Micropara qui

Cards (53)

  • toxemia - toxins in blood circulation
  • botulotoxin - Clostridium botulinum
  • enterotoxin -Staphylococci
  • tetanotoxin - Clostridium tetani
  • diphtheratoxin - Clostridium diphtheriae
  • bacteremia - bacteria in blood circulation
  • metastasizing sepsis (septicemia) - sepsis that has now spread through the blood
  • pyemia (septicopyemia)- inflammation of the pleural space, usually due to pneumonia
  • Thrombophlebitis - inflammation of a vein or artery
  • Staphylococci - gram-positive bacteria that are found in the nose and throat and arrange in clusters, also known as Staphylococcus aureus
  • mastitis - inflammation of the breast tissue caused by infection
  • osteomyelitis - infection of bone marrow, usually caused by strep
  • Furuncle - pus-filled bump on the skin. , also the most common infectious agent is Staphylococcus aureus
  • Carbuncle - group of furuncles, a swelling of the skin caused by an infection of the hair follicle, caused by the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus
  • Streptococci - Gram-positive cocci that are found in the mouth and throat , chain like arrangement
  • Pneumococci - a type of bacteria that causes pneumonia , streptococcus pneumoniae
  • Eustachian tube - problems of pneumonia ear to throat infection
  • Neisseria (Neisseria gonorrhoeae)- Gram-negative diplococci that causes gonorrhea and meningitis, also known as Neisseria meningitidis (the meningococcus)
  • Escherichia coli - a gram-negative rod that is a major cause of urinary tract infections, most common strain 0157:H7
  • Salmonella - bacteria that causes food poisoning and diarrhoea, Salmonella typhi - typhoid fever
  • Vibrio - Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria that can cause food poisoning , Vibrio cholerae
  • Klebsiella - Klebsiella pneumoniae
  • Haemophilus - Haemophilus influenzae, Haemophilus ducreyi
  • Corynebacterium - Corynebacterium diphtheriae
  • Whooping cough - Bordetella pertussis - bacteria spread through coughing and sneezing , alternate name is pertussis
  • Pseudomonas - Pseudomonas aeruginosa - common nosocomial infection
  • Listeria - Listeria monocytogenes
  • Bacillus - Bacillus anthracis - anthrax
  • Three forms of anthrax infection: cutaneous (skin), inhalation (lungs) and gastrointestinal (stomach and intestine)
  • Yersinia - Yersinia pestis - bacteria that causes plague - rodents, rat and flea (known as Xenopsylla cheopis)
  • Francisella - Francisella tularensis (hare disease)
  • Legionella - Legionella pneumophila is the causative agent of Legionnaires' disease
  • Tetanus - Clostridium tetani (lockjaw)
  • Primary syphilis - chancre
  • Syphilis - Treponema pallidum
  • Secondar syphilis - follicular rash
  • Clostridium - Clostridium perfringens
  • Leptospira - Leptospira Icterohaemorrhagiae - Weil's disease
  • Borrelia - causes Lyme disease causative agent of Borrelia burgdorferi, alternate name is borreliosis
  • Rickettsia - Rocky Mountain spotted fever