Path - Small Intestine and Colon - Micro Flashcards
clinical features of ETEC
severe watery diarrhea
clinical features of c. diff (pseudomembranous colitis)
watery diarrhea, fever
mode of transmission EIEC
cheese, other foods, water
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- vibrio cholera
- shigella
mode of transmission C. diff
antibiotics allow emergence
clinical features of EHEC
bloody diarrhea
mode of transmission campylobacter spp
poultry, milk, other foods
clinical features enterobius cermicularis (pinworms)
rectal and perineal itching
clinical features of enteric (typhoid) fever (salmonella typhi)
bloody diarrhea, fever
clinical features of EIEC
bloody diarrhea
clinical features of yersinia
abd pain, fever, diarrhea
clinical features of shigella
bloody diarrhea
mode of transmission shigella
fecal-oral, food, water
mode of transmission salmonella
meat, poultry, eggs, milk
clinical features of salmonellosis
watery or bloody diarrhea
clinical features intestinal cestodes
- diphyllobothrium latum (fish tapeworms)
- taenia solium (pork tapeworms)
- hymenolepis nana (dwarf tapeworms)
abd pain, diarrhea, nausea
majority are asymptomatic though
clinical features norovirus
nausea, vomiting, watery diarrhea, abd pain
mode of transmission yersinia
pork, milk, water
clinical features of EAEC
nonbloody diarrhea, afebrile
4 properties of virulence for campylobacter spp
- motility
- adherence
- toxin production
- invasion
mode of transmission EPEC
fecal-oral