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Micro virus + bacteria
Adenovirus
- Characteristics
- Non-enveloped
- Icosahedral
- Linear
- Double Stranded DNA
- Signs and Symptoms
- Pharyngitis
- Conjunctivitis
- Fever
- Summer Swimming
- Day Care Centers
- Acute Hemorrhagic Cystitis
- Pneumonia
1 min
Rotavirus
- Characteristics
- Reovirus
- Non-enveloped
- Double-Stranded
- RNA Virus
- Linear
- 11 Segments
- Triple Icosahedral Capsid
- Most Common Cause of Diarrhea Worldwide
- Villous Atrophy
- Winter Months
- Day Care Centers
- Treatment
- Oral Rehydration
2 mins
Rickettsia
- Need CoA and NAD
- Rocky Mountain spotted fever
- Typhus
- Ehrlichiosis
- Q fever
- Arthropod vector
- Fever
- Headache
- Rash
- Weil-Felix reaction
- Treatment doxycycline
1 min
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
- Characteristics
- Gram-Positive
- Bacillus
- Exotoxin
- ADP Ribosylation of Elongation Factor 2
- Beta Prophage
- Lysogeny
- Tellurite Agar
- Chinese Letters
- Metachromatic Blue Red Granules
- Aniline Stains Deeply Methylene Blue
- Signs and Symptoms
- Pseudomembranous Pharyngitis
- Lymphadenopathy
- Myocarditis
- Polyneuritis
3 mins
Staphylococcus aureus Characteristics
- Characteristics
- Gram-Positive
- Cocci
- Catalase-Positive
- Coagulase-Positive
- Beta-Hemolytic
- Protein A Virulence Factor
- Inhibits Phagocytosis
- MRSA
- Resistant to Beta Lactams Due to Altered Penicillin Binding Proteins (PBPs)
2 mins
Streptococcus pyogenes Characteristics
- Characteristics
- Group A Streptococci (GAS)
- Gram-Positive
- Cocci
- Beta-Hemolytic
- Catalase-Negative
- Bacitracin-Sensitive
- Hyaluronic Acid Capsule
- Streptolysin O
- DNase
- Streptokinase
- Exotoxin A
- Pyrrolidonyl Arylamidase (PYR) Positive
2 mins
Clostridium botulinum
- Characteristics
- Bacillus
- Gram-positive
- Anaerobe
- Spore-forming
- Heat Labile Toxin
- Inhibits Acetylcholine (Ach) Release at Neuromuscular Junction (NMJ)
- Canned Food in Adults
- Spores in Honey
- Signs and Symptoms
- Descending Flaccid Paralysis
- Diplopia
- Ptosis
- Floppy Baby
- Constipation
2 mins
Clostridioides difficile (Clostridium difficile)
- Characteristics
- Gram-Positive
- Bacillus
- Anaerobe
- Clindamycin and Ampicillin
- Toxin A Enterotoxin
- Damages Brush Border of Gut
- Toxin B Cytotoxin
- Damages Cytoskeletal Structure
- Signs and Symptoms
- Diarrhea
- Pseudomembranous Colitis
- Toxic Megacolon
- Diagnosis
- Detect Toxins in Stool
- Treatment
- Metronidazole
- Vancomycin
3 mins
Mumps Virus
- Characteristics
- Paramyxovirus
- Signs and Symptoms
- Parotitis
- Increased Serum Amylase
- Orchitis
- Oophoritis
- Aseptic Meningitis
- Pancreatitis
59 secs
Bacteroides Fragilis
- Characteristics
- Gram-Negative
- Anaerobe
- Normal Colonic Flora
- Produces Vitamin K
- Produces Gas in Tissue
- Foul-Smelling
- Signs and Symptoms
- Gastrointestinal Abscess
- Treatment
- Penicillin-Resistant
- Clindamycin
- Metronidazole
2 mins
Borrelia burgdorferi
- Characteristics
- Lyme Disease
