Bacteria and Bacterial Infections

what organism causes boutlism?

clostridium botulinum

what is the vector for botulism?

meats and gravies

home canning

honey

when do symptoms of botulism occur?

12-24 hours after ingestion

is botulism heat labile?

yes

what does botulism prevent?

acetylcholine release

what is the first sign of botulism?

diplopia

what is the second of botulism?

death

what is the organism that causes campylobacter?

campylobacter jejunii

what is the vector for campylobacter?

contaminated food

when do symptoms of campylobacter start?

1-7 days after ingestion

what is true of campylobacter?

most common cause of gastritis, diarrhea, and food poisoning from contaminated food

what is the organism that causes listeria?

listeria monocytogenes

what is the vector for listeria?

deli meats and soft cheeses

what is the organism that causes salmonella?

salmonella enteritidis

what is the vector for salmonella?

eggs and poultry

when do symptoms of salmonella begin?

12-24 hours after ingestion

what is the organism that causes typhoid fever?

salmonella typhi

what is the vector for typhoid fever?

oral fecal

what does typhoid fever cause?

rose colored spots in the abdomen

what does typhoid efever impact?

peyer’s patches of the ileum and gallbladder

what is the organism that causes staphylococcus?

staphylococcus aureus

what is the vector for staphylococcus?

creams and custards

when do symptoms of staphylococcus start?

2-4 hours after ingestion

what does staphylococcus produce?

alpha toxin

what is true of staphylocuccus?

it is heat stable

what can staphylococcus cause?

scalded skin syndrome, toxic shock syndrome, osteomyelitis, impetigo, carbuncles

what organism causes brucellosis?

brucella abortus

what is the vector for brucellosis?

water and milk

what does brucellosis cause and how does it present?

presents with undulant fever

causes spontaneous abortions in cattle

what is the organism responsible for cholera?

vibrio cholera

what is the vector for cholera?

contaminated water

what does cholera cause?

rice water stools and vomiting

what is the organism that causes shigella?

shigellaw

what is the vector for shigella?

soil and water

what does shigella cause?

bacterial dysentery and blood in poop

what is the cause of traverlers dirrhea?

e.coli

what is the vector for traveler’s diarrhea?

contaminated water

what is the organism that causes pontiac fever?

legionella longbeachae

what is the vector for pontiac fever?

water droplets

what is the organism that causes parrot fever?

chlamydia psittaci

what is the vector for parrot fever?

water droplets

what is parrot fever from?

infected birds

what does parrot fever cause?

lower respiratory infection

what organisms cause leptospirosis?

leprospira interrogans and leptospira ictohemorrhagica

what is the vector for leptospirosis?

contaminated water

what does leptospirosis cause?

hemorrhagic jaundice

what organism is responsible for anthrax?

bacillus anthracis

what is the vector for anthrax?

soil and animals

what does anthrax cause?

inhalation anthrax aka woolsorter’s disease

what organism causes tetanus?

clostridium tetani

what is the vector for tetanus?

soil

what does tetanus do?

prevents the release of inhibitory neurotransmitters

what organisms are responsible for gas gangrene?

clostridium perfringens and clostridium welchii

what is the vector for gas gangrene?

soil

what organism is responsible for the bubonic plague?

yersinia pestis and pasteurella pestis

what is the vector for the bubonic plague?

rat flea

what does bubo mean?

nech and axillary lymph node enlargement

what is the cause of death in bubonic plague?

asphyxiation

what is the organism responsible for tularemia?

francisella tularensis

what is the vector for tularemia?

rabbits and squirrels

who is most at risk for tularemia?

hunters

what is the organism that causes lyme’s disease?

borrelia burgodoferi

what is the vector of lyme’s disease?

deer tick

what does lyme’s disease cause?

erythema chronicum migrans

what is the organism responsible for relapsing fever?

borrelia recurrentis

what is the vector for relapsing fever?

ticks, lice and rabbits

what organism causes rickettsial pox?

rickettsai akari

what is the vector for rickettsial pox?

mites

what is the organism responsible for epidemic typhus?

rickettsia prwowazekii

what is the vector foe epidemic typhus?

louse

what is the organism that causes trench fever?

rickettsia quintana

what is the vector for trench fever?

louse

what is the organism responsible for rocky mountain spotted fever?

rickettsaia ricketssii

what is the vector for rocky mountain spotted fever?

wood tick

what is the organism responsible for scrub typus?

ricketsia tsutsugamushi

what is the vector for scrub typhus?

mites

what is the organism responsible for endemic typhus?

rickettsia typhi

what is the vector for endemic typhus?

fleas

what is the organism responsible for Q fever?

coxiella burnetii

what is the vector for Q fever?

milk

what organism is responsible for chlamydia?

chlamydia trachomatis

what is the vector for chlamydia?

sex

what is the discharge of chlamydia?

white purulent discharge

what is true of chlamdyia?

most common cause of pelvic inflammatory disease

what organism causes gonorrhea?

neisseria gonorrhoeae

what is the vector for gonorrhea?

sex

what is the pus associated with gonorrhea?

yellow green pus

what is gonorrhea the most common cause of?

ophthalmia neonatorum

what is the second most common cause of pelvic inflammatory disease?

gonorrhea

what is the organism responsible for venereal syphilis?

treponema pallidum

what is the vector for venereal syphilis?

sex

what is present with primary venereal syphilis?

hard, painless chancre

what is present with secondary venereal syphilis?

condylomata lata

what is present with latent venereal syphilis?

may or may not have symptoms

what is present with tertiary venereal syphilis?

neurosyphilis, gummas, argyll robertson pupils, tabes dorsalis