Infectious diseases

causes Chickenpox

VZV

Causes measles

Rubeola (Paramyxoviridae)

Causes german measles

Rubella (Togaviridae)

Causes cold sores

HSV-1

Causes roseola infantum

Human Herpesvirus 6

Causes fifth disease

Erythema Infectiosum (parvoviridae)

Causes warts

some strains of Human papillomavirus (HPV)

Causes smallpox

variola (poxvirus)

fungi that cause superficial disease of skin, hair + nails

Dermatophytes, cause Dermatophytosis

Parasite that causes skin (cutaneous) infection

Leishmaniasis

Causes Neonatal conjunctivits

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

causes bacterial conjunctivitis (pink eye)

Strept, staph, viral species and haemophiles influenza

Causes Trachoma

Chlamydia trachomatis

parasite Causes river blindness

Onchocerciasis

causes Acne

Propionibacterium acnes

Straph disease manifestations

Localized = abcess, furncle, impetigo; toxin-generated = Scalded skin syndrome, TSS

Streptococcal classifications

Hemolytic (Alpha, beta, gamma) and cell wall carbs (group A, B)

Group A stept symptoms

Strep throat, cellulitis, TSS, Necrotizing fasciitis

bacterial disease from animals

Pasteurella, Cat-scratch disease (CSD) rat-bite fever

Cold sores

virus becomes latent in sensory ganglia after primary infection; can reoccur

Chickenpox symptoms + transmission

Transmission = skin contact + respiratory droplets; symptoms = rash spots across body that turn into fluid-filled vesicles; complicates to bacterial skin infection

HPV 6 transmission + symptoms

respiratory secretions or saliva; red rash + high fever

Measles transmission + symptoms

Respiratory droplets; kolpik spots appear 2-4 days after onset of symptoms. Red rash spreads from face, trunk, to extremities. Complications = bacterial disease in respiratory

German Measles transmission + symptoms

respiratory droplets, contact; occasonal fever and pale-pink rash. swift recovery, but can relapse.

Congenital rubella

when fetus is infected, could affect eyes, ear and heart.

Fifth disease transmission + symptoms

respiratory droplets; mild rash on cheeks

Smallpox symptoms

pink red macules that become papules and fluid filled vesicles. once pop they emit pus and scar

Trachoma transmission + symptoms

flies, hands, clothes and washcloths; clear fluid from eyes 5-12 days, chronic infection can lead to blindness.