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virus/infectious agent, bacteria, fungi, animal parasite, prion Flashcards

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packets of DNA or RNA wrapped in a protein coat called a capsid

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virus

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single-celled microorganisms

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bacteria

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not all pathogenic, many are necessary for good health

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bacteria

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cant replicate outside of a host

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virus

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cocci

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spherical bacteria

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diplococci

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paired cocci

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staphylococci

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clump together
usually localized to a specific area of the skin (staph infections)

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streptococci

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cling together in chains
strep infections

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bacilli

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elongated, rod shaped bacteria with spores
ex: tuberculosis/tetanus

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spiral bacteria

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elongated with predictable twists
spirilla form rigid spirals
spirochetes include syphilis and Lyme disease

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mycoplasma

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very tiny, lack a cell wall
not technically bacteria but are sensitive to antibiotics
ex: pneumonia

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group of organisms including mushrooms, yeasts and molds

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fungi

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microorganisms that feed on organic material

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fungi

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can be unicellular or multicellular

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animal parasites

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protozoa

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single celled organisms that include giardiasis, malaria, and cryptosporidiosis

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Helminths and Roundworms

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parasitic worms that colonize various places including gastrointestinal tract, liver and urinary bladder

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arthropods

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head lice, crab lice, mites (scabies)

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composed of protein. Do not contain either DNA or RNA

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prions

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19
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cause abnormal neuronal activity and degeneration

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prions

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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

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prions

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invade cells, make cells produce virus

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infectious agent

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outside a host:
-some cant replicate
-some degenerate
-some are stable

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virus

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herpes simplex and hep b+c are examples of?

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stable viruses

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killed by antibiotics

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bacteria

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cocci are?

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bacteria

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diplococci

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in pairs
pneumonia

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usually limited to skin

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fungi
ex: ringworm/athletes foot

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28
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everybody has resistant colonies

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fungi

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can function as vectors

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animal parasites

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fomite

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inanimate object with virus, bacteria or fungi on it

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microscopic arthropods - cause skin lesions

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mites (scabies)

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32
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pediculosis = infestation with?

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head lice

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symptoms: itchy rash that gets worse and eggs may not be found because they seldom live directly on the skin

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body lice

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“crabs”

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pubic lice

35
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treatment for: body lice?

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bathing and laundering

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treatment for: head lice, body lice and crabs?

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pesticidal shampoo, nit comb, wash/isolate bedding, medications

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contraindication for massage with: lice?

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best to delay the session until treatment is complete

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Methicillin-resistant Staph A (MRSA) is a ?

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bacterial infection

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furnuncles are a?

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Boil; bacterial infection

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folliculitis is a?

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bacterial infection

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pilonidal cysts are a?

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bacterial infection

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hidradenitis suppurativa is a ?

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bacterial infection

43
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crowding
contact
compromised skin
contaminated items
lack of cleanliness

are the?

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5 Cs of MRSA

44
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cellulitis

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bacterial infection
general infection, usually strep

45
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necrotizing fasciitis

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bacterial infection
flesh eating bacteria

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erysipelas AKA St. Anthony’s fire

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bacterial infection
superficial layers of skin rash usually on head and face

47
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impetigo

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bacterial infection
highly contagious, seeping blisters, usually young children

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hard painful red bumps, abscess filled with pus, can involve fever, inflamed lymph nodes

are signs of?

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local bacteria infection

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tender area, possible red streaks near lymph nodes, fever, chills, discomfort

area signs of?

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systemic bacterial infection

50
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managing obesity, warm compresses, loose clothing, topical antibiotics, oral antibiotics are all treatment for?

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bacterial infections

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local contraindications for bacterial infections are

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reschedule appointment of signs of systemic (fever, swelling lymph’s, discomfort) are present

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local indications for a bacterial infection are

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someone with a covered well-controlled infection with no systemic symptoms can receive a massage (not near infected area)

53
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mycosis is a?

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fungal infection

54
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Dermatophytosis “tinea” (ringworm)

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fungal infection

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tinea capitus

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fungal infection of the scalp

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tinea corporis

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“body ringworm”

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tinea cruris

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AKA “jock itch” at the groin

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tinea pedis

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AKA “athletes foot”

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tinea manuum

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fungal infection of the hands

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onychomycosis AKA “tinea unguium”

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fungal infection under toenails and fingernails

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tinea versicolor

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AKA “Pityriasis versicolor”
-not harmful or contagious
-normally benign organisms become aggressive
-patches of hypo or hyper pigmented skin

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local contraindications for tinea

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-don’t promote the spread of the lesions and avoid the area
-for athletes foot consider working through the sheet to avoid spreading from one foot to the other

63
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herpes simplex definition:

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HSV 1: viral infection around the mouth
HSV 2: genital herpes

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mycosis

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fungal infection

65
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herpes liabialis

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oral herpes

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herpes whitlow

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lesions on hands, nail beds

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herpes gladiatorum

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on trunk and extremities (associated with athletes)

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herpetic sycosis

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lesions on beard area

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eczema herpeticum

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herpes develops with eczema

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ocular herpes

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virus on the eyelid

71
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prodrome stage

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tingling, itching pain a few days before outbreak

72
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verruca vulgaris

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common warts

73
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mucosal warts

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cervical and genital warts

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epidermodysplasia

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genetic disease

75
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non-genital cutaneous

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warts

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plantar warts

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sole of foot

77
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plane or flat warts

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small, brown, smooth in small groups or hundreds

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cystic warts

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on sole of foot but smooth

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filiform warts

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AKA facial warts

80
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genital warts

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sexually transmitted infection

81
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butchers warts

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from handling meat

82
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focal epithelial hyperplasia

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AKA Hecks disease

83
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Epidermodysplasia verruciformis

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flat wart connected to genetic disease

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