MICRO FINAL REVIEW

  1. Septic Shock
    • Bacteria
    • Pathogen: gram-negative bacteria
    • increased heart rate
  2. Endocarditis
    • Bacteria
    • Pathogen: Staphylococcus aureus
    • inflammation of endocardium, damage to heart valves
  3. Pericarditis
    • Bacteria
    • Pathogen: Streptococcus pyogenes
    • inflammation of pericardium, heart murmur
  4. Burkitt's lymphoma
    • Viral
    • Pathogen: Epstein-Barr virus (EB)
    • tumor
  5. Infectious mononucleosis
    • Viral
    • Pathogen: EB virus
    • Route: Transfer of saliva
  6. Anthrax
    • Bacterial
    • Pathogen: Bacillus anthracis- endospore forming bacillus, large, aerobic, gram-positve
    • Reservoir: soil
    • papule, septic shock, bloody diarrhea
  7. Animal Bites
    • Bacterial
    • Pathogen: Pasteurella multocida
  8. Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
    • Bacterial
    • Pathogen: Rickettsia rickettsii
    • Reservoir: Ticks
    • TETRACYCLINE
  9. Dengue
    • Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
    • Pathogen: Flavivirus
    • Method of Transmission: mosquitos
  10. Gangrene
    • Bacterial
    • Pathogen: Clostridium perfringens
    • Reservoir: soil
    • Method of Transmission: puncture wound
    • tissue death at infection site
Author
jesssnod
ID
10204
Card Set
MICRO FINAL REVIEW
Description
DISEASES
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