Waterborne bacterial pathogens US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Waterborne bacterial pathogens Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: In addition to S. pneumoniae infection, meningitis in the elderly is also commonly caused by infection with gram negative rods and _____
Answer: Listeria monocytogenes
Flashcard 2: Which bacteria can produce slow-onset diarrhea via spore ingestion?_____
Answer: Clostridium perfringens
Flashcard 3: Which form of E. coli presents with a watery, 'traveler's diarrhea'?_____
Answer: Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC)
Flashcard 4: What is the shape of Yersinia?_____
Answer: Rod
Flashcard 5: Does Vibrio cholerae invade the intestinal wall?_____
Answer: No
Flashcard 6: Which disease caused by Legionella pneumophila is associated with high fever and NO respiratory symptoms (pneumonia)?_____
Answer: Pontiac fever
Flashcard 7: Which form of E. coli presents with dysentery (bloody, mucousy diarrhea)?_____
Answer: Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC)
Flashcard 8: Yersinia enterocolitica is _____, protecting the bacteria from phagocytosis
Answer: encapsulated
Flashcard 9: Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Answer: Ricketsia rickettsii
Extra: headache; fever; rash beginning in wrists and ankles, progresses to trunk, palms, and soles doxycycline
Flashcard 10: epidemic typhus
Answer: Rickettsia prowazeckii
Extra: rash that begins centrally and spreads but spares palms and soles doxycycline
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