diseases caused by microbes and normal flora

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What are the 10 diseases caused by Staphylococcus aureus?

impetigo, folliculitis, cellulitis, necrotizing fasciitis, scalded skin syndrome (SSS), toxic shock syndrome (TSS), MRSA infections, sepsis, endocarditis, surgical site infections

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What are the 4 diseases/roles of Staphylococcus epidermidis?

sepsis (via biofilms on catheters/IVs), bacterial conjunctivitis, surgical site infections, normal skin flora

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What are the 13 diseases caused by Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A Strep / GAS)?

impetigo, folliculitis, cellulitis, necrotizing fasciitis, strep throat (pharyngitis), tonsillitis, laryngitis, rheumatic fever, scarlet fever, toxic shock syndrome, sepsis, bacterial conjunctivitis, Lemierre's syndrome

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What are the 2 diseases caused by Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B Strep / GBS)?

neonatal sepsis, neonatal meningitis

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What are the 5 diseases caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae?

meningitis, otitis media, sinusitis, tonsillitis, laryngitis

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What is the 1 disease caused by Viridans streptococci?

endocarditis (especially after dental procedures)

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What are the 2 diseases caused by Enterococcus sp.?

sepsis, endocarditis (especially with prosthetic valves)

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What are the 2 diseases/roles of Corynebacterium diphtheriae?

diphtheria, normal skin/upper respiratory flora

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What is the 1 disease caused by Propionibacterium acne?

acne

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What are the 3 diseases caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa?

hot tub rash (dermatitis), otitis externa (swimmer's ear), burn wound infections

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What is the 1 disease caused by Bacillus anthracis?

cutaneous anthrax

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What is the 1 disease caused by Clostridium perfringens?

gas gangrene

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What is the 1 disease caused by Clostridium tetani?

tetanus

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What is the 1 disease caused by Clostridium botulinum?

botulism

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What are the 2 diseases caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae?

bacterial conjunctivitis, ophthalmia neonatorum

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What are the 3 diseases caused by Chlamydia trachomatis?

bacterial conjunctivitis, ophthalmia neonatorum, trachoma

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What are the 3 diseases/roles of Neisseria meningitidis?

meningitis, meningococcemia (meningitis and sepsis combined), normal upper respiratory flora

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What are the 5 diseases/roles of Haemophilus influenzae?

meningitis, otitis media, sinusitis, epiglottitis, normal upper respiratory flora

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What are the 2 diseases caused by Listeria monocytogenes?

meningitis, neonatal meningitis

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What is the 1 disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae?

Hansen's disease (leprosy)

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What are the 2 diseases caused by Yersinia pestis?

plague, sepsis

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What are the 2 diseases caused by Brucella sp.?

brucellosis, sepsis

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What are the 2 diseases caused by Francisella tularensis?

tularemia, sepsis

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What are the 2 diseases caused by Borrelia burgdorferi?

Lyme disease, sepsis

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What are the 2 diseases caused by Rickettsia rickettsii?

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, sepsis

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What are the 4 diseases/complications caused by Measles virus?

measles (rubeola), pneumonia, SSPE, immune amnesia

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What are the 2 diseases caused by Rubella virus?

rubella (German measles), congenital rubella syndrome

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What is the 1 disease caused by HHV-6?

roseola

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What are the 3 diseases caused by Varicella-Zoster virus?

chickenpox, shingles, viral encephalitis

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What is the 1 disease caused by Parvovirus B19?

fifth disease

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What are the 4 diseases caused by HSV-1?

cold sores, cutaneous herpes, keratitis, encephalitis

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What are the 2 diseases caused by HSV-2?

cutaneous herpes, encephalitis

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What is the 1 disease caused by Coxsackievirus 16?

hand, foot, and mouth disease

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What are the 5 diseases caused by Coxsackievirus?

common cold, sinusitis, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, laryngitis

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What is the 1 disease caused by HPV?

warts

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What are the 6 diseases caused by Adenovirus?

viral conjunctivitis (pink eye), common cold, sinusitis, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, laryngitis

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What are the 5 diseases caused by Rhinovirus?

common cold, sinusitis, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, laryngitis

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What are the 5 diseases caused by Coronavirus?

common cold, sinusitis, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, laryngitis

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What are the 4 diseases caused by Influenza virus?

pharyngitis, tonsillitis, laryngitis, Guillain-Barré syndrome

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What are the 3 diseases caused by Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)?

infectious mononucleosis, Burkitt lymphoma, Guillain-Barré syndrome

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What is the 1 disease caused by Ebola virus?

hemorrhagic fever

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What is the 1 disease caused by Yellow fever virus?

hemorrhagic fever

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What is the 1 disease caused by Dengue virus?

hemorrhagic fever

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What are the 2 diseases caused by HIV?

acute retroviral syndrome, AIDS

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What are the 3 diseases caused by Poliovirus?

polio, meningitis, encephalitis

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What is the 1 disease caused by Rabies virus?

rabies

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What is the 1 disease caused by West Nile virus?

viral encephalitis

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What are the 2 diseases caused by Zika virus?

congenital Zika syndrome (microcephaly), Guillain-Barré syndrome

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What are the 3 diseases/roles of Candida albicans?

candidiasis (yeast infection), laryngitis, part of AIDS-related complex (ARC)

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What is the 1 disease caused by Dermatophytes?

ringworm (tinea)

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What are the 2 diseases/roles of Histoplasma capsulatum?

ocular histoplasmosis, part of ARC

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What is the 1 disease caused by Aspergillus sp.?

otitis externa

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What are the 2 diseases/roles of Cryptococcus neoformans?

fungal meningitis, part of ARC

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What is the 1 role of Pneumocystis?

part of ARC

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What is the 1 disease caused by Leishmania sp.?

leishmaniasis

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What is the 1 disease caused by Toxoplasma gondii?

toxoplasmosis

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What is the 1 disease caused by Plasmodium sp.?

malaria

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What is the 1 disease caused by Trypanosoma?

trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness)

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What is the 1 disease caused by Naegleria fowleri?

amebic meningoencephalitis

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What is the 1 disease caused by Ancylostoma duodenale?

hookworm infection

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What is the 1 disease caused by Taenia solium?

neurocysticercosis

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What is the 1 disease caused by mites?

scabies

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What is the 1 disease caused by Pediculus humanus capitis?

lice (pediculosis)

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What is the 1 disease caused by prions?

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

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What are the 5 normal flora of the skin?

Staphylococcus epidermidis, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Propionibacterium acne, Candida sp., Staphylococcus aureus

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What are the 4 normal flora of the upper respiratory tract?

Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus sp., Neisseria meningitidis

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What is the 1 normal flora of the gut (from notes)?

Enterococcus sp.

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What is the 1 normal flora of the oral cavity (from notes)?

Viridans streptococci