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Hot tub folliculitis

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pseudomonas aerugenosa

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Abcess/Folliculitis

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staph aureus

staph epidermidis

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Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome (SSS)

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Staph Aureus

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Can be mistaken as child abuse

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SSSS

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Impetigo/ pyoderma

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Staph aureus (80%)

streptococcus pyogenes (20%)

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Erysipelas signs/symptoms

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fiery red rash/ sharply defined raised borders

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Erysipelas

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Streptococcus pyogenes (most)

staph aureus (occassionally)

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Erysipelas peak incidence

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60-80 y.o.

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Necrotizing fasiciitis

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streptococcus pyogenes

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Emerging disease; fleshing eating

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necrotizing fasiciitis

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acne

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propionebacterium acnes

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most severe form of acne

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cystic acne

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Cat Scratch Fever

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Bartonella Henselae

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lymphadenopathy, bumps at site are common of what

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cat scratch fever

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pseudomonas infection

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pseudomonas arugenosa

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produces a blue-green pigment called pyocyanin. Opportunistic and found commonly in burn victims

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pseudomonas infection

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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

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Rickettsia Ricketsii

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Hard tick vector

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rocky mountain spotted fever

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non-itchy spotted rash on trunk, palms, and soles. petechiae,

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Rocky Mountain spotted fever

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Cutaneous Anthrax

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Bacillius anthracis

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Category A bioterrorist threat

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cutaneous anthrax

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painless, eschar, toxemia

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cutaneous anthrax

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Gas Gangrene

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Clostridium Perfingens

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necrosis, foul smelling, gas bubbles

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gas gangrene

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fecally contaminated soil/water. must be introducted to body through traumatic event

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gas gangrene

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small pox aka

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variola

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primarily through inhalation. Category A bioterrorist threat #1. Only disease to be eradicated world wide. BLS-4

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small pox

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Small pox (variola)

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DNA virus

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Molluscum contagiosum

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DNA Virus

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raised, pearle like papules

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Molluscum contagiosum

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Direct contact (sometimes STD) condoms may not protect

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Molluscum contagiosum

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Monkey Pox

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DNA virus

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Emerging disease (dna)

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monkeypox

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Herpes labialis

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HHV-1 (simplex)

DNA virus

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Herpetic Whitlow

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HHV-1 (simplex)

DNA virus

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Herpes gladatorium

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HHV-1 (simplex)

Dna virus

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trigeminal ganglia (above the waist)

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Herpes labialis

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brachial ganglia, above the waist

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herpetic whitlow

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various ganglia, contact sports

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Herpes gladatorium

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chicken pox aka

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varicella

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Chicken pox

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HHV-3
Varicella-zoster
DNA virus

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Shingles aka

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herpes zoster

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Shingles

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HHV-3
Varicella-zoster
DNA virus

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follows dermatome, virus latent in spinal DRG

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shingles

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Warts

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HPV

DNA virus

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MC type of wart

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seed

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Rubella aka

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German Messels

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Rubella

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Rubella virus

RNA virus

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Measles aka

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Rubeola

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Measles

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Measles virus

RNA virus

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50
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Sometimes causes SSPE

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Measles

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Erythema Infectiosum

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DNA virus

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Erythema Infectiosum

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Parvovirus B19

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Resembles slap, aggravated by sunlight

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Erythema Infectiosum

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54
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5th disease, “slapped cheek syndrome”

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Erythema Infectiosum

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Roseola

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HHV-6

DNA

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56
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rose colored rash, similar to mono, usually transvered via spit

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roseola

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57
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May be linked to MS

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roseola

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Piedra

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Piedria Horetae

Tricosporon beiglil

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opportunistic, hair brush, shave head

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piedra

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Pityriasis versicolor

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Malasezia Furfur

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opportunistic infection, green color under UV light

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pityriasis versicolor

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dermatophytoses aka

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ringworm

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Dermatophytoses

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epidermophyton sp
microsporum sp
trycophyton sp

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tinea pedis, tinea cruris, tinea corporis, etc. associated with what

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dermatophytoses

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Sporotricosis

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sporothrix schenckii

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aka rose garderners disease

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sporotricosis

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opportunistic, thorn prick, or splinter

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sporotrichosis

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Leishmaniasis

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Leishmania sp.

