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Microbial Diseases of the Digestive System Flashcards

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cholera symptoms

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  • dysentery
  • water loss of up to 1 liter per hour
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cholera pathogen

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vibrio cholerae

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cholera diagnosis

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presence of rice-water stool

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cholera transmission

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contaminated water

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shigellosis pathogen

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caused by four species of shigella

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traveler’s diarrhea pathogen

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e coli

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traveler’s diarrhea transmission

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commonly ground beef

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campylobacter transmission

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raw poultry

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what is campylobacter the most common cause of?

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most common cause of diarrhea that sends people to the doctor

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what do some patients with campylobacter experience afterwards?

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some patients experience guillian-barre syndrome following infection

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Antimicrobial-associated Diarrhea symptoms

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  • 5 to 10 clear watery foul smelling bowel movements per day
  • pseudomembranous colitis can occur in severe cases
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Antimicrobial-associated Diarrhea pathogen

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clostridium difficile

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Salmonellosis symptoms

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  • abdominal cramps
  • diarrhea
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Salmonellosis transmission

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  • raw chicken
  • contaminated eggs
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Salmonellosis pathogen

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enteritidis and typhimurium

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typhoid fever symptoms

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  • fever
  • delirium
  • may last up to 4 weeks
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typhoid fever pathogen

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  • tiphy
  • paratyphi
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typhoid fever transmission

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contaminated food or water

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Peptic Ulcer symptoms

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abdominal pain

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Peptic Ulcer pathogen

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helicobacter pylori

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peptic ulcer transmission

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fecal-oral transmission

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Periodontal disease symptoms

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  • swollen gums
  • bleeding gums
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Periodontal disease pathogen

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porphyramonas gingivalis

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Dental Caries symptoms

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Appear as holes or pits in the teeth (cavities)

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Dental Caries pathogen
Streptococcus mutans is a frequent cause of caries
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infections of the GI tract
- gastroenteritis due to the consumption and effect of bacteria - symptoms by 12-72 hours
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intoxications of the GI tract
- gastroenteritis due to the consumption of bacterial toxin - symptoms within 1-6 hours
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food poisoning symptoms
- nause - vomitting
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food poisoning pathogen
staphylococcus aureus
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food poisoning transmission
- processed meats - potato salad - ice cream
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Oral Herpes symptoms
- nitial flu like symptoms - presence of fluid filled lesions
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Oral Herpes pathogen
Human Herpesvirus 1 (HHV-1)
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Oral Herpes latency
HHV1 can become latent in the trigeminal nerve ganglion and reactivate
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Mumps symptoms
swlling of the parotid salivary glands
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mumps prevention
MMR vaccine
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Viral Gastroenteritis symptoms
- abdominal pain - diarrhea - vomiting - death due to dehydration
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Viral Gastroenteritis pathogen
- caliciviruses - astroviruses - rotaviruses
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what do noroviruses cause?
norovirus causes 90% of non bacterial infections
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what do rotaviruses cause?
rotavirus caues infantile gastroenteritis
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viral gastroenteritis prevention
vaccine for rotavirus
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Viral Hepatitis symptoms
- inflammation of the liver - jaundice
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Viral Hepatitis pathogen
Hepatitis A - E
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viral hepatitis transmission
- A and E are fecal-oral transmission - B-D are sexually transmitted
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Viral Hepatitis prevention
vaccines for HAV and HBV
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Giardiasis symptoms
- often asymptomatic - diarrhea and associated symptoms can last up to four weeks
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Giardiasis transmission
- contaminated water - beavers are a common zoonotic source (beaver fever)
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Criptosporidiosis symptoms
severe watery diarrhea with potentially serious complications
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Criptosporidiosis transmission
contaminated water
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luminal Amebiasis symptoms
asymptomatic
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invasive amebic dysentry symptoms
severe diarrhea and colitis
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invasive extraintestinal amebiasis symptoms
causes necrotic lesions in organs
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Amebiasis pathogen
entamoeba hystolica
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Amebiasis transmission
- contaminated food or water - oral-anal intercourse

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