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a systematic disease caused by presence of
What is septicemia?
pathogenic microorganisms or toxins in the blood
How does it differ from bacteremia is bacteria in the blood. Septicemia is the
bacteremia? presence of microoganisms in the blood.
the LPS layer of gram negative bacteria contains
What is the cause of endotoxins that are released when large amounts of
endotoxic shock? gram negative bacteria are killed- thus leading to
endotoxic shock.
What is the cause of Strep. pyogenes
puerperal fever?
Explain how rheumatic rheumatic fever is caused by a Strep. pyogenes
fever develops? infection. It's a sequelae - or aftermath of the disease.
What type of type 3- immunocomplex
hypersensitivity is that?
Name two types of Staph aureus, Strep pneumonia, viridians
bacteria that cause acute streptococcus
bacterial endocarditis:
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What causes cat scratch Bartonella
fever?
Name the signs of cat lymph node enlargement in children
scratch fever:
What does it mean that it means that there are no apparent symptoms or signs
the disease often is
"subclinical"?
Name the causative agent Yersinia
in plague:
What is a buboe? lymph node enlargement
What type of plague has pneumonic- 100% mortality within 3 days
the highest mortality?
bubonic: through flea bites that were infected by
How does transmission of
rodents. pneumonic: through human to human
plague occur?
contact
Can the plague be yes- streptomycin and tetracycline
treated?
Name the bacteria that Borrelia
cause lyme disease:
How is it transmitted? tick bites
Is a bull's eye rash always in 80% of the cases
seen?
What is the bull's eye Erythema Migrans-it is not always a bullseye and is not
rash? always the site of the tick bite
yes- penicillins, tetracyclines or cephalosporins are
Can lyme disease be
effective in the first phase. Later phases are difficult to
treated?
treat.
What are some late lyme disease can cause arthritis (stage 3) and
manifestations of lyme nervous/cardiovascular system problems (stage 2)
disease?
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How is Rocky Mountain through tick bites
spotted fever transmitted?
Which bacterium causes Rickettsia
RMSF?
What type of rash is seen petechiae
in RMSF?
What are other headache, vomiting, fever, muscle pain, nausea,
symptoms? abdominal pain
it is very serious. It can be fatal if not treated- it can
How serious is RMSF?
cause multi-system organ failure.
What is the cause of Epstein Barr virus
"mono"?
Which cells are involved in B lymphocyte
mono?
Characterize the virus that dsDNA/enveloped
causes this disease:
Why is this called a it's called persistent because it invades many organs
"persistent" infection? such as the liver, heart and kidneys
How is it transmitted? through saliva
What is the cause of Epstein Barr virus
Burkitt's lymphoma?
night sweats, high fever, weight loss, pain, malaise,
What are the signs?
diarrhea, and enlarged lymph nodes.
Who is most at risk for immunocompromised people
CMV infections?
What does CMV stand Cytomegaly virus
for?
What does it mean that it means that there are no signs or symptoms in most
this disease is often people
"subclinical"?
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Name a viral hemorrhagic Dengue fever, yellow fever or Ebola fever
fever:
Name the agent that Plasmodium vivax
causes malaria:
How is it transmitted? through a mosquito bite-->liver-->red blood cell
What types of symptoms intervals of high fever, anemia, fatigue, jaundice
and signs are seen?
Is there treatment? What is yes- the antiprotozoan drug chloroquine
it?
What is the concern in it is teratogenic and can cause birth defects in unborn
infections with babies if a pregnant woman contracts it.
Toxoplasma?
Where do these infections from cat feces-->soil-->plants-->animals-->humans
come from? (eating meat not fully cooked)
Name all of the Toxoplasma, Rubella, Cytomegaly, Herpes
teratogenic agents
signified by the acronym
TORCH:
Name a helminth that Schistosoma
causes granulomas to
form in mulit-organ
systems:
"Trench mouth" = acute necrotizing gingivitis- the
overgrowth of certain bacteria with bleeding gums,
How do "trench mouth" ulceration, fever and pain. It is caused by Strep.
and "thrush mouth" differ? mutans. "Thrush mouth" is caused by an overgrowth of
Candida albicans- a yeast. It causes creamy white
lesions, usually on your tongue or inner cheeks.