protozoan

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“Baghdad boil”, sand fly vector

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Leishmaniasis

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70
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visceral leishmaniasis

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kala azar

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scabies

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sarcopets scabiaii

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intense itch, linear bumps or scabbing, mite, burrow or tunnel, prolonged contact

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scabies

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MC meningitis in adults

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bacterial

74
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MC organism to cause bacterial meningitis in adults

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streptococcus pneumoniae

75
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MC pathogen to cause bacterial meningitis in college aged students <20

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Niesseria Meningitidis

76
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purple spotted rash

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college age bacterial meningitis

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MC pathogen to cause bacterial meningitis in children <5

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Haemophilius influenzae b *exception (gram -)

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MC pathogen to cause bacterial meningitis in babies, elderly, and pregnant women

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listeria monocytogenes

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Only bacterial meningitis mode of transmittion to be through contaminated food or water. what age group is effected and what is the pathogen

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elderly, babies, pregnant women

listeria monocytogenes

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Pathogen to cause bacterial meningitis in premature infants and <3 month olds

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streptococcus agalactiae

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Mode of transmission for bacterial meningitis is through birth canal or from health care professional. what is the pathogen

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streptococcus agalactiae

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Endocarditis mc pathogen

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streptococcus sanguis

83
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often associated with colon cancer and mouth infections/cavaties

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endocarditis

84
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rheumatic fever/heart disease pathogen

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streptococcus pyogenes

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Children 5-15 y.o. most at risk, not common in US. usually get 1-5 weeks following infection

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rheumatic fever/heart disease

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Brucellosis pathogen

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Brucella Melitensis

87
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fluctuating fever, spikes every afternoon

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Brucellosis

88
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contaminated dairy products or infected animal parts. Common in sheep and goats

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brucelliosis

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Brucellosis aka

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undulant fever

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Tularemia aka

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rabbit fever

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Tularemia

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Francisella tularensis

92
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ascending lymphangitis

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Tularemia

93
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MC animal infected or tick vector

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Tularemia

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Category A bioterrorist threat, mostly found in rabbits

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Tularemia

95
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Bubonic plague pathogen

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yersinia pestis

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Bubonic plague mode of transmission

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flea bite vector

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aka black death

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Bubonic plague

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Category A bioterrorist threat, subcutaneous hemorrhaging

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Bubonic plague

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Pneumonic plague pathogen

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yersinia pestis

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Pneumonic plague mode of transmission

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person to person via aerosols and sputum

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category A bioterrorist threat, pulmonary distress within day of infection

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Pneumonic plague

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Lyme disease pathogen

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borrelia burgdorferi

103
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red bulls eye rash

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lyme disease

104
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tick vector (most commonly off deer)

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lyme disease

105
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one of the most reported vector borne diseases in US

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lyme disease

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Mono

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HHV-4

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Cytomegalovirus infection

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HHV-5

108
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MC opportunistic infection of aids patients

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cytomegalovirus

109
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Mosquito vector, BSL-3

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yellow fever

110
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black vomit

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yellow fever

111
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arbovirus aka (named because of jaundice)

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yellow fever

112
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aka break-bone fever

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dengue fever

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Hansen’s disease aka

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leprosy

114
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Hansen’s disease

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Mycobacterium leprae

115
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canned food, honey can cause

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botulism

116
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floppy baby syndrome aka

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botulism

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category A bioterrorist threat, infant form most common in US

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botulism

118
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tetanus aka

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lockjaw

119
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death from asphyxiation

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tetanus

120
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Risus sardonicus

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smiling spasm

tetanus

121
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viral meningitis aka

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aseptic meningitis

122
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MC form of meningitis

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viral meningitis

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Black water fever aka

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malaria (P. falciparum)

124
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pregnant women should not clean cat litter boxes due to what pathology

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toxoplasmosis

125
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Toxoplasmosis what type of organism

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toxoplasma gondii

126
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True bug vector (triatoma)

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chaga’s disease

127
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Chagas’ disease organism

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Trypanosoma cruzi

128
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feed from vessels in the lips “kissing bugs”

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Chagas’ disease

129
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Lymphatic filarasis

A

Wuchereria bancrofti

130
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asymptomatic for up to 17 years, results in elephantitis

