microbial disease of nervous system

Question 1

What in Meningitus?

Answer 1

The inflammation of the meninges.

Question 2

What is Encephalitis?

Answer 2

The inflammation of the brain.

Question 3

What are the causes of meningitis?

Answer 3

Viruses, fungi, bacteria, and protozoa

Question 4

What is the most common form of meningitis?

Answer 4

Viral Meningitis

Question 5

Initial Symptoms of meningitis?

Answer 5

fever, headaches, stiff neck

Question 6

More symptoms of meningitis?

Answer 6

Nausea and vomiting

Question 7

Severe outcomes of meningitis after some time?

Answer 7

Convulsions and coma

Question 8

What can cause death from shock and inflammation when having meningitis?

Answer 8

Endotoxins being Gram Negative or release of cell wall fragments

Question 9

How is bacterial meningitis treated?

Answer 9

Antibiotics

Question 10

How does someone get Haemophilus influenzae ( how is it pathogenic?)

Answer 10

It enters the bloodstream, pathogenic due to capsules that avoid immune systems

Question 11

Who gets Haemophilus influenzae more? How is it prevented?

Answer 11

Kids under 6 months and with the Hib Vaccines

Question 12

How does one get Neisseria meningitidis? How is it transmitted?

Answer 12

Capsule overrise immune system; transmitted by aerosols or direct contact

Question 13

Symptoms of Neisseria meningitidis?

Answer 13

Begins with throat rash, infection and bacterium. Can die within hours.

Question 14

Treatment and vaccination for Neisseria meningitidis

Answer 14

Antibiotics and only some types can be treated with a vaccine

Question 15

Streptococcus pneumoniae causes

Answer 15

70% of people carry nasopharyngeal carriers which causes it,

Question 16

Who is Streptococcus pneumoniae most common in

Answer 16

Children between 1 month and 4 YRS

Question 17

How is Streptococcus pneumoniae prevented?

Answer 17

A conjugate vaccine

Question 18

What causes Listeriosis

Answer 18

Caused by Listeria monocytogenes; foodborne

Question 19

Who usually gets Listeriosis?

Answer 19

People who are immunocompromised

Question 20

Symptoms of Listeriosis

Answer 20

Invades bloodstream, can cause sepsis and problems during pregnancy

Question 21

How is Listeriosis prevented

Answer 21

Antibiotics - penicillan

Question 22

Causes of Tetanus

Answer 22

Untreated deep wounds in anaerobic conditions

Question 23

Process of Tetanus or symptoms

Answer 23

Enters Central nervous system, blocks relaxation pathways, causes muscle spasms and death caused by spasms of the respiratory muscles.

Question 24

How is tetanus treated and prevented?

Answer 24

Antibiotics neutralize the toxins but prevented by Vaccines

Question 25

Symptoms of Botulism

Answer 25

Causes flaccid paralysis :Death usually comes from respiratory or
cardiac failure

Question 26

Cause of botulism

Answer 26

Endospores or ingesting exotoxins

Question 27

How is botulism treated and prevented?

Answer 27

Treatment with respiratory assistance and antitoxins and Prevented by proper canning and nitrites used in food

Question 28

Cause of Rabies

Answer 28

Rebies virus: transmitted by saliva

Question 29

Symptoms and process of rabies?

Answer 29

Muscle spasms of mouth and pharynx; then hydrophobia.

Infects PNS and causes encephalitis.

Question 30

Treatment and prevention

Answer 30

Very little treatment and prevented with Vaccine and Globulin

Question 31

How is Zika virus transmitted

Answer 31

Through mosquito bites but sexually, mother to child, and blood transfusions are other ways too

Question 32

How to prevent ZIKA

Answer 32

Where mosquito nets