pathogenic gram-positive

Question 1

Staphylococcus

Answer 1

food poisoning, cutaneous disease, systemic diseases: bacteremia, endocarditis, pneumonia, ostemyelitis

Question 2

Streptococcus pyogens

Answer 2

scarlet fever - symptoms: chest rash develops and spreads) occurs after streptococcal pharyngitis infections (strep throat)

Question 3

streptococcus agalactiae

Answer 3

neonatal bacteremia, meningitis, pneumonia

Question 4

Enterococci

Answer 4

UTI

Question 5

Bacillus anthracis

Answer 5

Anthrax
symptoms: fever, chills, chest discomfort, shortness of breath

Question 6

Clostridium perfringens

Answer 6

Food poisoning (abdominal cramps and watery diarrhea)
Gas gangrene (skin blisters, fever, necrosis)

Question 7

Clostridium difficile

Answer 7

explosive diarrhea, pseudomembranous colitis (colon will slough off causing fecal infection)

Question 8

clostridium botulinum

Answer 8

botulism (difficulty swallowing, speaking, facial weakness, paralysis)

Question 9

Clostridium tetani

Answer 9

muscle spasms, contractions aka Lockjaw, diaphragm contractions can cause death

Question 10

listeria monocytogenes

Answer 10

listeria

Question 11

mycoplasma pneumoniae

Answer 11

“walking” pneumonia

Question 12

corynebacterium diphtheriae

Answer 12

Diphtheria (symptoms: difficulty breathing, heart rhythm, or death) pseudomembrane (white patch) can cause suffocation

Question 13

mycobacterium

Answer 13

tuberculosis - respiratory system

Question 14

mycobacterium

Answer 14

Leprosy “Hansens disease” - nerve damage and deformities in extremities

Question 15

propionibacterium acnes

Answer 15

ACNE

Question 16

Nocardia asteroides

Answer 16

pulmonary, cutaneous, central nervous system infections

Question 17

actinomyces

Answer 17

uti. respiratory, gastrointestinal