Skin infections

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