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Nervous System Infections Flashcards

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Neonatal meningitis

A

Strep. agalactiae
bacteria
Gram + & spheres in long chains

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Botulism

symptoms

A 
Clostridium botulinum
bacteria
Gram + rods
Signs/Symptoms:
  -Muscle + nerve paralysis --> goes limp
  - floppy baby syndrome
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Tetanus

symptoms

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Clostridium tetani
bacteria
Gram + rods
Signs/Symptoms:
  - "lockjaw"
  - prolonged contraction of muscles
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Acute meningococcal meningitis

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Neisseria menigitidis
bacteria
Gram - diplococcic (2 spheres)

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Disseminated CMV Disease

A

Cytomegalovirus

virus

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Cryptococcosis

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Cryptococcus neoformans

fungus

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Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy

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Prion

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