Most Commons! Flashcards
Most common bacterial infection of children
Otitis media, caused by streptococcus pneumoniae
Most common cause of bacterial meningitis
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Most common cause of UTI
Escherichia coli
Yersinia Pestis is most common in what area of the US?
Southwest, although has been expanding into the Northwest and South-Central states
Most common form of botulism in the US today
Infant botulism (aka floppy baby syndrome)
Most common rickettsial infection in the US
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Rocky Mountain spotted fever occurs most frequently where in the US?
South-Central states and mid-Atlantic coast
Coccidioidomycosis is most common in what area of the US?
Southwestern US
Paracoccidioidomycosis is most common in what part of the US?
Trick question! Most common in Central and South America
Histoplasmosis is most common in what part of the US?
Ohio and Mississippi River Valley
Blastomycoses is most common in what part of the US?
South Eastern and South Central US
Most common fungal infection
Candidiasis
Most commonly diagnosed parasitic intestinal disease in the US
Giardiasis
Most common protozoal UTI infection of humans
Trichomoniasis
Pathogen that causes the most deaths worldwide
Plasmodium species (malaria)