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lymphatic filariasis

131
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mosquito vector, nematode (roundworm) pathogen

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lymphatic filariasis

132
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Schistosomiasis pathogen

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trematode (blood fluke)

133
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Schistosomiasis is commonly known as

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swimmers itch

134
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can result in distended stomach, contact through contaminated water

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Schistosomiasis

135
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aka bilharzia or snail fever

reemerging disease

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Schistosomiasis

136
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Poliomyelitis transmitted via

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contaminated water

137
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90% asymptomatic, 1% result in paralysis

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polio

138
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Bats are most common source in the US

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rabies

139
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Too late for intervention by the time symptoms occur

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rabies

140
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bullet shaped

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rabies

141
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Found mostly east of the mississippi river, mosquito vector, siezures 3-10 days after infected mosquito bite

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eastern equine encephalitis

142
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Found mostly west of the mississippi river, mosquito vector, siezures 3-10 days after infected mosquito bite. not as fatal as those found east

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western equine encephalitis

143
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Found mostly in texas, mosquito vector, siezures 3-10 days after infected mosquito bite

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Venezuelan equine encephalitis

144
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named after outbreak in st. louis

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St. louis encephalitis

145
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avoid handling dead birds, mosquito vector-bird host

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west nile encephalitis

146
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vector for california (LaCrosse) encephalitis

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mosquito vector

147
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what is unique about tick borne encephalitis

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emerging disease

148
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MC type of viral meningitis

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cryptococcal meningitis

149
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cryptococcal meningitis pathogen

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cryptococcus neoformans

150
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opportunistic infection, inhalation of spores or dried yeast cells

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cryptococcal meningitis

151
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MC clinical form of cryptococcal infections

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cryptococcal meningitis

152
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neurologic dysfunction, hallucination, death

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mysetismus

153
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mysetismus with pathogen: amanita phalloides

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“death cap mushroom”

deadliest mushroom poision

154
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mysetismus with pathogen: Gyromitra Esculenta

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false morel

death

155
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mysetismus with pathogen: psilocybe cubensis

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hallucinogenic,

“magic mushrooms”
“srooms”

156
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African sleeping sickness aka

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trypanosimiasis

157
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Tsetse fly vector

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African sleeping sickness

158
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Which is more common, West african sleeping sickness, or east african sleeping sickness

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west african sleeping sickness (95%)

159
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amebic meningo-encephalopathy pathology: acanthamoeba

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by time diagnosed almost always too late for effective treatment

160
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amebic meningo-encephalopathy pathology: naegleria fowleri

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MC form (95%)
By the time diagnosed almost always too late for effective treatment
161
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aka brain eating amoeba

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amebic meningo-encephalopathy pathology: naegleria fowleri

162
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vCJD aka

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mad cow disease

163
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progressive worsening of muscle control, prion

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vCJD

164
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spongiform encephalopathy, emerging disease

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vCJD

165
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Trachoma pathogen

A

chlamydia trachomatis

166
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leading cause of nontraumatic blindness in humans

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Trachoma

167
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bacteria from genitals introduced by birth canal or via fomites or finger

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Trachoma

168
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opthalmia neonatorum pathogen

A

Neisseria ghonnorhea

169
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aka newborn conjunctivitis

A

opthalmia neonatorum

170
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conjunctivitis aka

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pinkeye

171
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conjunctivitis pathogen for swimming pool

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adenovirus

172
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Ocular herpes

A

HHV-1

DNA

173
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can lead to blindness, latent virus in Trigeminal ganglia and travels down ophthalmic branch

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ocular herpes

174
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Ocular candidiasis pathogen

A

candida albicans

175
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acanthamoeba keratitis pathogen

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acanthameoba

176
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never use non sterile solution to store or clean contacts

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acanthamoeba keratitis

177
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Loa loa filariasis pathogen

A

loa loa

178
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deer fly or mango fly vector

A

loa loa filariasis

179
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aka subcutaneous filariasis or

loaiasis

A

loa loa filariasis

180
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swelling below skin called calabar swellings

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loa loa filariasis

181
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onchocerciasis pathogen

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onchoceria valvulus

182
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aka river blindness

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onchocerciasis

183
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black fly vector, long term corneal inflammation leading to blindness

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onchocerciasis

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