Part of Quarter 4 Final Exam (Quarter 3 Diseases and Virulences) Flashcards
Staphylococcus aureus Diseases
Pyogenic
- Skin Abscesses
- Food Poisoning
- Toxic Shock
- Nosocomial Infections
- Impetigo/School Sores: contagious red sores
- Scalded Skin Syndrome
Staphylococcus aureus Virulence
Pyogenic
- Enterotoxins
- Enzymes
- Capsule (resists phagocytosis)
Streptococcus pyogenes Diseases
Pyogenic
- Strep Throat: Sore throat
- Rheumatic Fever: Inflammatory disease that occurs when strep throat or scarlet fever are not resolved
- Scarlet Fever: (Childbirth Fever) Red rash, strawberry tongue, desquamation of skin
- Puerperal Sepsis: Nosocomial infection of the uterus from childbirth or abortion
- Impetigo: Localized skin infection with small vesicles that turn into weeping lesions
- Erysopelas/St. Anthony’s Fire: Localized skin infection that causes an intense burning sensation
Streptococcus pyogenes Virulence
Pyogenic
- Toxins
- Enzymes
- Capsule (resists phagocytosis)
Streptococcus agalactiae Diseases
Pyogenic
- Bacterial Sepsis (STREP SEP)
- Meningitis
- Seizures
- Psychomotor Retardation
- Uterine Infections
Streptococcus agalactiae Virulence
Pyogenic
- Toxins
- Enzymes
Streptococcus pneumonia/Pneumococcus Diseases
Pyogenic
- Lobar pneumonia: Inflammation of one or several lung lobes
- Otitis Media: Middle ear infection
- Meningitis or pneumococcal meningitis: Infection of the cerebrospinal fluid
Streptococcus pneumonia/Pneumococcus Virulence
Pyogenic
Capsule: Resists phagocytosis
Neisseria gonorrhoeae Diseases
Pyogenic
- Gonorrhea: STD infection of the genitals
- Ophthalmia Neonatorum: Congenital infection spread from the mother to the eyes of the baby during childbirth
- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: (PID) Infection of the female reproductive organs
Neisseria gonorrhoeae Virulence
Pyogenic
- Pili/Fimbriae: help attach the cell to surfaces
- Endotoxins
Neisseria meningitidis Diseases
Pyogenic
- Epidemic Meningitis: (Meningococcal meningitis): Infection of the meninges
- Meningococcemia: Bacteria spread to blood stream
- Waterhouse-Fredichsen Syndrome: Spontaneous bleeding in the subcutaneous tissues causing appearance of purple patches on the skin
Neisseria meningitidis Virulence
Pyogenic
- Pili/Fimbriae: help attach the cell to surfaces
- Endotoxins
- Capsule (resists phagocytosis)
What do the Neisserias have in common?
- Virulence is pili/fimbriae and endotoxins
- Neisseria gonorrheae
- Neisseria meningitidis (and capsule)
Salmonella typhi Diseases
Enteric Bacilli
Typhoid Fever of the alimentary canal (GI Tract): Fever, diarrhea, nausea, severe headache, loss of appetite
Salmonella typhi Virulence
Enteric Bacilli
- Capsule (resists phagocytosis)
- Flagella
Shigella dysenteriae Diseases
Enteric Bacilli
- Shigellosis (bacillary dysentery): Severe form of diarrhea with blood and mucus in the stool
Shigella dysenteriae Virulence
Enteric Bacilli
Toxins (Shigella toxin)
Echerichia coli Diseases
Enteric Bacilli
- Gastroenteritis: Inflammation of the GI tract
- Traveler’s Diarrhea
- Infantile Diarrhea
- Hemorrhagic Colitis/ Hemorrhagic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)
- Bacillary Dysentery of the Alimentary canal
- Urinary Tract Infections
- Infections of the bladder, kidneys, ureters, and urethra
- Most significant opportunistic pathogen
- Most common pathogen to cause UTI’s
Echerichia coli Virulence
Enteric Bacilli
- Toxins (will cause GI disturbances)
- Pili/Fimbriae (aids in attachment)
Klebsiella pneumoniae Diseases
Enteric Bacilli
- Lobar Pneumonia
