Survey Disease Terms Flashcards


Skin abscesses
Staphylococcus aureus


POE: Skin

MOT: Direct - lesion exudate


Food poisoning
Staphylococcus aureus


POE: Gastrointestinal tract

MOT: Indirect - contaminated food/water


Nosocomical infections
Staphylococcus aureus


POE: Respiratory tract

MOT: Direct - droplet spray


Toxic shock syndrome
Staphylococcus aureus


POE: Genitourinary tract

MOT: Indirect - fomite

Staphylococcus aureus

Methicililin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is becoming more
resistant to antibiotics and is becoming more widespread in hospitals
as a nosocomial infection.


Strep throat (Septic sore throat)
Streptococcus pyogenes


POE: Respiratory tract

MOT: Direct - droplet spray


Scarlet fever
Streptococcus pyogenes


POE: Respiratory tract

MOT: Direct - droplet spray


Puerperal sepsis
Streptococcus pyogenes


POE: Genitourinary tract

MOT: Indirect - fomite


Rheumatic fever
Streptococcus pyogenes


POE: Respiratory tract

MOT: Direct - droplet spray


Glomerulonephritis
Streptococcus pyogenes


POE: Respiratory tract

MOT: Direct - droplet spray

Streptococcus pyogenes

Scarlatina may be used to describe Scarlet Fever or a milder version
of Scarlet fever.


Lobar pneumonia
Streptococcus pneumoniae


POE: Respiratory tract

MOT: Direct - droplet spray


Bacterial Meningitis
Streptococcus pneumoniae


POE: Respiratory tract

MOT: Direct - droplet spray


Otitis media
Streptococcus pneumoniae


POE: Respiratory tract

MOT: Direct - droplet spray

Streptococcus pneumoniae

#NAME?


Gonorrhea
Neisseria gonorrhoeae


POE: Genitourinary tract

MOT: Direct - sexual contact


Ophthalmia neonatorum
Neisseria gonorrhoeae


POE: Eyes of infant

MOT: Direct - during birth


Vulvovaginitis
Neisseria gonorrhoeae


POE: Genitourinary tract

MOT: Indirect - fomite

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Neisseria gonorrhea has pili and capsules, which makes it nearly
impossible to treat with antibiotics.


Epidemic meningitis
Neisseria meningitidis


POE: Respiratory tract

MOT: Direct - droplet spray


Meningococcemia
Neisseria meningitidis


POE: Respiratory tract

MOT: Direct - droplet spray

Neisseria meningitidis (Meningococcus)

Meningococcemia - Meningococcus microbe enters the blood.


Typhoid fever
Salmonella typhi


POE: Gastrointestinal tract

MOT: Indirect - contaminated water


Salmonellosis (food poisoning)
Salmonella enteriditis


POE: Gastrointestinal tract

MOT: Indirect - contaminated food

Salmonella enteriditis

There are several species of salmonella bacteria, but Salmonella
enteritis is one of the more prominent.
*utilizes an endotoxin.


Bacillary dysentery (Shigellosis)
Shigella bacillus


POE: Gastrointestinal tract

MOT: Indirect - contaminated food

Shigella bacillus

There are several species of shigella.


Enteritis
Escherichia coli


POE: Gastrointestinal tract

MOT: Indirect - contaminated food

Escherichia coli

E. coli is part of the body's normal flora; it can, however, turn
against the host when the host is weakened (susceptible).


Pneumonia
Klebsiella pneumoniae


POE: Gastrointestinal tract

MOT: Indirect - contaminated food


Urinary tract infection (UTI)
Klebsiella pneumoniae


POE: Gastrointestinal tract

MOT: Indirect - contaminated food

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Considered an enteric disease since it can cause a severe urinary
tract infection. The respiratory infection has become more popular
with the rise of AIDS as those patients have an increase
susceptibility to opportunistic diseases.


Secondary infection of burns
Pseudomonas bacillus


POE: Gastrointestinal tract

MOT: Indirect - contaminated food


Urinary tract infection
Pseudomonas bacillus


POE: Gastrointestinal tract

MOT: Indirect - contaminated food


Enteritis
Campylobacter jejuni


POE: Gastrointestinal tract

MOT: Indirect - contaminated food


Pertussis (Whooping cough)
Bordetella pertussis


POE: Respiratory tract

MOT: Direct - droplet spray


Bacterial influenza
Hemophilius influenzae


POE: Respiratory tract

MOT: Direct - droplet spray


The Plague - Bubonic or Pneumonic
Yersinia pestis


POE: Skin

MOT: Vector - flea bite


Tularemia (Rabbit fever)
Fransicella tularensis


POE: Gastrointestinal tract

MOT: Indirect - food

Fransicella tularensis

(Pasteurella tularensis)

#NAME?


