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Microbiology
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Pharmacology
Professional
10/14/2012

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Term
S.Aureus
Definition
Aerosol
Hand to Hand
Term
S. Sarpophyticus
Definition
Animals
Ingestion of Poorly cooked food
Sexual Intercourse
Term
S. Agalactiae
Definition
Mother to neonate
Term
Listeria
Definition
Grows in refrigerator
Term
Bacillus
Definition
Soil, Ubiquitous
Term
B. Anthraces
Definition
Soil
Animal Products (Wool or hides)
Cutaneous
Inhalation
Ingestion
Term
B. Cereus
Definition
Soil
Meats and Vegetables with Heat-labile toxins
Term
S. Diphtheriae
Definition
Respiratory Droplets
Term
Listeria Monocytogenes
Definition
Poultry
Cattle
Sheep
Soil
Grows In Refrigerator
Raw Milk, Unpasteurized Chees, Raw Vegetables, Raw Meat, Cold Cuts, Person to person (labor/delivery)
Term
Erysipelothrix Rhusiopathiae
Definition
Zoonotic, Swine and Turkeys
Term
N. Gonorrhea
Definition
Sexual Activity (especially African Americans)
Term
N. Meningitidis
Definition
Respiratory Droplets (especially < 5y/o
Term
E. Coli
Definition
Fecal-Oral
Ingestion of Contaminated Foods (Milk and Water included)
Term
Salmonella Enterica
Definition
Food
Person to Person fecal/oral
Term
Enterica Typhi
Definition
Flies
Food
Fingers
Feces
Fomites
Term
Shigella
Definition
Person to Person fecal oral
Ingestion of Contaminated Foods
Greatest risk is < 15 y/o
Term
Cholerae
Definition
Marine Environments
Water
Food
Fecal-Oral (Rare, highly susceptible to Gastric Acid)
Term
Campylobacter Jejuni
Definition
Fecal- Oral (Rare, susceptible to gastric acid)
Contaminated foods (milk and water Included)
Livestock
Term
Yersinia
Definition
Flea Transmission
Respiratory Droplets
Infected Animals Direct Contact
Term
Bordetella Pertussis
Definition
Respiratory Droplets
Term
Haemophilus Influenzae
Definition
Direct Contact (Most common in Elderly)
Term
Brucella
Definition
Direct Contact
Unpasteurized Dairy Products
Ingested Food
Inhalation
Term
Francisella Tularensis
Definition
Direct Contact with Organism
Arthropod
Ingestion of Contaminated foods
Inhalation
Ticks, Muskrats, Beavers, Rabbits
Term
H. Pylori
Definition
Person-Person Fecal Oral
Term
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
Definition
Food
Cut Flower
Sinks
Toilets
Mops
Dialysis Equipment
Soil
Vegetation
Water
Most susceptible are Cancer Patients, CF and Burn Patients
Term
Chlamydia
Definition
STD
Highest among Children in Developing Countries (Africa, India, Middle and Far East)

Mother to Child during Birth
Term
Treponema Pallidum (Syphillus)
Definition
STD or Utero to fetus
Term
Borella Burdoferi
Definition
Tick Bites (Specifically Ixodes Scrapularis - Deer Ticks)
Only Nymph Age ticks feed on humans
Zoonotic Disease
Term
Leptospira Interrogans
Definition
Rodent Urine
Contaminated Food with rodent urine
Human
Dogs
Farm Animals
Term
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
Definition
Droplet of Nuclei from Coughing or alveolar Respiratory Droplet

Most Commonly Seen in Africa, South American and India
Term
Mycoplasma Genitalium
Definition
Sexually Transferred
Term
Mycoplasma Hominis
Ureoplasma Urealyticum
Definition
STD
Neonatal Lung Infection
Term
Rickettsiaceae
Definition
Rodents
Ticks, Lice, Mites, Fleas
Most common in Eastern US
Term
R. Akari
Definition
Mites, Rodents
Worldwide
Term
R. Prowazeki
Definition
Lice, Rodents
Worldwide
Term
R. Typhi
Definition
Fleas, Rodents
Worldwide
Term
Orientia Tsutsu-gamushi
Definition
Mites, Rodents
Asia, Oceania
Term
Ehrillichia Chafeensis
Definition
Lonestar Tick
White Tailed Deer
Domestic Dog
Southern, Eastern and South central USA
Term
Anaplasma
Definition
Ixodes Scapularis
Deer and Rodents
Term
Coxiella
Definition
Inhalation from soil (Rarely affects humans)
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