- Hospital Acquired/ Nosocomial Pneumonia
- Gastroenteritis
- Urinary Tract Infections
Klebsiella pneumoniae Virulence
Enteric Bacilli
Capsule (resists phagocytosis)
Proteus mirabilis Diseases
Enteric Bacilli
- Secondary infection from burn wounds; bacterial colonies smell like “burned chocolate”
- Gastroenteritis: inflammation of the GI tract
- Urinary Tract Infections
- Can also cause UTS, ear and wound infections, especially in burn victims
Proteus mirabilis Virulence
Enteric Bacilli
- Pili (aids in attachment)
- Flagella
- enzyme urease (turns urea into ammonia which is too alkaline)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa Diseases
Enteric Bacilli
- Burn Wound Infections
- Urinary Tract Infections
- Gastroenteritis
- Pneumonia
- Ear Infections
- Produces blue-green pus
Pseudomonas aeruginosa Virulence
Enteric Bacilli
- Pili (aids in attachment)
- Resists antibiotic treatment and disinfectants
- Toxic Proteins
Bordatella pertussis Diseases
Small Gram-Negative Bacilli
- Whooping Cough/Pertussis: Convulsive, painful coughing
Stage 1: Incubation Stage: no outward symptoms
Stage 2: Catarrhal Stage: Common cold-like symptoms
Stage 3:Paroxysmal Stage: Spasmodic or convulsive coughing; ciliary escalator in lungs stop; peak of the disease
Stage 4: Convalescent Stage: Recovery
Bordetella pertussis Virulence
Small Gram-Negative Bacilli
- Capsule (resists phagocytosis)
- Toxins
Haemophilus influenzae Diseases
Small Gram-Negative Bacilli
- Bacterial Influenzal Meningitis:
- Hib Meningitis
- Haemophilus influenzae Meningitis
Meningitis is an infection of the meninges, membranes covering the brain and spinal cord
Haemophilus influenzae Virulence
Small Gram-Negative Bacilli
Capsule (resists phagocytosis)
Yersinia Pestis Diseases
Small Gram-Negative Bacilli
- Bubonic Plague/Black Death: Infection of the lymphatic system; Lesions called BUBOS form
- Septicemic Plague: Infection in the blood stream
- Pneumonic Plague
Both the septicemic and pneumonic plagues can be secondary infections from the bubonic plague or be spread on their own
Yersinia Pestis Virulence
Small Gram-Negative Bacilli
Capsule (resists phagocytosis)
Francisella tularensis Diseases
Small Gram-Negative Bacilli
- Tularemia/Rabbit Fever/Deerfly Fever
- Skin Infection
- GI Infection
- Pneumonic Infection
Francisella tularensis Virulence
Small Gram-Negative Bacilli
Capsule (resists phagocytosis)
What do all small gram-negative bacilli have in common?
At least one virulence is a capsule
- Bordatella Pertussis (capsule and toxins)
- Haemophilus Influenzae (capsule)
- Yersinia Pestis (capsule)
- Francisella Tularensis (capsule)
Bacillus anthracis Diseases
Spore-Forming Bacilli
- Skin Anthrax/Skin Cutaneous Infection: Non-pus Lesions called escars leave a ring of small blisters that surround a dark center
- Pulmonary Anthrax/ Wool-sorter’s Disease/Inhalation Anthrax
- Typhoidal Anthrax/ Ingestion Anthrax
Bacillus anthracis Virulence
Spore-Forming Bacilli
- Endospore
- Capsule (resists phagocytosis)
- Exotoxin
Clostridium botulinum Diseases
Spore-Forming Bacilli
- Food-borne Botulism: flaccid paralysis, cardiac & respiratory failure, nausea, double or blurred vision
- Infant Botulism
- Wound Botulism: wounds are infected with spores
Clostridium botulinum Virulence
Spore-Forming Bacilli
- Endospore
- Neurotoxin (causes Flaccid Paralysis: weakness of muscles to non-movement)
Clostridium perfringens Diseases
Spore-Forming Bacilli
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Gas Gangrene/Myonecrosis: Bacteria gather in an injury or surgical wound that has no blood supply.