Diphtheria (Membranous croup)
Corynebacterium diphtheriae


POE: Respiratory tract
MOT: Direct - droplet spray


Tuberculosis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis


POE: Respiratory tract

MOT: Direct - droplet spray

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Tuberculosis would be a case in which the embalmer would cover the
mouth during the transfer of remains from the place of death and
placement upon the embalming table as it can become airborne when the
body is moved.


Tuberculosis (opportunistic to AIDS)
Mycobacterum avium


POE: Respiratory tract

MOT: Direct - droplet spray

Mycobacterium avium

Tuberculosis would be a case in which the embalmer would cover the
mouth during the transfer of remains from the place of death and
placement upon the embalming table as it can become airborne when the
body is moved.


Anthrax
Bacillus anthracis


POE: Skin - cutaneous injury

MOT: Indirect - animal hides

Bacillus anthracis

#NAME?


Tetanus (Lockjaw)
Clostridium tetani


POE: Skin - deep puncture wound

MOT: Indirect - fomite (rusty nail)

Clostridium tetani

-This is a non-communicable disease; you cannot get it from someone
who has it - you can only get it from a fomite.
-Utilizes an endospore, which is why it can remain on a rusty nail
for years.


Gas gangrene
Clostridium perfringens


POE: Skin - deep puncture wound

MOT: Indirect - fomite


Food intoxication
Clostridium perfringens


POE: Gastrointestinal tract

MOT: Indirect - contaminated food


Tissue gas
Clostridium perfringens


POE: Skin - deep puncture wound

MOT: Indirect - fomite

Clostridium perfringens

-Is a spore-former and produces a destructive exotoxin.
-Special sterilization needed for embalming instruments after use
on a case of tissue gas (normal disinfect will not kill spores).


Botulism
Clostridium botulinum


POE: Gastrointestinal tract

MOT: Indirect - contaminated food

Clostridium botulinum

In the age of terrorism, this microbe has been developed as na
aerosol agent that could be used on a mass population.


Asiatic cholera
Vibrio cholerae


POE: Gastrointestinal tract

MOT: Indirect - contaminated water


Syphilis
Treponema pallidum


POE: Genitourinary tract

MOT: Direct - sexual transmission

Treponema pallidum

Another mode of transmission would be direct contact with lesion
exudates; in other words, direct contact with an open wound that has
pus draining from it.


Lyme disease
Borrelia burgdorferi


POE: Skin

MOT: Vector - tick bite


Leptospirosis ( Infectious jaundice)
Leptospira interrogans


POE: Gastrointestinal tract

MOT: Indirect - contaminated water


Legionnaires' disease
Legionella pneumophila


POE: Respiratory tract

MOT: Direct - droplet spray


Primary atypical pneumonia
Mycoplasma pneumoinae


POE: Respiratory tract

MOT: Direct - droplet spray

Mycoplasma pneumoniae


Mycoplasmas do not have a cell wall; this limits the
effectiveness of penicillin as a treatment (since penicillin and many
other antibiotics target the cell wall from destruction).


Epidemic typhus (Jail fever, War fever, Famine fever)
Rickettsia prowazekii


POE: Skin

MOT: Vector - body louse

Rickettsia prowazekii

This infectious disease is non-communicable, so one cannot get the
disease from contact with another host.


Endemic typhus fever
Rickettsia typhi


POE: Skin

MOT: Vector - rat fleas

Rickettsia typhi

This infectious disease is non-communicable, so one cannot get the
disease from contact with another host.


Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Rickettsia rickettsii


POE: Skin

MOT: Vector - tick bite


Q Fever
Coxiella burnetti


POE: Respiratory tract

MOT: Indirect - contaminated fecal material

Coxiella burnetti

Q fever is the only rickettsia without a skin rash associated with
the disease.


Psittacosis (Parrot fever)
Chlamydia psittaci


POE: Respiratory tract

MOT: Indirect - contaminated feces or the hide of
infected bird

Chlamydia psittaci

#NAME?


Trachoma (conjunctivitis)
Chlamydia trachomatis


POE: Eyes

MOT: Direct - tears of host


Lymphogranuloma venereum
Chlamydia trachomatis


POE: Genitourinary tract

MOT: Direct - sexual contact


Non-gonococcal urethritis
Chlamydia trachomatis


POE: Genitourinary tract

MOT: Direct - lesion exudate


Variola (Small pox)
Dermotropic Viruses


POE: Respiratory tract

MOT: Direct - droplet spray


Varicella (chicken pox)
Dermotropic Viruses


POE: Respiratory tract

MOT: Direct - droplet spray


Varicello zoster (herpes zoster, shingles)
Dermotropic Viruses


POE: Respiratory tract

MOT: Direct - droplet spray


Rubeola (measles)
Dermotropic Viruses


POE: Respiratory tract

MOT: Direct - droplet spray


Rubella (german measles)
Dermotropic Viruses


POE: Respiratory tract

MOT: Direct - droplet spray


Herpes simplex I (cold sores/fever blisters)
Dermotropic Viruses


POE: Respiratory tract

MOT: Direct - droplet spray


Herpes simplex II (genital herpes)
Dermotropic Viruses


POE: Genitourinary tract

MOT: Direct - lesion exudate


Koplik spots
Dermotropic Viruses


POE: Respiratory tract

MOT: Direct - droplet spray

Dermotropic Viruses

Koplik spots can be found in some AIDS patients.


