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Bacterial Disease

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keratin

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waterproof protein that is found in epitheal cells

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Epidermis

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outer layer of skin nourished by diffusion and renewed every 15-30 days

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microflora

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on skin surface that makes it hard for colonization of pathogens

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acidic skin pH

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normal skin is acidic and this helps discourage pathogenic growth of bacteria

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sweat

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from sudoriferous glands. Contributes to organic substances and salts that lowers the skins pH and increase salinity which inhibits the growth of some pathogens especially in armpit and groin

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sebaceous gland

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produce oil (sebum) made up of organic acids and lipids

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staphylococcus aureus

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causes pimples, sty, abscess, boils, carbuncle

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scalded skin syndrome

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caused by exfoliantins: exotoxins produced by S. aureus. Most common in infants and can produce high fever and bacterium even death.

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scarlet fever

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caused by S. pyogenes- a strain that has been infected by a temperate phage that allows them to produce erythrogenic toxin (scarlet rash)

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pyoderma

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pus producing infection caused by staph, strept or corynebacteria

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Impetigo

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a pyoderma extremely contagious common in infants

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acne lesions

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caused by S. aureus and Propionibacterium (the more serious acne causing bacteria)

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Eschar

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dead crusty scab that forms over burns and can seal in deadly infection caused by burns. DEBRIDEMENT is treatment

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nosocomial infections

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infections picked up from being in hospital

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burn infection

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caused by Pseudomonas aeurginosa, serriata marcescen and providentia species

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UTI

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most common of all infections and is seen mostly in females and older women due to incomplete emptying of bladder

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E. coli

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causative agent in 80% of cases of UTI due to wiping back to front

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Prostatits

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inflammation of the prostate also 80% caused by E.coli and can lead to sterility

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Pyelonephritis

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when UTI spreads to the nephron tubes of the kidney and causes a kidney infection. often requires antibiotics

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glomerulonephritis

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immune complex disease that sometimes follow streptococcal or viral infections. may result in permanent residual kidney damage.

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leptosporosis

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caused by spirochete Leptopspira interrogens. Contracted when humans come into contact with contaminated urine from rats, dogs, cats

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toxic shock syndrome

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caused by S. aureus occurs with abrasive tampons left in too long.

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gonorrhea

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caused by intracellular diplococci and usually remains asymptomatic

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syphilis

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caused by spirochete treponema pallidum transfered by sti but can be passed by saliva. develop lesions on hands and lips as well as genitals.

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congenital syphilis

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occurs when spirochete crosses from mom to baby

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chlamydia trachomatis

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most common STI in the US. can be asymptomatic, cause sterility and blindness in newborns

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Healthy lower respiratory tract

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sterile

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mucocilary escalator

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cilia that help move microbes up and out of your lungs

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upper respiratory tract

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contains 400 species of normal micro flora which include staph epidermis, corynebacteria and staph. aureus

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pharyngitis

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streptococcus sore throat

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laryngitis

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haemophilus influenzae caused by strept pneumoniae

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epiglottitis

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block airway and cause death

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sinusitis

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caused by S. pneumoniae, H. influenze, S. aureus, S. pyogenes with 5-10% caused by dental orgins

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bronchitis

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caused by S. pneumoniae, mycoplasma pneumoniae, haemophilus, strept and staph
Inflammation of the bronchi but does not extend to the alveoli. about 15% have chronic

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pneumonia

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bronchitis spread to the lung

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diptheria

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caused by corynebacterium dipthereial that has an exotoxin gene. FORMS pseudomembranes that can block airway.

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whooping cough (pertussis)

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caused by bordetella pertussis and is called Kennel cough in dogs. Preventable by vaccination. Has 4 stages.

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Catarrhal Stage (Stage 1 of pertussis)

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fever, sneezing, vomiting, cough

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Paroxysmal Stage ( Stage 2 of pertussis)

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mucus and bacteria build up, violent bacteria

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Cyanosis Stage (Stage 3 of pertussis)

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bluing of skin due to lack of oxygen

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Convalescent Stage ( Stage 4 of pertussis)

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happens in 1-6 wks

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Pneumonia

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1 leading cause of death due to infectious disease in the US.

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Lobar

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affects lobe of lungs (S. pneumoniae causes about 95% of cases)

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Bronchial

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begins in bronchi and spreads towards alveoli often a secondary infection that affect newborns and elderly

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walking pneumonia (mycoplasma pneumoniae)

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no cell wall, unique shape, slow growing

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Legionnaries Disease

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caused by Legionella pneumohia. can spread through air condition vents, water supply if bacteria infect amoeba in present water. Named due to outbreak in 1976 at a convention of war veterans in PA that led to 29 deaths.

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Tuberculosis

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caused by a variety of mycobacterium species

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M. avium intracellulare complex

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most prevalent TB causative bacteria in HIV patients

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Caseous necrosis

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cream cheese center of granulomas

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miliary tuberculosis

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when TB spreads to other organs

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Peyer patch

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protects small intestines from infection

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large intestines

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main job is to reabsorb water and vitamin K is an important byproduct

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last 1/3 of small intestines

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facultative and obligate anaerobes

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caries

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tooth decay due to acidic waste from bacteria of plauge

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asiatic cholera

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caused by vibrio cholerae spread by fecal contamination in water supply

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traveler’s diarrhea (Dheli Belly, Montezuma’s revenge)

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caused by pathogenic strains of E. coli and effects travelers exposed to new strain with geographical regions

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enterohemorrhagic strain of E. coli

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0157:H7 food posioning

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Helicobacter pylori

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peptic ulcer and chronic gastritis treated with antibiotics

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C. Diff

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clostridium difficle (bad diarreha) very common often due to long term high does of antibiotics that destroy normal flora

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Bacterial Meningitdis

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inflammation of the meninges caused by several bacteria

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Neisseria meningitidis

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causes 2-3k deaths a year occurs within 12-48 hrs

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Haemophilus Meningitis

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caused by haemophilus influenza type B (hib) most common among children
there is a vaccine

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Listeriosis

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meningitis caused by Listeria monocytogenes, gram + bacillus. transmitted by improperly processed milk, cheese, meat and can pass from mom to baby through placenta

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Hansen’s Disease (Leprosy)

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caused by Mycobacterium leprae

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tuberculoid

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loss of skin pigment and sensation in leprosy

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lepromatos

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causes large disfiguring skin lesions called lepromas in Leprosy

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Tetanus

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caused by clostridium tetani it is obligate anaerobe, gram+, spore forming (deep cut like stepping on a nail)

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Tetanus neonatorum

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tetanus spread through raw stump of an umbilical cord by contaminated knife after baby is born

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Botulism

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most potent toxin known 1oz. can kill the whole US. Obligate anaerobe. Caused by clostridium botuilnium occurs in 3 forms: food borne, infant and wound

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Food Borne

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90% of Botulism

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infant boutulism

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feed honey to infants through pacifier

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wound

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occurs in very deep wound where conditions are favorable

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