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Microbial Diseases
microbes and their diseases
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Pathology
Graduate
09/03/2013

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Term
Bacillus anthracis
Definition
Gram +

anthrax
Term
Clostridium botulinum
Definition
Gram + obligate anaerobe

botulism
Term
Clostridium difficile
Definition
Gram + obligate anaerobe

severe diarrhea
colitis
Term
Clostridium perfringens
Definition
Gram + obligate anaerobe

Gas gangrene
Food poisoning
Term
Clostridium tetani
Definition
Gram + obligate anaerobe

tetanus/Lockjaw disease
Term
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Definition
Gram +

diphtheria
Term
Staphylococcus aureus
Definition
Gram +

Skin/soft tissue infections
Bone and joint infections
Toxic Shock syndrome
Endocarditis
Food Poisoning
Nosocomial Infections
Term
Staphylococcus epidermis
Definition
Gram +

Skin and soft tissue infections
Prosthetic implant infections
Term
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Definition
Gram +

Pneumonia
Otitis media
Bacterial meningitis
Term
Streptococcus pyogenes
Definition
Gram +

Skin and soft tissue infections
Acute pharyngitis
Rheumatic fever
Term
Bordetella pertussis
Definition
Gram -

Pertussis (whooping cough)
Term
Eschericia coli
Definition
Gram -

UTI
Infectious diarrhea
Neonatal bacterial meningitis
Term
Haemophilus influenzae
Definition
Gram -

Bacterial meningitis
Upper respiratory tract infections
Pneumonia
Term
Moraxella catarrhalis
Definition
Gram -

Pneumonia
Term
Helicobacter pylori
Definition
Gram -

gastritis
gastric ulcer
Term
Klebsiella oxytoca
Definition
Gram -

UTI
Term
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Definition
Gram -

pneumonia
Term
Legionella pneumophila
Definition
Gram -

Legionairre's disease (lung infection/pneumonia)
Term
Neisseria gonnorheae
Definition
Gram -

gonnorhea
septic arthritis
Term
Neisseria meningitidis
Definition
Gram -

meningitis
Term
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Definition
Gram -

Otitis externa
Nosocomial infections
Term
Salmonella enterica
Definition
Gram -

Typhoid fever
Term
Shigella sonnei/dysenteriae
Definition
Gram -

dysentery
Term
Chlamydophila pneumoniae
Definition
Atypical

pneumonia
Term
Chlamydia trachamatis
Definition
Atypical

non-gonococcal urethritis
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Term
Mysoplasma pneumoniae
Definition
Atypical

pneumonia
Term
Legionella pneumophila
Definition
Atypical

Legionairre's disease
Term
Borrelia burgdorferi
Definition
spirochete

Lyme's disease
Term
Treponema pallidum
Definition
spirochete

syphillis
Term
Mycobacterium avian complex
Definition
Acid-fast bacillus

opportunistic lung infections
Term
Mycobacterium leprae
Definition
Acid-fast bacillus

leprosy
Term
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Definition
Acid-fast bacillus

tuberculosis
Term
Normal flora in the human eye
Definition
Staph epidermis (+)
Term
Normal flora in the skin/nail
Definition
staph epidermis (+), staph aureus (+), strep spp. (+)
Term
Normal flora in mouth and nose
Definition
strep viridans (+), strep mutans (+), strep pneumoniae (+), staph epidermis (+), staph aureus (+), Haemophilus spp. (-), neisseria (-), candida spp. (fungi), aspergillus (fungi)
Term
Normal flora of urogenital tract
Definition
strep spp. (+), staph spp. (+), enterobacteriae (-), bacteroides spp. (anaerobes), candida spp. (yeast, vaginal area)
Term
Normal flora intestinal tract
Definition
strep viridans (+), enterococcus spp. (+), staph spp. (+), enterobacteriae (-), bacteroides fragilis (anaerobes), candida spp.
Term
Candida alblicans/Candida spp.
Definition
(yeast)

vaginal yeast infection, oral thrush, systemic candidemia
Term
Cryptococcus neoformans
Definition
yeast

CNS infection in immunocompromised hosts
Term
Pneumocystis jiroveci
Definition
yeast

pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) in immunocomporomised hosts
Term
Aspergillus spp.
Definition
Mould

pulmonary infections in immunocompromised hosts
Term
Blastomyces, histoplasma, caccidioides immitis spp.
Definition
dimorphics

pulmonary infections (geographic variations)
topical cutaneous infections
Term
Epidermophyton, microsporum, trichophyton spp.
Definition
athlete's foot, jock itch, ringworm and similar infections of the nail, beard, skin, and scalp
Term
Malassezia
Definition
yeast

dandruff and seborhhoeic dermatitis
Term
Common cold
Definition
rhinovirus, parainfluenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus, coronavirus
Term
Pneumonia
Definition
influenza virus A&B, parainfluenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus, adenovirus, SARS coronavirus
Term
Hepatitis
Definition
Hepatitis virus A,B,C,D, and E
Term
Eye infection
Definition
adenovirus, herpes simplex type 1, cytomegalovirus (CMV, Herpes simplex type 5)
Term
Skin infections
Definition
varicella zoster virus, human herpes simplex types 6 & 8, rubella, measles, smallpox, HPV
Term
STD's
Definition
Herpes simplex type 2, HPV
Term
Viral immunodeficiency
Definition
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Term
Entamoeba histolytica
Definition
infectious diarrhea
Term
Giardia lamblia
Definition
infectious diarrhea
Term
Trichomonas vaginalis
Definition
trichamoniasis (vulvovaginitis)
Term
Plasmodium falciparum
Definition
Malaria (severe and fetal form)
Term
Plasmodium malariae, plasmodium ovale, plasmodium vivax, plasmodium knowlesi
Definition
malaria (mild/moderate)
Term
Toxoplasma gondii
Definition
CNS infection in immunocompromised hosts
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