The bacterial infection produces toxins that release gas and cause tissue death (antemortem) - Tissue Gas: Postmortem form of tissue gas; can spread through instruments
- Food Poisoning
Clostridium perfringens Virulence
Spore-Forming Bacilli
- Endospore
- Enzymes: Hyaluronidae allows bacteria into the body’s connective tissues
Clostridium tetani Diseases
Spore-Forming Bacilli
- Tetanus/Lockjaw: prevents muscle relaxation,rigid paralysis, asphyxiation (from muscle tensing)
Clostridium tetani Virulence
Spore-Forming Bacilli
- Endospore
- Neurotoxin (causes Rigid Paralysis)
Vibrio cholerae Diseases
Spiral Bacteria
- Asiatic cholera
- Rice Water Stool: whitish color to feces
Vibrio cholerae Virulence
Spiral Bacteria
- Cholera toxin
(blocks water absorption, bicarbonates, chlorides, electrolytes etc from entering the intestinal lining (toxin causes the body to not absorb water/nutrients)
Treponema pallidum Diseases
Spiral Bacteria
-Exclusively found in humans
-
Syphilis
- Acquired Syphilis: Received through direct sexual contact
- Congenital Syphilis: Infected pregnant woman passes infection to unborn child
- 4 Stages of Syphilis
- Primary Syphilis: Chancre sore form (small hard ulcers)
- Secondary Syphillis: Skin rashes form on the hands and feet
- Latent/Hidden: Symptoms disappear
- Tertiary Syphilis: Gummas form (rubber-like lesions); other severe symptoms including dementia, madness, tumors occur. People usually do not get to this stage because of modern medicine
Treponema pallidum Virulence
Spiral Bacteria
- Teflon pathogen: named this because the body can not provide an effective defense against it
- Crosses the placenta
- Enzymes
Borrelia burgdorferi Diseases
Spiral Bacteria
Lyme Disease/ Lyme Borreliosis: Creates a Bull’s eye rash
Borrelia burgdorferi Virulence
Spiral Bacteria
Endoflagella/Axial Filamanets (allows the pathogen to rotate in a corkscrew motion)
Leptospira interrogans Diseases
Spiral Bacteria
- Leptospirosis/Infectious Jaundice: Biphasic (2-part)disease that starts with flu-like symptoms and later progresses into liver damage, and renal failure
- Weil’s Disease: Advanced case of severe liver and kidney damage; secondary disease to leptospirosis
Leptospira interrogans Virulence
Spiral Bacteria
High lipid content in bacterial cell wall
Campylobacter jejuni Diseases
Spiral Bacteria
- Campylobacteriosis/Campylobacter gastroenteritis
- Guillian-Barre Syndrome (GBS): rare condition that causes temporary paralysis
Campylobacter jejuni Virulence
Spiral Bacteria
- Enterotoxin
- Flagella
Mycoplasma pneumonia Diseases
Primary Atypical Pneumonia (Walking Pneumonia)
Mycoplasma pneumonia Virulence
No virulence factors
Rickettsia prowazekii Diseases
Epidemic Typhus (Louse borne Typhus): Fever and Skin Rash
ePidemic=Prowazekii
Rickettsia prowazekii Virulence
Obligate intracellular parasite: Not self-replicating; require a host cell to replicate
Rickettsia typhi Diseases
Endemic Typhus (Flea borne Typhus, Murine Typhus): Fever and Skin Rash
(Less aggressive illness than Epidemic Typhus; self-resolving)
Rickettsia typhi Virulence
Obligate intracellular parasite
Rickettsia rickettsii Diseases
- Rocky Mountain Fever (Tick borne Typhus, Murine Typhus): Fever and Skin Rash
RickRick=Tick
Rickettsia rickettsii Virulence
Obligate intracellular parasite
Coxiella burnetii Diseases
- Q Fever: fever and skin rash
q for query=unknown
Coxiella burnetii Virulence
Obligate intracellular parasite
What do all Rickettsias have in common?
Virulence is obligate intracellular parasites
- Rickettsia prowskii
- Rickettsia typhi
- Rickettsia rickettsii
- Coxiella burnetti (Coxiella is a rickettsia)
Cornyebacterium diphtherieae Diseases
Actinomycetes and Associated Bacteria
- Diphtheria: inflammation of themucousmembranes, formation of a false membrane in the throat thathinders breathing and swallowing
- Two Types: Pulmonary Diphtheria or Cutaneous Diphtheria
Cornyebacterium diphtherieae Virulence
Actinomycetes and Associated Bacteria
Potent Exotoxin: This toxin causes a pseudomembrane of white/gray thick coating on the throat
Mycobacterium tuberculosis Diseases
Actinomycetes and Associated Bacteria
- Tuberculosis: A potentially serious infectious bacterial disease that mainly affects the lungs.
- Two Types
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis
- Miliary Tuberculosis: Tuberculosis leaves the lungs and travels to other organs when tubercles burst
Mycobacterium tuberculosis Virulence
Actinomycetes and Associated Bacteria
High Lipid Content on Cell Wall/ Waxy Content on Cell Wall
Mycobacterium avium Diseases
Actinomycetes and Associated Bacteria
Opportunistic Form of Tuberculosis (especially among AIDs carriers)
Mycobacterium avium Virulence
Actinomycetes and Associated Bacteria
High Lipid Content on Cell Wall/ Waxy Content on Cell Wall
Legionella pneumophilia Diseases
Actinomycetes and Associated Bacteria
- Legionnaires’s Disease/Legionellosis (Pneumonia like disease)
- Pontiac Fever (Milder form of Legionellosis)
Legionella pneumophilia Virulence
Actinomycetes and Associated Bacteria
Unique Lipids in the bacterial cell wall
Listeria monocytogenes Diseases
Actinomycetes and Associated Bacteria
Listeriosis/Listeria
Listeria monocytogenes Virulence
Actinomycetes and Associated Bacteria
Unique lipids in bacterial cell wall
What do (almost) all the Actinomycetes and Associated Bacteria have in common?
Their virulence has something to do with lipids in the bacterial cell wall (except corynebacterium diptheriae- toxin)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Legionella pneumophilia
- Listeria monocyogenes