- Spirochete
- Dark-field Microscopy
- Giemsa Stain
- Silver Stain
- White-footed Mouse
- Ixodes Tick
- Babesia
- Anaplasmosis
- Signs & Symptoms
- Flu-like Symptoms
- Erythema Migrans
- Bulls Eye Rash
- Bilateral Bell's Palsy
- Conduction Defects
- Arthropathy
- Treatments
- Doxycycline
- Ceftriaxone
3 mins
Campylobacter jejuni
- Characteristics
- Gram-Negative
- Bacillus
- Flagella
- Curved
- Corkscrew Appearance
- Oxidase-Positive
- Grows Well at 42 Degrees
- Undercooked Meat
- Unpasteurized Milk
- Animals with Diarrhea
- Signs and Symptoms
- Bloody Diarrhea
- Guillain-Barre syndrome
- Reactive Arthritis
3 mins
E. coli Overview
- Characteristics
- Gram-Negative
- Bacillus
- Purple Colony with Metallic Green Sheen
- Lactose-Fermenting
- Pink on MacConkey Agar
- Disease
- Diarrhea
- Lipid A Septic Shock
- P Pili Pyelonephritis and Cystitis
- K Capsule Neonatal Meningitis
- K Capsule Pneumonia
- H Antigen Flagella
2 mins
Enterohemorrhagic E. Coli (EHEC)
- Characteristics
- O157:H7
- Non-Sorbitol Fermenting
- Hamburger Meat
- Produces Shiga-like Toxin
- Gram-negative
- Lysogeny
- Inactivates 60S Ribosome
- Disease
- Bloody Diarrhea
- Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)
- Hemolytic Anemia
- Acute Renal Failure
- Thrombocytopenia
2 mins
Salmonella Enterica Spp.
- Characteristics
- Animal and Human Reservoir
- Poultry and Eggs
- Turtles
- PMN Immune Response
- Symptoms
- Gastroenteritis
- Diarrhea
- Possibly Bloody
- Treatments
- No Antibiotics
- No Vaccine Available
2 mins
Salmonella Typhi
- Characteristics
- Colonizes Gallbladder
- Monocytic Immune Response
- Symptoms
- Typhoid Fever
- Abdominal Pain
- Rose Spots on Abdomen
- Constipation Followed by Diarrhea
- Treatments
- Ceftriaxone
- Fluoroquinolones
- Considerations
- Oral Vaccine - Live
- IM Vaccine - Capsular Polysaccharide
2 mins
Shigella
- Characteristics
- Gram-Negative
- Bacilli
- Non Lactose Fermenting
- White on Macconkey Agar
- Oxidase Negative
- Non H2S Producing
- Day Care Centers
- High Virulence
- Replicates Intracellularly
- Actin Rocket
- Signs and Symptoms
- Bloody Diarrhea
- Shiga Toxin
- Inhibits 60S Ribosome
- Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)
- Hemolytic Anemia
- Thrombocytopenia
- Kidney Failure
3 mins
Vibrio Cholera Characteristics
- Gram-Negative
- Bacilli
- Glucose Fermenting
- Non-lactose Fermenting
- Oxidase Positive
- Comma Shaped
- Thrives in Alkaline Environment
- Crustaceans
1 min
Vibrio Cholera Disease
- ADP Ribosylating AB Toxin
- Turn Gs on Causing Increase in cAMP
- Secretion of Cl
- Blocks Reabsorption of Na
- Rice Water Diarrhea
1 min
Yersinia Enterocolitica
- Characteristics
- Gram-Negative
- Bacilli
- Non-lactose Fermenting
- Non-H2S Producing
- Oxidase-Negative
- Day Care Centers
- Pork
- Raw Milk
- Pet (Puppy) Feces
- Signs and Symptoms
- Bloody Diarrhea
- Mesenteric Adenitis
- Granulomatous Microabscess in Mesenteric Lymph Nodes
- Pseudoappendicitis (Mimics)
- Reactive Arthritis
2 mins
