Microbial Disease of Digestive System Flashcards
What is part of the gastrointestinal tract
Mouth, nose, esophagus, stomach, small intestine and large intestine
What Gastrointestinal tract have a low level of microbes (ph)
THe stomach
Which part of the gastrointestinal tract has the highest amount of microbes?
Large intestine
Causes for shigellosis?
Shigella
Only a small dose of this needs to be consumed unlike other bacteria, to be pathogenic
Shigellosis Bacillary dysentert
Symptoms of shigella
Tissue damage and dysentery
treatment for shigella
Oral rehydration antibiotics but not always if its severe
Causes of salmonellosis
Salmonella enterica
You would have to consume a large potrtion of this bacteria to be affected
Salmonellosis or salmonella gastroenteritis
treatment of salmonella
Oral rehydration
Causes of typhoid fever
Salmonella serotype typhoid; spread by unsanitary conditions- human feces
Symptoms of typhoid fever
fever, headavhe, intestinal wall ulceration
treatment for typhoid fever
Antiobiotics
causes for cholera
Vibrio cholerae
symptoms for cholera
diarrhea with large water loss
◦Typically, no fever
◦Causes shock, collapse, organ failure, and death
treatment for cholera
rehydration (IV fluid replacement)
when does cholera occur
Incidence increases when sanitation and sewage disposal systems are compromised
How pathogenic is E.Coli
Most strains are harmless, but several strains are pathogens
Symptoms for Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC)
Produces Shiga-like toxin
hemorrhagic colitis and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)
Treatment for e.coli
Rehydration
Different kinds of E.Coli
Enteropathogenic E.Coli: causes diarrhea in developing countries
Enteropathogenic E.Coli : causes shingles and dysentary
Enteroaggregative E.Coli: only in humans, produces an enterotoxin causing watery diarrhea
Enterihemorrhagic E.Coli: Very severe
Causes for campylobacteriosis
Campylobacter jejuni; Cause of foodborne illness, often found on raw chicken
Symptoms of campylobacteriosis
Symptoms include fever, cramping, abdominal pain, diarrhea, dysentery
Treatment for campylobacteria’s
Treatment includes azithromycin
