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Histotoxic Clostridia: C. perfringens, C. septicum

A

GI, soil

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C. tetani

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Soil

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C. botulism

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Soil, home-prepared foods, Alaska

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4
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Campylobacter jejuni

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Animal 
Contaminated food (esp poultry) & water
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5
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Haemophilus influenzae

A

Humans

Respiratory

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Mycoplasma pneumoniae

A

Humans

Respiratory

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Escherichia coli

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Humans, GI

Contaminated food/water

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Salmonella

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GI, sewage, feces

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Shigella

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GI, sewage, feces

Fecal-oral

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Klebsiella

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GI, skin

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Yersinia pestis

A

Rodents, fleas

Fecal-oral

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Rickettsia rickettsii

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Dermacentor Ticks

Ticks

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Borrelia burgdorferi

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Rodents

Ticks

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14
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Bacillus anthracis

A

Livestock

Livestock exposure, injection drugs

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15
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Francisella tularensis

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Rabbits, ticks, flies

Ticks

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16
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Helicobacter pylori

A

Humans

Fecal-oral

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17
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Enterococcus faecium

A

Skin

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18
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Staphylococcus aureus

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Humans, warm/moist sites

Fomites

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19
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Staphylococcus epidermidis

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Skin

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20
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Acinetobacter baumanii

A

ICUs & wounded soldiers in Afghanistan

Hands

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21
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Neisseria meningitidis

A

Humans, nasopharynx

Respiratory, Genital, Oral/GI

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae

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Human

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Streptococcus pyogenes

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Humans, mucosal surfaces, skin & soft tissue

Aerosols, direct contact

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Streptococcus pneumoniae

A

Humans, respiratory tract

Respiratory

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Listeria monocytogenes

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Food (soft cheese), soil, zoonotic

Fecal-oral, mother to fetus

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26
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Legionella pneumophila

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Contaminated water

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27
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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Through wounds, surgical incisions, burns, etc.

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28
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis

A

Respiratory

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29
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Mycobacterium leprae

A

Africa, Asia, Latin America, humans, armadillos

Respiratory

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Corynebacterium diphtheria

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Humans

Nasopharyngeal, cutaneous

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31
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Vibrio cholera

A

Estuary water

Contaminated food/water

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32
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Bordetella pertussis

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Humans

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33
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Candida albicans

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Mouth, skin, GI, vagina

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Cryptococcus neoformans & gattii

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World (N), tropical (G)

35
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Sporothrix schenckii

A

Soil, infected plants

Rose gardeners

36
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Penicillum marneffei

37
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Histoplasma capsulatum

A

OH/MS river valleys

Birds, bats, caves

38
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Coccidiodes immitis

39
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Blastomyces dermatidis

A

OH/MS river valleys

40
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Entamoeba histolytica

A

World, rare in US

Cysts

41
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Giardia lamblia

A

World, US

IgA deficiency, cysts, fecal-oral

42
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Cryptosporidium

A

World, US

Cysts, fecal-oral

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Microsporidium

44
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Trichomonas vaginalis

45
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Plasmodium falciparum

A

Most deadly, tropical regions, mosquitoes year round, infect RBCs, no dormant liver stage (hyponozoites, no relapse)

46
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Plasmodium vivax & ovale

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Less severe, more temperate zones, mosquitoes during warmer months, hypnozoites (latent liver form), late relapse, only infects reticulocytes

47
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Babesia

A

Northeastern US

Tick vectors

48
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Leishmania

A

Central & South America, Middle East, & Africa

49
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Trypanosoma

A

Central and South America / Africa

Kissing bugs / Tsetse fly

50
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Toxoplasma gondii

A

Cat feces, uncooked meat, rodents

51
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Ascaris lumbricoides

A

US, impoverished rural areas

Eggs ingested

52
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Hookworm (Necator americanus, Ancylostoma duodenale)

A

Impoverished rural areas

Eggs penetrate skin

53
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Pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis)

A

US

Eggs ingested

54
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Strongyloides stercoralis

A

US, impoverished rural areas

Eggs penetrate skin

55
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Whipworm (trichuris trichiura)

A

US, impoverished rural areas

Eggs ingested

56
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Trichinella

A

Contaminated meat

57
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Schistosoma hepatobium, japonicum, & mansoni

A

Slowly moving fresh water

Cercariae, snail

58
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Taenia solium

A

Latin America, Asia

Pork

59
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Taenia saginata

60
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Echinococcus granulosus

A

Dogs, cysts, oncospheres

61
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Poliovirus

A

Humans

Fecal-oral

62
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HIV

A

Humans

Sex, drugs

63
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HAV

A

Humans

Fecal-oral

64
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HBV

A

Parenteral

65
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HCV

A

Parenteral

66
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HDV

A

Parenteral

67
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HEV

A

Fecal-oral

68
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HSV

A

Humans

STD

69
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HPV

A

Humans

STD

70
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VZV

A

Respiratory

71
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West Nile Virus

A

Birds
Mosquitoes
Africa, Middle East, Eastern Europe, US

72
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Norovirus

A

Humans

Fecal-oral

73
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Rotavirus

A

Humans

Fecal-oral

74
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Adenovirus

A

Humans

Respiratory, GI, water

75
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Hantavirus

A

Rodents

Respiratory

76
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Rabies

77
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Smallpox

A

Humans

Droplet nuclei, direct contact, fomites

78
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VHFs

A

Rodent (arena)
Animals, humans
Africa, Middle East, Eastern Europe, US

79
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EBV

A

Oral secretions, Bloodstream spread

80
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Influenza

A

Respiratory

81
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Measles

A

Respiratory

82
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Rubella

A

Respiratory

Micro Remediation (30 decks)

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