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Legionellosis

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Type of pneumonia, caused by legionella bacteria, S+S: cough, short breath, fever, muscle pain

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How does legionellosis spread

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Enters lungs and grows on macrophages,

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How is legionellosis detected and treated

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Culturing to detect cells or anti legionella AB, treated with AB Rifampin or erethmycin

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Epidemiology of legionellosis

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Gram negative, aerobic, rod shaped

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Cholera

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GI disease, ingestion of birvrio cholaraea

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Epidemiology of cholera

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Gram negative, motile-curved

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Diagnose and treatment of cholera

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Agar media culture, electrolyte replacement, eliminated by proper sewage treatment

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Food borne infections

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Grows in the gut, live organisms needed and low dose

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Food borne intoxiciations

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Toxins produced by microbial growth

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Most common toxin ingestions

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Staphylococcal, botulism, clostridium perfrinigens

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Staphlococcal toxin ingestions protein

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28kd protein

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Botulism protein

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35KD

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Myotoxins examples

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Ergotamine, aflatoxins, fumanisms

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Ergotamine

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Found in Claviceps Purpurea

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Aflatoxins

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Found in Aspergillus flavus and A. Parastiticus

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Fumanisms

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Found in fuscrium spp.

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Parastitic shellfish poisoning

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Pyrmodium spp

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Neurotoxic shellfish poisoning

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Gymnodium breve

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Ciguatera fish poisoning

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Gambierdiscus toxicus

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Amnestic shellfish poisoning

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Psuedo,nitizshia spp

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Diarrhetic shellfish poisoning

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Dinophysis spp

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Esturia syndrome

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Pyfesteria piscidida

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2 types of salmonella

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Enteritis and Entemic fever

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Enteritis

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Invades gut epethelial cells

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Enteric fever

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Similar to enteritis but can enter the bloodstream

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Campylobacteriosis

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Causes stomach cramps and diarrohea

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Noroviruses

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Part of calicularaea family

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Rotoviruses

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Reavirachaea family

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Food spoilage

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Microbial growth introducing unwanted spoilage in food

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What microbes cause spoilage in milk

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Lactobacillus spp, lactococcus spp

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sterilisation

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115 for 100 mins

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Pasteurisation

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63 for 20 min or 72 for 15secs

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Microbe in fruits and vegetables

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Coumarins

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Microbes in milk and eggs

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lysozyme

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Microbes in herbs and spices

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Aldehylic and phenolic compounds

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Microbes in garlic

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Allicin

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