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Module 8: Common Microbes Flashcards

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adenovirus

A

virus
pharyngitis
droplet, direct contact

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Epstein-Barr

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virus
mononucleosis
contact with saliva

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hepatitis A

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virus
hepatitis A
fecal-oral

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hepatitis B

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virus
hepatitis B
bloodborne, sexual

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hepatitis C

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virus
hepatitis C
bloodborne

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herpes simplex

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virus
cold sores, genital herpes
contact with blister fluid, sexual

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human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

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virus
AIDS
bloodborne, sexual

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human papillomavirus (HPV)

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virus
genital warts
sexual

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9
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influenza

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virus
influenza
airborne, droplet

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measles

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virus
measles
airborne, droplet

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molluscipoxvirus

A

virus
molluscum contagiosum warts
contact

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12
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mumps

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virus
mumps
airborne, droplet

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13
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parvovirus

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virus
fifth disease
droplet, bloodborne

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rabies

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virus
rabies
vector (infected animal)

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rhinoviruses

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virus
common cold
droplet, contact, fomites

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16
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rotavirus

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virus
rotavirus
fecal-oral

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17
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rubella

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virus
German measles
airborne, droplet

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varicella-zoster

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virus
chickenpox, shingles
airborne, droplet, contact with blister fluid

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Variola major

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virus
smallpox
contact, fomites

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Ascaris lumbricoides

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parasite
roundworm
contact with contaminated soil

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Cimex parasites

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parasite
bed bugs
contact with infested bedding or furniture

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Diphyllobothrium latum

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parasite
tapeworm
foodborne (raw, infected fish)

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Enterobius vermicularis

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parasite
pinworms
fecal-oral

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Pediculus humanus capitis

A

parasite
pediculosis (head lice)
contact with infested hair

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Phthirus pubis

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parasite
pubic lice (“crabs”)
contact with infested pubic hair

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Sarcoptes scabiei

A

parasite
scabies
contact

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Aspergillus fumigatus

A

fungi
aspergillosis
airborne

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Candida albicans

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fungi
candidiasis (thrush, vaginal yeast infection)
overgrowth of normal flora, not usually sexual

29
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Cryptococcus neoformans

A

fungi
cryptococcosis
contact with poultry droppings

30
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Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton tonsurans (dermatophytes)

A

fungi
ringworm
contact

31
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Histoplasma capsulatum

A

fungi
histoplasmosis
airborne

32
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Pneumocystis jirovecii, Pneumocystis carinii

A

fungi
pneumocystis pneumonia
airborne

33
Q

Entamoeba histolytica

A

protozoa
amebiasis
fecal-oral

34
Q

Giardia intestinalis (Giardia lamblia)

A

protozoa
giardiasis
fecal-oral

35
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Plasmodium parasites

A

protozoa
malaria
vector (mosquito)

36
Q

Toxoplasma gondii

A

protozoa
toxoplasmosis
foodborne, vector (animal), transplacental (pregnant patient to fetus)

37
Q

Trichinella spiralis

A

protozoa
trichinosis
foodborne (undercooked pork)

38
Q

Trichomonas vaginalis

A

protozoa
tichomoniasis
sexual

39
Q

Bacillus anthracis

A

bacteria
anthrax
vector, contact with or eating undercooked meat from infected animals, spore inhalation

40
Q

Bordetella pertussis

A

bacteria
whooping cough
airborne

41
Q

Borrelia burgdorferi

A

bacteria
lyme disease
vector (tick)

42
Q

Campylobacter jejuni

A

bacteria
food poisoning
contaminated food and fluids

43
Q

Chlamydia trachomatis

A

bacteria
chlamydia
sexual

44
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Clostridium botulinum

A

bacteria
botulism
foodborne

45
Q

Clostridium difficile

A

bacteria
colitis
fecal-oral

46
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Clostridium perfringens

A

bacteria
gas gangrene
contact (wounds)

47
Q

Clostridium tetani

A

bacteria
tetanus
contact through a deep cut

48
Q

Corynebacterium diphtheriae

A

bacteria
diphtheria
droplet

49
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Escherichia coli

A

bacteria
diarrhea
foodborne

50
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Group B streptococcus

A

bacteria
meningitis
droplet

51
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Haemophilus influenzae

A

bacteria
pneumonia, epiglottitis, meningitis
droplet

52
Q

Helicobacter pylori

A

bacteria
peptic ulcer disease
fecal-oral, oral-anal, possibly others

53
Q

Legionella pneumophila

A

bacteria
legionnaires’ disease
water aerosol

54
Q

Listeria monocytogenes

A

bacteria
meningitis
droplet

55
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Mycobacterium leprae

A

bacteria
leprosy
airborne, droplet

56
Q

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

A

bacteria
tuberculosis
airborne, droplet

57
Q

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

A

bacteria
pneumonia
droplet

58
Q

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

A

bacteria
gonorrhea
sexual

59
Q

Neisseria meningitidis

A

bacteria
meningitis
droplet

60
Q

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

A

bacteria
“hot tub rash”
contaminated water

61
Q

Rickettsia prowazekii

A

bacteria
typhus
vector (tick)

62
Q

Rickettsia rickettsii

A

bacteria
rocky mountain spotted fever
vector (tick)

63
Q

Shigella sonnei

A

bacteria
shigellosis
fecal-oral

64
Q

Staphylococcus aureus

A

bacteria
boils, septicemia, pneumonia
contact

65
Q

Streptococcus pneumoniae

A

bacteria
pneumonia
airborne, droplet, contact

66
Q

Streptococcus pyogenes

A

bacteria
strep throat, rheumatic fever, septicemia
droplet

67
Q

Treponema pallidum

A

bacteria
syphilis
sexual

68
Q

Vibrio cholerae

A

bacteria
cholera
fecal-oral, contaminated water

69
Q

Yersinia pestis

A

bacteria
plague
vector (fleas, rodents)

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