Exam 4

Chicken pox and shingles pathogen

Varicella-Zoster Virus (type of herpes)

Chicken pox and shingles reservoir

humans

Chicken pox and shingles transmission

contact and droplet

Characteristics of chicken pox and shingles

fever and skin rash (latent virus)

German Measles pathogen

Rubella virus

German Measles Reservoir

Humans

German Measles Transmission

contact and droplet

Characteristics of German Measles

Pink rash develops on the face and neck and spread to trunk

Another name from German Measles Virus?

Rubella virus

Measles (hard measles or Rubeola) pathogen

Rubeola virus aka Measles virus

Measles (hard measles or Rubeola) reservoir

Human

Measles (hard measles or Rubeola) transmission

contact and droplet

Characteristics of Measles (hard measles or Rubeola)

Extremely contagious, conjunctivitis and Koplik spots in the mouth

Smallpox pathogen

Variola Virus

Smallpox reservoir

humans

Smallpox transmission

contact and droplet

Characteristics of Smallpox

flu like symptoms, skin rash, and can be deadly

Common Cold (viral rhinitis) pathogen

100’s of rhinoviruses

Common Cold (viral rhinitis) reservoir

humans

Common Cold (viral rhinitis) transmission

droplet and airborne

Flu pathogen

Influenza virus

Flu reservoir

humans (can also be pigs and birds)

Flu transmission

droplet

COVID-19 pathogen

coronavirus

Coronavirus also causes what two closely related diseases?

Middle East Resp syndrome and Severe Acute Resp syndrome

COVID-19 reservoir

humans

COVID-19 transmission

contact, droplet, and airborne

Characteristics of COVID-19

Flu like symptoms, loss of taste, and smell

Hepatitis A pathogen

Hepatitis A virus

Hepatitis A transmission

fecal-oral route

Characteristics of Hepatitis A

mild illness for a week but can become chronic

Hepatitis B pathogen

Hepatitis B virus

Hepatitis B Transmission

sexual contact, needle-sticks, and recreational drug use

Characteristics of Hepatitis B

extreme forms can lead to liver cancer

Hepatitis C pathogen

Hepatitis C virus

Hepatitis C reservoir

human

Hepatitis B reservoir

human

Hepatitis C transmission

recreational drug use

Characteristics of Hepatitis C

most infections become chronic and can lead to liver cancer

Genital Herpes pathogen

Herpes Simplex Virus

Genital Herpes reservoir

Humans

Genital Herpes transmission

sexually

Characteristics of Genital Herpes

itching, soreness followed by painful blisters

Genital Warts pathogens

Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

Genital Warts reservoir

humans

Genital Warts transmission

sexually

Genital Warts or HPV is linked to what kind of cancer?

cervical cancer

HIV pathogen

Human immunodeficiency Virus

HIV causes what?

AIDS or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

HIV reservoir

humans

HIV transmission

sexually and IV drug use

What cells of the immune system does HIV attack?

T-cells

What is usually the cause of death when someone has HIV?

pneumonia

Mono (infectious mononucleosis) pathogen

Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)

Mono (infectious mononucleosis) reservoir

humans

Mono (infectious mononucleosis) transmission

saliva

Characteristics of Mono (infectious mononucleosis)

splenomegaly (enlarged spleen) usually goes away in a week or two and is rarely fatal but is a type of herpes virus

Mono (infectious mononucleosis) increases your chances of what kind of cancer?

Nasopharyngeal

Mumps pathogen

mumps virus

Mumps reservoir

humans

Mumps transmission

droplet (saliva)

Characteristics of Mumps

swelling of salivary glands, orchitis and oophoritis

Poliomyelitis pathogen

poliovirus

Poliomyelitis reservoir

human

Poliomyelitis transmission

fecal-oral

Characteristics of Poliomyelitis

fatigue, nausea, vomiting, inflammation of the spinal cord, and sometimes paralysis

Rabies pathogen

Rabies virus

Rabies reservior

bite from a rabid animal

Characteristics of Rabies

hydrophobia, encephalomyelitis, and leads to respiratory failure

Chikungunya pathogen

Chikungunya virus

Chikungunya reservoir

misquito

Where is the Chikungunya virus found?

Caribbean, Texas and Florida

Characteristics of Chikungunya virus

fever, joint pain, and headache

Dengue Fever pathogen

Dengue virus

Dengue Fever reservoir

misquito

Where is the Dengue Fever found?

Caribbean and other tropical areas

Characteristics of Dengue Fever

Fever, joint pain and headaches

Zika pathogen

Zika virus

Zika reservoir

misquito

Where is the Zika virus found?

Latin America and the Caribbean

Characteristics of the Zika virus

Fever, joint pain,, headache, and microcephaly in newborns

Anthrax pathogen

Bacillus anthracis

Anthrax reservoir

spores in spoil

Three kinds of anthrax

cutaneous, pulmonary, and GI

Blackened lesion that accompanies cutaneous anthrax

eschars

Gas Gangrene pathogen

Clostridium perfringens

Gas Gangrene transmission and reservoir

soil spores enter through an open wound

Characteristics of Gas Gangrene

narcotizes tissue and this often leads to amputation

Diphtheria pathogen

Corynebacterium diphtheria

Diphtheria reservoir

human

Diphtheria transmission

Airborne, droplet, contact, and fomites

Characteristics of Diphtheria

gray-white pseudomembrane in the throat

Streptococcal Pharyngitis also known as

strep throat

Streptococcal Pharyngitis pathogen

Streptococcus pyogenes

Streptococcal Pharyngitis Reservoir

Human

Streptococcal Pharyngitis Transmission

contact, airborne, and fomites

Characteristics of Streptococcal Pharyngitis

patches of pus on pharyngeal and if not treated can spread to the sinuses

Pneumonia pathogen

variety

Pneumonia is the acute infection of?

alveoli (air sacs)

Characteristics of Pneumonia

Sputum