrhea)

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Streptococcal pharyngitis

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(Bacteria)

Strep throat & skin infection

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Plasmodium falciparum

A

(Protozan/parasite)

Malaria

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Entamoeba histolytica

A

(Protozan)

Amebiasis

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Vibrio

A

(Bacteria)

Cholera (GI infection)

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Treponema pallidum

A

(Bacteria)

Syphilis

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Giardia lamblia

A

(Protozan)

Giardiasis (bevear fever, diarrhea…)

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Borrelia

A

(Bacteria)

Vector-borne disease, carried by ticks and lice

Borrelia burgdorferi - Lyme disease (borreliosis)