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Microbial Diseases of the Skin Flashcards

1
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Folliculitis symptoms

A

infection of the hair follicle

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2
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folliculitis pathogen

A

s aureus

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3
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what is a sty?

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when it is at the eyelid base

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4
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when are furnucles produced?

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spred of infection into surrounding tissues can produce furuncles

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5
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when are carbuncles produced?

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carbuncles occur when multiple furuncles grow together

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6
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Scaled Skin Syndrome pathogen

A

staphylococcus auerus strains

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7
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Scaled Skin Syndrome epidemiology

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disease occurs primarilyin infacts

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Scaled Skin Syndrome transmission

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person to person spread of bacteria

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Impetigo (pyoderma) pathogen

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staphlycoccus aeureus

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Impetigo (pyoderma) symptoms

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  • small, flattened red patches on face and limps
  • patches develop into oozing, pus-filled vesicles on a red base
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Impetigo (pyoderma) epidemiology

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occurs mostly in children

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Impetigo (pyoderma) transmission

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person to person contact or via fomites

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13
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erysupelas pathogen

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streptococcus pyogenes

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erysipelas symptoms

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  • reddening on face
  • can be fatal
  • swollen lympth nodes
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15
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erysipelas transmission

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  • person to person
  • fomites
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16
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erysipelas epidemiology

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occurs mainly in the elderly

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17
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Necrotizing Fasciitis - Flesh Eating pathogen

A

streptococcus pyogenes

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18
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Pseudomonas Infection pathogen

A

pseudomonas aeruginosa

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19
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Pseudomonas Infection transmission

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can occurs in burn victims

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20
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Pseudomonas Infection symptoms

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  • kills cells
  • destroys tissue
  • triggers shock
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21
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Pseudomonas Infection epidemiology

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usually in burn or cystic fibrosis patients

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22
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RSMF) symptoms

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  • non itchy spotted rash on trunk and appendages
  • fever
  • severe cases cause failure in systems
  • disease follows damage to blood vessels
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23
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RSMF) pathogen

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rickettsia ricketssi

24
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RSMF) transmission

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via bite of infected tick

25
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Cutaneous Anthrax symptoms

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eschar—> black, painless ulcer

26
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Cutaneous Anthrax prevention

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control of the disease in animals

27
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Gas Gangrene transmission

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traumatic event must introduce endospores into dead tissue

27
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Gas Gangrene pathogen

A

clostridium perfringes

28
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gas gangrene epidemiology

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mortality rate exceeds 40 percent

29
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Poxviruses pathogen

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orthopoxvirus

30
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Poxviruses transmission

A

inhalation of virus

31
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Warts

pathogen

A

papillomaviruses

32
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Chicken Pox and Shingles pathogen

A

Varicella Zoster Virus

33
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Chicken Pox and Shingles epidemiology

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  • virus becomes latent in nerve ganglia
  • chicken pox occurs mostly in children
  • risk of shingles increases with age
34
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Rubella (German or three day measles) symptoms

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  • children develop a mild rash
  • congenital infection can result in birth defects or death of a fetus
35
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Measles

symptoms

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  • kopilik’s spots in mouth
  • subacute sclerosing panencephalitis is a rare complication
36
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Measles transmission

A

respiratory droplets

37
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Erythema Infectiosum (slap cheek disease) symtpoms

38
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Erythema Infectiosum (slap cheek disease) pathogen

A

erythovirus

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Erythema Infectiosum (slap cheek disease) aka

A

fifth disease

40
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Roseola pathogen

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Roseola symptoms

A

rose colored rash

42
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Roseola epidemiology

A

affects young children age 6 mo- 2 yo

43
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coxsackievirus infection pathogen

A

coxsackie A viruses

44
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coxsackievirus infection symptoms

A

lesions like those from herpes infections

45
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coxsackievirus infection aka

A

hands foot and mouth disease

46
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what are mycoses?

A
  • diseases caused by fungi
  • classified by infection location
47
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what are piedras?

A

piedra- irregular nodules on the hair shaft

48
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superficial mycoses symptoms

A

hyperpigmented patches of scaly skin and piedras

49
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superficial mycoses transmission

A

shared hairbrushes and combs

50
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cutaneous mycoses symptoms

A

dermatophytoses - cutaneous infections

51
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Leishmaniasis cutaneous

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large painless skin lesions

52
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Leishmaniasis visceral

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parasite is spread to rest of the body

53
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Leishmaniasis mucocutaneous

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  • leasions enlarge to encompass mucous membranes
54
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Leishmaniasis transmission

A

female sand fly

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