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Presence/multiplication in the blood |
Septicemia/sepsis |
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Inflamed vessels Invisible streaks under the skin on arms and legs |
Lymphangitis |
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unusually swollen lymph nodes |
lymphadenopathy |
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High toxicity due to cells dying and endotoxins being released into blood |
septic shock/gram negative sepsis/endotoxic shock |
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exotoxic shock |
TSS |
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What causes puerperal sepsis/childbirth fever? |
Streptococcus pyogenes |
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Who is susceptible to puerperal sepsis? |
women who have c-section or abortion
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What causes infection of newborn |
Streptococcus agalactiae |
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What causes subacute bacterial endocarditis? |
alpha hemolytic streptococci |
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What causes acute bacterial endocarditis? |
S. aureus |
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Inflammation of the sac around the heart caused by Streptococcus pyogenes |
pericarditis |
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What causes Rheumatic fever? |
Streptococcus pyogenes |
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What is Rheumatic fever? |
immune reaction against M protein |
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What can happen if Rheumatic fever is not treated? |
severe arthritis |
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What causes Tularemia/rabbit fever? |
Francisella tularensis |
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How is Rheumatic fever transmitted? |
It is not transmitted, it is an immune reaction |
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What is rabbit fever? |
skin infection |
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How is rabbit fever transmitted? |
Insects; deer fly infected from infected rabbit or squirrel |
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What causes Brucellosis? |
Brucella abortus |
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What is the mode of transmission for Brucellosis? |
direct contact |
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What causes anthrax infection |
Bacillus anthracis |
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What are the two exotoxins in anthrax? |
Edema (causes swelling), Lethal (kills cell) |
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How is cutaneous anthrax transmitted? |
direct contact |
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How is gastrointestinal anthrax transmitted? |
ingestion of endospores |
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What is the most dangerous type of anthrax? |
Inhalation |
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What causes Gas Gangrene? |
Clostridium perfringens |
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What is the treatment for Gas Gangrene? |
Amputation; tissue removal |
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What does Bartonella henselae cause? |
Cat scratch fever |
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What is the mode of transmission for cat scratch fever? |
flea bite or contact with their saliva |
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What causes the plague? |
Yersinia pestis |
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How is the bubonic plague transmitted? |
flea bite |
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Once bubonic plague travels to the lungs, it is now: |
pneumonic plague |
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How is the pneumonic plague transmitted? |
respiratory route |
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What causes Lyme disease? |
Borrelia burgdorferi |
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How is Lyme disease transmitted? |
tick bite |
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What causes Rocky mountain spotted fever? |
Rickettsia rickettsii |
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What is the mode of transmission for Rocky Mountain spotted fever? |
Dermacentor ticks |
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What is the more dangerous form of Typhus? |
Epidemic typhus |
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What is the mode of transmission of Epidemic typhus? |
human body louse |
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What is the mode of transmission for Endemic murine typhus? |
rat flea |
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What causes Epidemic typhus? |
Rickettsia prowazekii |
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What causes endemic murine typhus? |
Rickettsia typhi |
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What causes Ehrlichiosis? |
Ehrlichia spp. |
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How is Ehrlichiosis transmitted? |
ticks |
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Name 2 viruses caused by Epstein-Barr virus. |
Burkitt's lymphoma; Infectious mononucleosis |