Term
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Definition
1. Incubation- time from infection to symptoms
2. Prodromal- feel symptoms
3. Acute= invasion, signs & symptoms
4. convalescent- getting better |
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Term
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Definition
1. Chronic- low level, long time
2. latent- symptoms go away and come back
3. slow- infected, takes long time for symptoms to arrive |
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Term
| Virulence Factors of S. Aureus |
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Definition
Hemolyosins
Toxins
Enzymes
Protein A |
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Term
| Toxins associated with Staph |
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Definition
1. Leukocidin- kills leukocytes (PMNs)
2. Enterotoxin- food posioning
3. TSS
4. Exfoliatin- scaled skin syndrome |
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Term
| Enzymes Associated with Staph |
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Definition
1. Coagulase- blocks opsoninzation
2. Fibrinolysin- breaks down fibrin
3. DNAse
4. Hyalurondiase- breaks CT
5. Penicillinase- resistant to antibiotcis |
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Term
| S aureus disease ( general) |
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Definition
1. Skin Infections
2. Deep Infections
3. Food Poisioning |
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Term
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Definition
1. folliculitis
2. furncles
3. carbuncles
4. impetigo
5. scalded skin syndrome |
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Term
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Definition
1. Pneumonia
2. septicemia
3. osteomylitus
4. TSS
5. Enterocolitis |
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Term
| Facultatively anaerobic strep |
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Definition
1. pyogenic
2. viridans
3. enterococcus
4. pneumocci |
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Term
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Definition
| S mutans --> cause cavities |
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Term
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Definition
Peptostreptococcus
peptococcus |
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Term
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Definition
beta, pus forming
S pyogenes- group A- throat, most common
S agalactiae- group B- vagina |
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Term
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Definition
alpha
s angius- oral mucosa |
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Term
Enterococcus (strep)
&
Pneumococci |
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Definition
group d- in the GI tract
normal oral and nasopharyngeal microflora |
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Term
| Virulence Factors of Beta Strep |
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Definition
1. M Protein (coagulase)
2. hemolysins- RF
3. fibrinolysin
4. DNAse
5. Erythogenic exotosin
6. Hyaluronidase-
7. cardiohepatic toxin
8. nephrotoxin
9. protein F |
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Term
Infections of Strep
Beta hemolytic: S pyogenes, S agalactiae |
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Definition
1. pharyngitis- strep throat
2. Impetigo- ersipelas
3. scarlet fever
4. neotnatal infection- from vagina
5. INFECTIVE endocarditis |
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Term
| Strep= S. angius infection |
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Definition
| ineffective endocarditis- subacute |
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Term
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Definition
1. Rheumatic Fever- gp A infection- autoimmune
2. acute glomerulonephritis- skin infection |
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Term
| Bacillus anthrax/ gastroenteritis |
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Definition
* biological monitors = evaluate sterile equipment*
disease of cattle
cause skin infections- black scab
food poisoning |
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Term
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Definition
| does not form spores, obligate anaerobes |
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Term
| C- diphtheria = the toxin |
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Definition
must produce the toxin to form a disease
dependent on bacteriophage
localized in the oropharynx
pseudo membrane formation in throat- gree
death by hear failure
vaccine= DPT |
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Term
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Definition
does not form spores
anaerobic- does not need oxygen--> they lack the enzymes superoxide and catalase- which gets rid of toxic byproducts of oxygen |
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Term
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Definition
1. Botulism
2. tetanus
3. Gas gangrene
4. pseudo membranous colitis ( C DIF) |
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Term
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Definition
( Clostridium)
food poisoning associated with canned foods- affects peripheral nerves
treat with anit-toxin
DEATH beacuse of respiratory failure |
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Term
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Definition
( clostridium)
produces neurotoxin- aka LOCKJAW
causes paralysis of muscles- cleanched "grin" |
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Term
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Definition
tissue liquidizes ( bc of collagenase)
death due to toxemia |
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Term
| Myobacterium Tuberculosis |
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Definition
| spread via droplet nuclei (sneeze, cough), or contaminated particles( milk) |
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