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BIO 230: Bacterial Digestive Diseases
Bacterial Infections of the Digestive Tract
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
08/18/2009

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Term

Food poisonings

Food infections

Definition
Two main types of bacterial digestive tract diseases.
Term
Food poisining
Definition
Eating or drinking bacterial exotoxin.
Term
Food infection
Definition
Eating or drinking bacteria.
Term

Staph aureus

group A beta Strep

Clostridium perfringes

Clostridium botulinim

Definition
4 Different Causes for food poisining
Term
Staph aureus
Definition
Most common cause for food poisining.
Term
Staph falls out of nose or skin abcess into food that has already been cooked or is eaten raw.
Definition
Transmission of Staph aureus food poisoning.
Term
2-4 hrs
Definition
Incubation period of Staph aureus food poisoning
Term

NVD

fever

headache

 

Last 4-12 hours

Definition
Symptoms of Staph aureus food poisoning and duration.
Term

Nausea

Vomiting

Diarrhea

Definition
NVD
Term
Replace fluids and electrolytes.
Definition
Treatment for Staph aureus food poisoning
Term
Cough into food and exotoxin is produced within 4-6 hrs.
Definition
How GABS food poisining occurs.
Term
NVD for 24-36 hours
Definition
Symptoms and duration of GABS food poisoning.
Term
Replace fluids and electrolytes
Definition
Treatment for GABS food poisining.
Term

In meats:

Sausage, hot dogs, deli meats

Definition
How food poisoning from C. perfringes is transmitted.
Term
4-12 hours
Definition
Incubation period for C. perfringes food poisoning.
Term

NVD + Gas

 

24-36 hours

Definition

Symptoms of C. perfringes food poisoning.

 

Duration of symptoms

Term
Replace fluids + electrolytes
Definition
Treatment for food poisoning from C. perfringes.
Term

Spores are trapped in anaerobic jar/can and germinate.

 

Bacteria produce neurotoxin.

Definition
Pathogenicity of C. botulinim
Term
Flacid muscles due to neurotixin blocking acetylcholine.
Definition
Symptoms of C. botulinim food poison
Term
Anti-toxin antibodies
Definition
Treatment for botulism
Term

Salmonella

Shigella

Campylobacter jejunii

Listeria monocytogenes

Helicalbacter pylori

enteropathic E. coli

Vibrio infections

Definition
7 bacterial food infections
Term
Gastroenteritis of small intestines due to endotoxin.
Definition
Infection caused by Salmonella
Term

Undercooked poultry and eggs

 

*possibly meats and dairy products

Definition
How Salmonella is transmitted.
Term
24-72 hours
Definition
Incubation period of Salmonella
Term

NVD (mostly diarrhea)

fluid loss

dehydration

Definition
Symptoms of Salmonella
Term
1 week
Definition
Duration of Salmonella symptoms
Term

Kidney damage

Heart damage

Paralysis

Typhoid Fever

Definition
Complications due to Salmonella
Term
Typhoid fever
Definition
Complication of some species of Salmonella which causes high fever, blood vessel damage, hemorrhage and shock.
Term
She was a Thypoid fever carrier.
Definition
What is the significance of Typhoid Mary?
Term

Replace fluids and electrolytes

 

Antibiotics for Typhoid Fever:


Tetracycline, doxycycline

Definition
Treatment for Salmonella
Term
Produces endotoxin and exotoxin (Shigatoxin)
Definition
Pathogenicity of Shigella
Term
Stimulates inflammation of the large intestine.
Definition
Effect of Shigella's endotoxins.
Term
Necrotizing toxin, which kills cells lining the intestine.
Definition
Effect of Shigatoxin
Term

Person to person

 

Shellfish/Water containing human waste

Definition
Tranmission of Shigella
Term
24-36 hours
Definition
Incubation period of Shigella
Term

Diarrhea

Bloody diarrhea

Rice Water Stools

Definition
Symptoms of Shigella
Term

Dehydration

Shock

Scar tissue (major)

Dysentery

Definition
4 Complications of Shigella
Term
Can lead to blockage or obstruction of the intestines.
Definition
Effect of scar tissue caused by Shigella.
Term

Replace fluids + electrolytes

 

Broad spectrum antibiotics if infection persists beyond 1 week.

Definition
Treatment for Shigella
Term
Gram negative rod
Definition
morphology of most bacteria which cause food infection
Term
Poultry and eggs
Definition
Transmission of Campylobacter jejunii
Term
Diarrhea
Definition
Symptom of Campylobacter jejunii
Term
Replace fluids + electrolytes
Definition
Treatment for Campylobacter jejunii
Term

Unpasteurized dairy products.

 

Some deli meats.

Definition
Transmission of Listeria monocytogenes
Term
Fever, diarrhea
Definition
Symptoms of Listeria monocytogenes
Term
Will get into blood and cross placenta, causing miscarriage.
Definition
Complications of Listeria monocytogenes.
Term
Doxycycline, tetracycline
Definition
Treatment of Listeria monocytogenes
Term
Helicalbacter pylori
Definition
This bacteria is found "normally" in some people's stomachs and neutralizes stomach acid to survive.
Term
Secreting cells of the stomach over produce acid which can lead to reflux, ulcers, erosion of the stomach and esophagus lining.
Definition
Symptoms of Helicalbacter pylori
Term
Increased risk of stomach and esophageal cancer.
Definition
Complications associated with Helicalbacter pylori.
Term
Erithromycin, azithromycin
Definition
Treatment for Helicalbacter pylori
Term
99.9%
Definition
Percentage of E. coli which are nonpathogenic.
Term
Strain 0157:H7
Definition
Strain of E. coli which is pathogenic and produces endotoxins as well as exotoxin Shigatoxin.
Term
Meat, vegetables, fruits and water contaminated with infected animal waste.
Definition
Transmission of pathogenic E. coli.
Term
NVD
Definition
Symptoms of pathogenic E. coli.
Term
Pathogenic E. coli
Definition
Leading cause of infantile diarrhea.
Term
Replace fluids + electrolytes
Definition
Treatment for pathogenic E. coli infection.
Term
G negative comma
Definition
morphology of cholera (Vibrio cholerae)
Term
Vibrio infections
Definition
Food infections that are the most severe of all.
Term
1892
Definition
Last U.S. cholera epidemic.
Term
50-100 sporadic cases per year
Definition
Rate of cholera infection in U.S. today
Term
Water/shellfish contaminated with infected human waste.
Definition
Transmission of cholera.
Term

Vibrio comma

Vibrio cholerae

Definition
Causative organisms for cholera.
Term
Choleragenic toxin (exotoxin) stimulates cyclic AMP, which increases water loss from body cells.
Definition
Pathogenicity of Cholera
Term
Cholera
Definition
Bacterial digestive disease that causes sever diarrhea and can lead to shock, kidney failure, heart failure and death in up to 50% of cases within 2 days.
Term
Replace fluids + electrolytes
Definition
Treatment for cholera
Term
vaccine
Definition
Prevention of cholera.
Term
12-20 liters
Definition
Average amount of diarrhea produced daily by someone suffering from Cholera.
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