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13 Cards in this Set
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Which diseases of the skin are caused by bacteria?
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Acne
Pseudomonas dermatitis necrotizing fasciitis/cellulitis/myositis erysipilas Staphylococcal impetigo Streptococcal impetigo scalded skin syndrome |
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Which diseases of the skin are caused by fungi?
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Ringworm
Nail infections Candidiasis |
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What diseases can Staphylococcus aureus cause?
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Staphylococcal impetigo
Scalded Skin Syndrome Toxic Shock Syndrome |
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What is the characteristic symptom of impetigo?
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Pustular skin lesions, skin peeling in sheets
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Which diseases of the skin are caused by viruses?
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Warts
Chicken Pox Shingles Measles Rubella Cold Sores |
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Which diseases of the skin are caused by herpes viruses?
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Chicken Pox
Shingles Cold sores |
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How are viral diseases of the skin transmitted?
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Chicken Pox and Cold sores -Respiratory Droplets, Direct Contact
Shingles – Latent Infection |
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What is the characteristic symptom of each viral skin disease?
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Chicken Pox – Vesicles w/pus
Shingles – Red vesicles w/intense pain Cold sores – recurrent vesicles around the mouth |
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Which viral diseases of the skin are prevented by vaccination?
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Chicken pox - Var - Attenuated virus
Shingles - Zostervax - Attenuated virus |
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Which diseases of the eye are caused by bacteria?
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Contagious conjunctivitis, Neonatal gonorrheal ophthalmia, Inclusion conjunctivitis
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How is each of these bacterial diseases of the eye transmitted?
Contagious conjunctivitis Neonatal gonorrheal ophthalmia Inclusion conjunctivitis |
Contagious conjunctivitis – Direct/Indirect/ Resp. Droplets
Neonatal gonorrheal ophthalmia - Birth Inclusion conjunctivitis – Swimming pools/Birth |
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What disease of the eye is caused by a protozoan?
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Acanthamoeba keratitis
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What is the characteristic symptom of the bacterial disease of the eye Acanthamoeba keratitis?
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Redness of the eye with intense pain, Corneal Scarring
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