circulatory and lymphatic

Septicemia

Blood poisoning, involves multiplication of bacteria in the blood

Septicemia (for real)

Bacterial circulatory infection

Strep Pneumonia, S. aureus, Klebsiella, Proteus, Enterobacter, Serratia

S/SX: Altered mental state, shaking, chills, increased breathing, respiratory alkalosis, low blood pressure

Toxic Shock Syndrome

Bacterial Circulatory Infection

Staph aureus

S/SX: can come from unchanged tampon, vomiting, diarrhea, myaglia, fever, hypotension

Streptococcal Toxic Shock-like Syndrome

Bacterial Circulatory Infection

Strep Pyogenes

S/SX: less severe symptoms than Toxic Shock Syndrome

Puerperal Spesis

Bacterial Circulatory Infection

Strep pyogenes

S/SX: chills, fever, pelvic distention, tenderness

Rheumatic fever

Bacterial Circulatory Infection

Strep pyogenes

*can be an after-effect of strep throat, causes VEGETATION on heart valves

S/SX: fever, arthritis, rash, heart damage

Bacterial endocarditis

Bacterial Circulatory Infection

Strep and Staph

S/S: inflammation of lining and valves of heart, chest pain, difficulty breathing, dry cough

Gas gangrene

Bacterial Circulatory Infection

Clostridium perfringens

*Spores enter through compound fractures, gunshot wounds, surgical sites

S/SX: anaerobic cellulitis, myonecrosis

Rx: Amputation, antitoxins, penicillin

Tularemia

Bacterial Circulatory Infection

Francisella Tularensis

*"rabbit fever," can come from tick bites

S/SX: headache, backache, fever, chills, malaise, ulcerative lesions, swollen lymph glands, sore throat, intestinal disruption

Rx: short-lived vaccine

Brucellosis

Bacterial Circulatory Infection

Brucella sp.

*Malta fever, Undulant fever, Bang's Disease; transmitted to humans from animals who have ingested contaminated milk

S/SX: Focal lesions in the liver, spleen, bone marrow, kidney; fever, chills, profuse sweating, headache, muscle pain

Rx: Antibiotic therapy

Cat-Scratch fever

Bacterial Circulatory Infection

Bartonella Henselae

S/SX: pus-filled lymph nodes

Rx: Tetracycline, erythromycin, rifampin

Plague

Bacterial Circulatory Infection

Yersinia Pestis

*flea-borne, from rodents*

S/SX: subcutaneous hemorrhages, fever, enlarged lymph nodes

Rx: Streptomycin, tetracycline

Ehrlichiosis

Bacterial Zoonotic Circulatory infection

Ehrlichia chaffeensis (human monolytic ehrlichiosis), Anaplasma phagocytophilium (human granulocytic anaplasmosis)

S/SX: fever, headache, muscle pain, rigors

Epidemic Typhus

Bacterial Zoonotic Circulatory Infection

Rickettsia Prowazekii

S/SX: High fever, body aches, rash on chest, extremities, abdomen

Rx: Doxycycline, chloramphenicol

Murine (Endemic) Typhus

Bacterial Zoonotic Circulatory Infection

Rickettsia typhi

S/SX: vasculitis, headache, fever, muscle aches, rash

Rx: Doxycycline and chloramphenicol

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

Bacterial Zoonotic Circulatory Infection

Rickettsia rickettsi

S/SX: chills, fever, headache, muscle pain, restlessness, delirium, convulsions

Rx: Doxycycline and chloramphenicol

Lyme Disease

Bacterial Zoonotic Circulatory Infection

Borrelia burgdorferi

S/SX: flulike, heart inflammation, arthritis, neurological

Relapsing fever

Bacterial Zoonotic Circulatory Infection

Borrelia hermsii

S/SX: high fever, shakling, chills, headache, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain

Rx: Tetracycline, chloramphenicol, doxycycline, erythromycin

Trench Fever

bacterial Zoonotic Circulatory Infection

bartonella quintana

S/SX: 5-6 day fever, leg pains, headache, chills, muscle aches, macular rash

Infectious Mononucleosis (Mono)

Viral Circulatory Infection

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)

*the kissing disease*

S/SX: skin rash, white-grey exudate in pharynx, enlarged liver, spleen

Cytomegalovirus

Viral Circulatory Infection

cytomegalovirus

*congenital disease*

S/SX: can damage nervous system, brain damage, hearing loss

Yellow Fever

Viral arthropod circulatory infection

Flavivirus ssRNA

S/SX: fever, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, liver damage, JAUNDICE

Dengue fever

Viral arthropod circulatory infection

Flatvirus ssRNA

*break-bone fever*

S/SX: severe bone and joint pain, high fever, headache, loss of appetite, weakness

Ebola

Viral Circulatory Infection

Filovirus

S/SX Pts bleed from ORIFICES, mucous membranes, massive hemorrhages

Hantavirus

Viral Circulatory Infection

Hantavirus

S/SX: flu-like, pulmonary edema

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

Viral Circulatory Infection

HIV

*Spread through direct contact with body fluids, sharing needles, intimate contact

S/SX: loss of immune defense

Malaria

Protozoan circulatory infection

Plasmodium species

S/SX: chills, fever, anemia, hypertrophy of spleen and liver

Rx: Chloroquine

Toxoplasmosis

Protozoan circulatory infection

Toxoplasma gondii

S/SX: resemble mononucleosis

Rx: antibiotics

Babesiosis

Protozoan circulatory infection

Ixodes ticks

S/SX: malaise, fever, fatigue, chills

Chagas Disease

Protozoan circulatory infection

Trypanosoma cruzi

S/SX: acute, intermediate, chronic

Swimmers Itch

Helminth Circulatory infection

Schistosomes

*skin exposed to contaminated water*

S/SX: redness, itching