Microbiology
Staphylococcal skin infection causes
Coagulase, protein A, exotoxins
Staphylococcal skin infection symptoms
Inflammatory lesions and pus
Staphylococcal skin infection transmission
Direct contact
Staphylococcal skin infection examples
Foliculitis, carbuncles, furuncles, cellulitis, impetigo
Staphylococcal diseases
Scalded skin syndrome (exfoliating toxin) and toxic shock syndrome (TTST toxin)
Streptococcoal skin infection cause
Streptococcus pyogenes, super antigens, capsules, hyaleronidase, streptolysin
Streptococcoal skin infection symptoms
Inflammation, fevers, pus
Streptococcoal skin infection transmission
Direct contact
Streptococcoal skin infection examples
Cellulitis, erysipelas, necrotiziing fasciitis
Acne cause
Cutibacterium
Acne symptoms
Inflammation of plugged folicles (comedome)
Acne treaments
Antibiotics, anti-inflammatories, hormones
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Folliculitis, swimmer’s ear, wound infection
Baccilus anthracis
Anthrax
Anthrax cutaneous
20% mortality, nercrotic ulcer
Anthrax respiratory
90% mortality rate if untreated
Anthrax gastrointestinal
Nearly 100% mortality rate
Viral skin infection entry portal
Respiratory track
Viral skin infection transmission
Through blood, viremia
Viral skin infection symptoms
Skin rash due to cytolysis and immune reaction
Chickenpox cause
Varicella-zoster virus, herpes virus family, infect respiratory, skin, and nerve cells
Chickenpox symptoms
Rashes
Chickenpox transmission
Respiratory and direct contact
Chickenpox treatment
Acyclovir vaccine
Shingles
Reactivation of dormant varicella-zoster
Shingles treatment
Vaccines
Measles causes
Paramyxovirus, infect epithelial linings
Measles symptoms
Rash, fever, cough, koplik spots
Measles complications
Pneumonia, encephalitis, diarrhea
Measles transmission
Respiratory
Measles treatment
Vaccine (measles)
Rubella causes
Rubella virus (Togavirus), infect nasopharynx, virmeia, immune response to viruses cause symptoms
Rubella symptoms
Faint rash, slight fever, swollen lymphnodes, congenital rubella syndrome
Rubella transmission
Respiratory
Rubella treatment
Vaccine (rubella)
Herpes causes
Herpes simplex virus
Herpes symptoms
Blistering lesions on skin, mouth, or genitals, recurrence due to latency
Herpes transmission
Direct contact/STD
Herpes treatment
Acyclovir
Warts causes
Human papillomavirus, infect epithelial cells and stimulate cell division
Warts symptoms
Warts on skin surface, anus, cervix, cervical cancer
Warts transmission
Direct contact and STDS
Warts treatment
Vaccines (warts)
Other viral diseases
Fifth disease - slapped cheek rash
Roseola HHV-6 - High fever, rash
Fungal skin infections
Ringworm and sporotrichosis
Ringworm causes and symptoms
Dermatophyes, inflammation and itching
Sporotrichosis
Rose gardners disease
Viral conjuntivitis cause
Adenovirus, pink eye
Viral conjuntivitis symptoms
Often bilateral, redness and watery discharge
Viral conjuntivitis transmission
Direct contact and swimming pools
Bacterial conjuntivitis causes
Neonates (neisseria and chlamydia), acute (H. influenza), keratitis (staph and pseudomonas)
Bacterial conjuntivitis symptoms
Redness, discharge with pus, scarring of cornea and blindness
Bacterial conjuntivitis transmission
Direct contact