Influenza
Pneumotropic Viruses


POE: Respiratory tract

MOT: Direct - droplet spray


Acute coryza (common cold)
Pneumotropic Viruses


POE: Respiratory tract

MOT: Direct - droplet spray


Rhinitis
Pneumotropic Viruses


POE: Respiratory tract

MOT: Direct - droplet spray


Hantavirus
Pneumotropic Viruses


POE: Respiratory tract

MOT: Direct - droplet spray


Rabies (Hydrophobia)
Neurotropic Viruses


POE: Skin

MOT: Vector - animal bite


Encephalomyelitis (Viral Encephalitis)
Neurotropic Viruses


POE: Skin

MOT: Vector - insect bite


Poliomyelitis (Polio)
Neurotropic Viruses


POE: Respiratory tract

MOT: Direct - droplet spray


Neurotropic Viruses

Salk - polio shot vaccine
Sabin - polio sugar cube vaccine


Hepatitis A (Infectious Hepatitis)
Viscerotropic Viruses


POE: Gastrointestinal tract

MOT: Indirect - food/water


Hepatitis B (Serum Hepatitis)
Viscerotropic Viruses


POE: Skin (needlestick)

MOT: Direct - blood (body fluids) or Indirect -
fomites contaminated with blood


Hepatitis C (Non A/Non B Hepatitis)
Viscerotropic Viruses


POE: Skin (needlestick)

MOT: Direct - blood (body fluids) or Indirect -
fomites contaminated with blood


Mononucleosis
Viscerotropic Viruses


POE: Respiratory tract

MOT: Direct - droplet spray


Cytomegalovirus
Viscerotropic Viruses


POE: Respiratory tract

MOT: Direct - droplet spray


Parotitis (mumps)
Viscerotropic Viruses


POE: Respiratory tract

MOT: Direct - droplet spray

Viscerotropic Viruses

Hepatitis B vaccine is greater than 95% effective in preventing Hep B
from spreading.


AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome caused by HIV 1 or
HIV 2)
Immunological Viruses


POE: Broken skin (needlestick) / Genitourinary tract

MOT: Direct - blood (body fluids) or Indirect -
fomites contaminated with blood

Immunological Viruses

-Must have a living host (intracellular parasite)
-Once you have AIDS, you are susceptible to other diseases
-Pneumocystic pneumonia & Kaposi sarcoma are indicators
-Treatment may be by AZT or "cocktail"
-Prophylaxis is given if conversion is possible
-Vaccines are not available since the virus mutates


Creutzfeldt-Jakob's Disease
Prions


POE: Gastrointestinal tract

MOT: Indirect - contaminated food

Prions

#NAME?


Tinea crura (ringworm)
Dermatomycosis


POE: Skin

MOT: Indirect - fomites


Tinea captitis (barber's itch)
Dermatomycosis


POE: Skin

MOT: Indirect - fomites


Tinea pedis (athlete's foot)
Dermatomycosis


POE: Skin

MOT: Indirect - fomites

Dermatomycosis

Three species all causes these diseases: Microsporum, Trichophyton,
& Epidermophyton


Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever, Desert Rheumatism)
Cocidioides immitis


POE: Respiratory tract

MOT: Direct - contact with spores


Histoplasmosis (speleonosis, Cave sickness, Darling's disease)
Histoplasma capsulatum


POE: Respiratory tract

MOT: Direct- contact with spores


Candidiasis
Candida albicans


POE: Gastrointestinal tract


Oral thrush
Candida albicans


POE: Gastrointestinal tract


Vaginal thrush (Yeast infection)
Candida albicans


POE: Genitourinary tract

MOT: Indirect - fomites


Cryptococcosis
Cryptococcus neoformans


POE: Respiratory tract

MOT: Direct - contact with spores


Aspergillosis
Aspergillus species


POE: Gastrointestinal tract

MOT: Indirect - contaminated food


Pneumocystosis (Pneumocystic Pneumonia)
Pneumocystic carinii


POE: Respiratory tract

MOT: Direct - droplet spray

Pneumocystic carinii

This microbe is opportunistic to AIDS.


Amebiasis (Amoebic dysentery)
Entamoeba histolytica


POE: Gastrointestinal tract

MOT: Indirect - contaminated food/water


Malaria
Plasmodium malariae


POE: Skin

MOT: Vector - anopheles mosquito


Giardiasis (lambliasis, traveler's disease, Montezuma's Revenge)
Giardia lamblia


POE: Gastrointestinal tract

MOT: Indirect - contaminated water


Toxoplasmosis
Toxoplasma gondii


POE: Gastrointestinal tract

MOT: Indirect - contaminated food/water