Name the common cause Strep. mutans
of dental caries:
Name the cause of "cold HSV1
sores":
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a systematic disease caused by presence of
What is septicemia?
pathogenic microorganisms or toxins in the blood
How does it differ from bacteremia is bacteria in the blood. Septicemia is the
bacteremia? presence of microoganisms in the blood.
the LPS layer of gram negative bacteria contains
What is the cause of endotoxins that are released when large amounts of
endotoxic shock? gram negative bacteria are killed- thus leading to
endotoxic shock.
What is the cause of Strep. pyogenes
puerperal fever?
Explain how rheumatic rheumatic fever is caused by a Strep. pyogenes
fever develops? infection. It's a sequelae - or aftermath of the disease.
What type of type 3- immunocomplex
hypersensitivity is that?
Name two types of Staph aureus, Strep pneumonia, viridians
bacteria that cause acute streptococcus
bacterial endocarditis:
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What causes cat scratch Bartonella
fever?
Name the signs of cat lymph node enlargement in children
scratch fever:
What does it mean that it means that there are no apparent symptoms or signs
the disease often is
"subclinical"?
Name the causative agent Yersinia
in plague:
What is a buboe? lymph node enlargement
What type of plague has pneumonic- 100% mortality within 3 days
the highest mortality?
bubonic: through flea bites that were infected by
How does transmission of
rodents. pneumonic: through human to human
plague occur?
contact
Can the plague be yes- streptomycin and tetracycline
treated?
Name the bacteria that Borrelia
cause lyme disease:
How is it transmitted? tick bites
Is a bull's eye rash always in 80% of the cases
seen?
What is the bull's eye Erythema Migrans-it is not always a bullseye and is not
rash? always the site of the tick bite
yes- penicillins, tetracyclines or cephalosporins are
Can lyme disease be
effective in the first phase. Later phases are difficult to
treated?
treat.
What are some late lyme disease can cause arthritis (stage 3) and
manifestations of lyme nervous/cardiovascular system problems (stage 2)
disease?
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How is Rocky Mountain through tick bites
spotted fever transmitted?
Which bacterium causes Rickettsia
RMSF?
What type of rash is seen petechiae
in RMSF?
What are other headache, vomiting, fever, muscle pain, nausea,
symptoms? abdominal pain
it is very serious. It can be fatal if not treated- it can
How serious is RMSF?
cause multi-system organ failure.
What is the cause of Epstein Barr virus
"mono"?
Which cells are involved in B lymphocyte
mono?
Characterize the virus that dsDNA/enveloped
causes this disease:
Why is this called a it's called persistent because it invades many organs
"persistent" infection? such as the liver, heart and kidneys
How is it transmitted? through saliva
What is the cause of Epstein Barr virus
Burkitt's lymphoma?
night sweats, high fever, weight loss, pain, malaise,
What are the signs?
diarrhea, and enlarged lymph nodes.
Who is most at risk for immunocompromised people
CMV infections?
What does CMV stand Cytomegaly virus
for?
What does it mean that it means that there are no signs or symptoms in most
this disease is often people
"subclinical"?
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Name a viral hemorrhagic Dengue fever, yellow fever or Ebola fever
fever:
Name the agent that Plasmodium vivax
causes malaria:
How is it transmitted? through a mosquito bite-->liver-->red blood cell
What types of symptoms intervals of high fever, anemia, fatigue, jaundice
and signs are seen?
Is there treatment? What is yes- the antiprotozoan drug chloroquine
it?
What is the concern in it is teratogenic and can cause birth defects in unborn
infections with babies if a pregnant woman contracts it.
Toxoplasma?
Where do these infections from cat feces-->soil-->plants-->animals-->humans
come from? (eating meat not fully cooked)
Name all of the Toxoplasma, Rubella, Cytomegaly, Herpes
teratogenic agents
signified by the acronym
TORCH:
Name a helminth that Schistosoma
causes granulomas to
form in mulit-organ
systems:
"Trench mouth" = acute necrotizing gingivitis- the
overgrowth of certain bacteria with bleeding gums,
How do "trench mouth" ulceration, fever and pain. It is caused by Strep.
and "thrush mouth" differ? mutans. "Thrush mouth" is caused by an overgrowth of
Candida albicans- a yeast. It causes creamy white
lesions, usually on your tongue or inner cheeks.
Name the common cause Strep. mutans
of dental caries:
Name the cause of "cold HSV1
sores":
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