Summer exam 1

Airborne

Bordetella pertussis

Foodborne or Fecal-oral

Helicobacter pylori

Foodborne or Fecal-oral

Campylobacter Jejuni

Foodborne or Fecal-oral

Shigella Spp.

Foodborne or Fecal-oral

E. Coli

Foodborne or Fecal-oral

Yersinia enterocolitica

Foodborne or Fecal-oral

Clostridum Perfringens

Foodborne or Fecal-oral

Bacillus cercus

Foodborne or Fecal-oral

Listeria monocytogenes

Foodborne or Fecal-oral

vibrio cholerae

Foodborne or Fecal-oral

Vibrio Vulnificus

Foodborne or Fecal-oral

Vibrio Parahaemolytcus

Foodborne or Fecal-oral

cIostridium botulinum

Wound

Vibrio Vulnificus

Wound

Vibrio Parahaemolytcus

Wound

cIostridium botulinum

Wound

Burkholderia Pseudomallei

Wound

Bacillus anthracis

Wound

Staphylococcus epidermis

Wound

Serratia Marcescens

Wound

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Wound

Reptile salmonella

Wound

Clostridum tetani

Wound

Staphylococcus aureus

Airborne

Staphylococcus aureus

Airborne

Corynebacterium diptheriae

Airborne

Mycobacteium tuberculosis

Airborne

Haemophilus influenza

Airborne

Burkholderia Cepacia

Airborne

Neisseria meningitdis

Airborne

Streptococcus pneumonia

Airborne

Legionella pneumophila

Airborne

Streptoccus pyogenes

Fleas/ticks

Bartonella henselae

Fleas/ticks

Bartonella quintana

Fleas/ticks

Rickettsia rickettsii

Fleas/ticks

Borrelia Burgdorferi

Animal transmitted

Brucella Spp.

Animal transmitted

Yersinia pestis

STD

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

STD

Treponema pallidum

Known as cat scratch fever; red rash, pus at scratch site, low fever; rare vision/endocarditis

Bartonella henselae

Known as 5-day fever; trench fever; bone pain, headache; linked to body lice, homeless

Bartonella quintana

Known as Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever; tick-borne; rash spreads; summer in South U.S.

Rickettsia rickettsii

Known to cause brucellosis; from meat/animal contact; fever, joint pain, long-lasting

Brucella spp.

STD; green/yellow discharge; painful urination; females often asymptomatic

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Causes meningitis; stiff neck, light sensitivity, vomiting; affects young in crowded areas

Neisseria meningitidis

Known as whooping cough; 3 stages; dry to violent coughing fits; long recovery

Bordetella pertussis

Affects CF patients; thick mucus; lung failure; resistant nosocomial bug

Burkholderia cepacia

Causes stomach ulcers; burning/stabbing pain; common worldwide

Helicobacter pylori

GI illness; cramps, diarrhea; linked to Guillain-Barré; from raw/undercooked food

Campylobacter jejuni

Very contagious GI bug; low dose needed; fever, diarrhea, cramps; in kids

Shigella spp.

UTIs and bloody diarrhea; shiga toxin; kidney risk; low infectious dose; nosocomial

E. coli

Legionnaires’ disease; warm water in buildings; pneumonia-like; no person-to-person spread

Legionella pneumophila

Marine flesh-eater; enters cuts or bloodstream via seafood; rapid & deadly

Vibrio vulnificus

GI distress; seafood-borne; cramps, diarrhea; milder than V. vulnificus

Vibrio parahaemolyticus

From pork/chitterlings; right-side abdominal pain; bloody diarrhea; high infectious dose

Yersinia enterocolitica

Cholera; watery diarrhea; dehydration; comma-shaped bug; outbreaks in poor sanitation

Vibrio cholerae

Nosocomial; water, soap dispensers; green pigment, fruity odor; burn patients

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Causes food poisoning (24hr) and gas gangrene in wounds; anaerobic

Clostridium perfringens

Watery diarrhea with foul smell; post-antibiotics; toxins A & B

Clostridium difficile

Botulism; flaccid paralysis; blocks muscle signals; often in canned foods

Clostridium botulinum

Tetanus; lockjaw, stiff muscles, painful spasms; from deep wounds

Clostridium tetani

Anthrax; spores; black skin ulcers, deadly inhalation form; bioterror risk

Bacillus anthracis

Listeriosis; from dairy, meat; risky in pregnancy; can enter immune cells

Listeria monocytogenes

Bull neck; white throat membrane; suffocation, heart failure risk

Corynebacterium diphtheriae

Accidental pathogen; coagulase–; post-surgery infections; skin flora

Staphylococcus epidermidis

MRSA; boils, impetigo, folliculitis; toxic enzymes, beta-lactam resistant

Staphylococcus aureus

GAS; strep throat, scarlet fever, impetigo; can cause rheumatic fever

Streptococcus pyogenes

Soil bacterium; travel-related; affects lungs, tissues, bloodstream; rare in U.S.

Burkholderia pseudomallei

Causes Lyme disease

bullseye rash, joint pain, fatigue; spread by ticks; spirochete shape