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Bacteria infections

PATHO TEST 2

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Bacteria Unicellular Prokaryotes Living cells inside/outside body don't need host to survive shape, anaerobic or aerobic Named by Genus spieces
Staphylococcal Gram positive Normal flora S. aureus colonizes skin, vagina, and oropharynx - Most virulent bc of toxins and proteases - antibiotic resistant - MRSA - Methicillin resistant - VRSA - Vancomycin resistant * multi-antibiotics * contaminated hands
Streptococcal Gram positive humans S. Pyogenes: GABHS - Group A beta hemolytic strep - SEVERE S. pneumonia S. faecallis talking,coughing,sneezning
Pneumonia MOST DANGEROUS exudative fluid in and around alveoli - no proper gas exchange streptocotccus pneumoniae - most common cause of community aquired pneumonia - common in hospitals Gram positive diplococci antobiotic resistance elderly high risk, vac
Pseudomonas common in nature pseudomonas aeruginosa gram negative most common pathogen??? Life threatening - SHOCK In lungs - pneumonia water/soil contaminated
Bacterial Meningitis FATAL bacterial more severe than viral fever, nuchal rigidity(stiff neck), headache, and photophobia Kernig's Sign - Knee extended = back pain Bradinski's Sign - neck flexed, hips and knees flexed CLOSE - resp or saliva
Meningitis swelling (inflamm) of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord
Salmonella S. enterica (gastrienteritis) S. Typhi (typhoid fever) Food and H20 contaminated vommiting, sometimes bloody direahhea
Shigella many strains SEVERE bloody diarhhea toxins- hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS)
Escherichia coli (e.coli) Many strains e.coli o157: H7 cause severe disease treated with antibiotics intenstines of healthy cattle undercooked meat- transmission HUS
Campylobacter Jejuni Direahheal disease no antibiotics Guillain-barre syndrome complication - immune system attacks nerves
Chloera vibriocholerae H20 Profuse watery diarrhea rice water diarrhea f/e imbalance treat with f/e and doxycycline vaccines avaliable
Created by: Mplaster
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