GASTRO INFECTION

• inflammation of the colon (large intestine)

  colitis
• low-volume, painful, bloody diarrhea

  dysentery
• inflammation of he small intestines

  enteritis
• inflammation of the mucosal lining of the stomach

  gastritis
• inflammation of the mucosal ng of the stomach and intestine

  gastroenteritis
• inflammation of the liver

  hepatitis
• it produces voluminous, watery diarrhea due to its ability to induce increased electrolyte secretion

  vibrio cholerae
• in the mouth, the gums are usually affected causing periodontitis
• is it capable of burrowing through the intestinal wall

  strongyloides
• perforation of an inflamed appendix can lead to

  peritonitis
• tooth decay is the disease known as dental caries
• what organism causes dental caries?

  streptococcus mutans
• periodontal disease is the inflammation and degeneration of structures that support the teeth
• gingivitis is the inflammation of the gingivae or gums
• acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis is also known as vincent's disease or trench mouth
• candida albicans is the fungus that is part of the normal flora of the skin, mucous membranes
• mumps (epidemic parotitis) is a highly communicable disease characterized by painful inflammation of the salivary glands
• most common cause of chronic gastritis and peptic ulcers


  helicobacter pylori
• HAV is an RNA virus (heparnavirus) that causes?

  infectious hepatitis
• HBV causes what?

  serum hepatitis
• HCV causes?

  parenteral hepatitis
• HDV causes?

  delta hepatitis
• HEV is the major cause of?

  enteric hepatitis
• it is most commonly caused by enteric viruses

  viral gastroentritis
• it is the most common viral cause of gastroenteritis

  rotavirus
• the organism is a gram-positive aerobic rod or bacillus

  bacillus cereus
• a classic case of food poisoning

  bacterial enterocolitis (food poisoning)
• staphylococcus aureus is an important cause of food poisoning
• clostridium perfringens is a large, rectangular gram-positive rod
• a marine organism, it is curved and gram-negative coccobacillus

  vibrio parahaemolyticus
• escherichia coli is a gram-negative, motile, encapsulated rod
• enterotoxigenic e. coli (etec) is a major cause of "traveler's diarrhea" or "turista"
• enteropathogenic e. coli (epec) is an important cause of diarrhea in infants in developing countries
• enteroaggregative e.coli produces acute chronic diarrhea
• enteroinvasive e.coli causes invasion of the colonic mucosa
• salmonella are gram-negative, encapsulated, motile rods
• shigellae are gram-negative, non-motile, non-encapsulated rods
• yersinia enteroclitica is a gram-negative, urease-positive rods
• oral thrush is most commonly caused by candida albicans
• infection with home canned foods and ingestion of unpasteurized honey


  clostridium botulinum