Disease/Pathogen Final exams

cutaneous anthrax, inhalation anthrax, and gastrointestinal anthrax

diseases caused by Bacillus anthracis

gram-positive, rod-shaped, endospore forming, nonmotile, and obligate aerobes

Bacillus anthracis type of bacteria

antibiotics: ciprofloxacin or doxycycline

anthrax therapy

urinary tract infection, cholecystitis inflammation, cholangitis, traveler's diarrhea, pneumonia, and hemolytic ureic syndrome

Escherichia coli diseases

gramm-negative, rod-shaped, indole-positive, oxidase-negative, lactose fermenting, flagellated

Escherichia coli type of bacteria

O157:H7 (Shiga toxin)

harmful strain of Escherichia coli

drinking fluids, rest, oral rehydration solution, intravenous fluids, anti-motility agents that decrease intestine's ability to contract (not used with bloody diarrhea), and plasma exchange

Escherichia coli treatments

botulism

Clostridium botulinum causes....

anaerobic and endospore forming bacteria

Clostridium botulism type of bacteria

necrotizing fasciitis, rheumatic heart disease, acute strep pharyngitis, and toxic shock syndrome

streptococcus pyogenes diseases caused