Microbial Diseases of the Skin Flashcards
Folliculitis symptoms
infection of the hair follicle
folliculitis pathogen
s aureus
what is a sty?
when it is at the eyelid base
when are furnucles produced?
spred of infection into surrounding tissues can produce furuncles
when are carbuncles produced?
carbuncles occur when multiple furuncles grow together
Scaled Skin Syndrome pathogen
staphylococcus auerus strains
Scaled Skin Syndrome epidemiology
disease occurs primarilyin infacts
Scaled Skin Syndrome transmission
person to person spread of bacteria
Impetigo (pyoderma) pathogen
staphlycoccus aeureus
Impetigo (pyoderma) symptoms
- small, flattened red patches on face and limps
- patches develop into oozing, pus-filled vesicles on a red base
Impetigo (pyoderma) epidemiology
occurs mostly in children
Impetigo (pyoderma) transmission
person to person contact or via fomites
erysupelas pathogen
streptococcus pyogenes
erysipelas symptoms
- reddening on face
- can be fatal
- swollen lympth nodes
erysipelas transmission
- person to person
- fomites
erysipelas epidemiology
occurs mainly in the elderly
Necrotizing Fasciitis - Flesh Eating pathogen
streptococcus pyogenes
Pseudomonas Infection pathogen
pseudomonas aeruginosa
Pseudomonas Infection transmission
can occurs in burn victims
Pseudomonas Infection symptoms
- kills cells
- destroys tissue
- triggers shock
Pseudomonas Infection epidemiology
usually in burn or cystic fibrosis patients
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RSMF) symptoms
- non itchy spotted rash on trunk and appendages
- fever
- severe cases cause failure in systems
- disease follows damage to blood vessels