Pharyngitis (strep throat) (symptoms)
high fever, swollen lymph nodes, red pharynx tissue
Pharyngitis (which group)
A
Pharyngitis (complications)
Rheumatic fever, Glomerulonephritis
Erysipelas (St. Anthony's Fire) (symptoms)
Red well-defined skin eruptions
Erysipelas (which group)
A
Impetigo (symptoms)
fluid filled vesicles, crusted
Impetigo (group)
A
Puerperal sepsis (group)
A
Pneumococcal Pneumonia (symptoms)
high fever, sharp chest pains, difficult breathing, rust-colored sputum
Pneumococcal Pneumonia (group)
B
Meningitis (symptoms)
Stiff neck, severe headache, listlessness, drowsiness, irritability
Meningitis (group)
B
Pertussis (other names)
whopping cough, 100 day cough
Pertussis (symptoms)
Malaise, runny nose, low grade fever, cough, inspiratory whoop
Pertussis (group)
B
Pneumonia (treatment)
antibiotics
Meningitis (treatment)
antibiotics
Pertussis (treatment)
antibiotics (part of DTap)
TB (symptoms)
cough, sharp pain in chest, coughing up blood, weight loss, chills, fever
TB (treatment)
antibiotics
TB (vaccine)
BCG
Influenza (symptoms)
chills, fever, cough, leg/chest pain
Influenza (treatment)
amantadine
TB (group)
B
Hantavirus (Symptoms)
fever, cough, Capillary-leak syndrome (massive fluid accumulation in lungs)
Hantavirus (Group)
B
Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome (symptoms)
flu-like, Rash (hemorrhages under skin), Internal hemorrhaging, Kidney failure
Rhinovirus (symptoms)
headache, chills, dry scratchy throat, runny nose, congestion, cough
Rhinovirus (group)
B
Chickenpox (symptoms)
headache, fever, itchy fluid filled vesicles
Chickenpox (group)
B
Chickenpox (vaccine)
varivax
Influenza (complications)
Guillain-Barre syndrome (coma, nerve damage, paralysis), Reyes syndrome (protracted vomiting, lethargic, glassy eyed)
Chickenpox (complications)
Reye's syndrome, pneumonia, encephalitis
Measles (Rubeola) (symptoms)
cough, nasal discharge, eye redness, sensitivity to light, high fever, Koplik spots
Measles (group)
B
Measles (vaccine)
MMR, attenuated
Measles (complications)
SSPE, fatal degenerative brain disorder
Mumps (symptoms)
skin over ducts becomes taut and shiny and painful when touched
Mumps (group)
B
Mumps (vaccine)
MMR, attenuated
German Measles (symptoms)
flulike, light rash, maliase
German Measles (complications)
congenital rubella syndrome, cataracts, glaucoma, stillbirth, deafness
Cutaneous Anthrax (symptoms)
papule (necrotic ulcer), malaise, headache
Cutaneous Anthrax (treatment)
doxycycline
Gastrointestinal Anthrax (symptoms)
lesions on intestinal wall, nausea, loss of appetite, vomiting and fever, abdominal pain, vomiting blood, and bloody diarrhea
Gastrointestinal Anthrax (treatment)
antibiotics
Pulmonary Anthrax (symptoms)
flu-like, hemorrhagic pneumonia, respiratory failure
Pulmonary Anthrax (treatment)
antibiotics
Tetanus (symptoms)
muscle stiffness, lock jaw, arching of back and rib muscles, seizures in diaphragm
Tetanus (treatment)
antitoxin, penicillin
Gas Gangrene (symptoms)
pain, swelling, foul odor, site turns red then green then blue-black, shock and death
Gas Gangrene (treatment)
debridement, antibiotics
Lepromatous Leprosy (symptoms)
Lepromas on skin and respiratory tract (tumor- like growths), thickening of skin (Lepromas), loss of lashes and brows, twisting of limbs, curling of fingers (claw hand)
Tuberculoid Leprosy (symptoms)
Loss of pain sensation, Hypopigmented patches
Leprosy (treatment)
multidrug therapy
TSS (symptoms)
fever, vomiting, diarrhea, sore throat, myalgia, sunburn-like rash, skin-peeling on palms and soles, shock
TSS (treatment)
antibiotics, blood transfusion
Staphylococcal food poisoning (symptoms)
cramps, nausea, projectile vomiting, prostration, diarrhea
Staph food poisoning (treatment)
none
Botulism (symptoms)
blurred or double vision, slurred speech, difficulty swallowing and chewing, labored breathing, limbs lose muscle tone- flaccid paralysis
Botulism (treatment)
antitoxin
viral gastroenteritis (symptoms)
diarrhea, nausea and vomiting, low-grade fever, cramps, headache, malaise
Salmonella (symptoms)
diarrhea, nausea and vomiting, low-grade fever, cramps, headache, malaise, ulcers
Typhoid fever (symptoms)
ulcers and bloody stools, no diarrhea, fever headache, high fever, delirium, rose spots on abdomen
Typhoid fever (complication)
bowel perforation, gall bladder infection
Typhoid fever (treatment)
antibiotics
Shigellosis (symptoms)
mild diarrhea to fatal dysentery, water released from intestinal lining, infection in small intestine= watery diarrhea, large=dysentery
Shigellosis (treatment)
antibiotics
Cholera (symptoms)
vomiting, massive diarrhea
Cholera (treatment)
antibiotics, fluid replacement
E.coli (symptoms)
watery to cholera-like diarrhea
Ulcers (Helicobacter Peptic Disease Syndrome) (symptoms)
abdominal pain, vomiting (blood), blood in stool
Ulcers (treatment)
antibiotics and acid reduction