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1
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Treponema pallidum

A

Touching Chancre in 1st stage

Kissing/Sex in 2nd stage

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2
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Borrelia burgdorferi

A

Deer Ticks

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3
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Leptospira interrogans

A

Animal Urine to human skin or oral

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4
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

A

Fomites, Nosocomial, Hanwashing

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5
Q

Legionella pneumonia

A

H2O Aerosol to Hu Resp

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6
Q

Brucella abortusuis

A

Delivery of aborted calves

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7
Q

Bordetella pertussis

A

Hu Resp to Hu Resp

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8
Q

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

A

STD

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9
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Neisseria meningitidis

A

Hu Resp to Hu Resp

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10
Q

Helicobater pylori

A

Hu Fecal to Hu Oral

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11
Q

Campylobacter jejuni

A

Animal or Hu Fecal to Oral (Chicken)

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12
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Vibrio cholerae

A

Hu Feces to Hu Oral

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13
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Escherichia coli

normal flora strain

A

Animal or Hu Feces to Hu Oral

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14
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Escherichia coli

0157:H7 strain

A

Steer Feces to Hu Oral

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15
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Escherichia coli

Enterotoxigenic Strain

A

Animal or Hu Feces to Hu Oral

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16
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Shigella dysenteriae

A

Hu Fecal to Hu Oral

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17
Q

Shigella sonnei

A

Hu Feces to Hu Oral

18
Q

Salmonella enterica

A

Animal Feces/Eggs/Pets to Hu Oral

19
Q

Salmonella enteric: typhi

A

Hu Feces to Hu Oral

20
Q

Yersinia pestis

21
Q 
Haemophilus influenzae
(HI type B, or HIB)
A

Hu Resp to Hu Resp, Oportunistic

22
Q

Gardnerella vaginalis

A

Decrease lactobacillus, addition of anaerobe

23
Q

Bacteroides fragilis

A

Endogenous in feces

Exogenous in Hu Bites

24
Q

Fusobacterium nucleatum

A

Gums, spread from teeth to blood

25
Q

Rickettsia rickettsii

A

Dog/Wood Ticks - becomes Intracellular

26
Q

Chlamydia trachomatis

A

STD, Flies, Hands

27
Q

Chlamydia pneumonia

A

Hu Resp to Hu Resp

28
Q

Mycoplasma pneumonia

A

Hu Resp to Hu Resp

29
Q

Mycoplasma genitalium

30
Q

Mycobacteria tuberculosis

A

Hu Resp to Hu Resp (active/symptomatic pulmonary TB - prolonged exposure)

31
Q

Listeria monocytogenes

A

Animal or Hu Feces to Hu Oral (food that’s NOT hot)

32
Q

Corynebacteriua diptheria

A

Hu Resp to Hu Resp

33
Q 
Clostridium difficile
(Endospores)
A

Exogenous - nosocomial

Endogenous - normal flora

34
Q 
Clostridum perfrigens
(Endospores)
A

Exogenous - spores in wound

low O2 tension

35
Q 
Clostridium botulinum
(Endospores)
A

Botulism - protein foods intoxication
Infant Botulism - ingest spores and veg cells
DIRT and honey

36
Q 
Clostridium tetani
(Endospores)
A

Exogenous - deep wound

Endogenous - through umbilicus

37
Q

Bacillus anthracis

A

Endospores through skin, swallowed, inhaled

38
Q 
Streptococcus pyognes (GAS)
(Group A)
A

sore throat, resp symptoms, penetrating injury, post strep infection (RF)

39
Q 
Streptococcus pneumonia (PNEUMOCOCCUS)
(Group D)
A

Hu Resp to Hu Resp

40
Q 
Streptoccocus spcs (babies)
(Group B)
A

swallowed/inhaled during labor, delivery

41
Q

Staphylococcus aureus

A

Hands
intoxication from protein foods
normal flora from vagina or nose

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