Gonorrhea
Causative agent: (Bact.)Neisseria Gonorrheae
Symptoms: Painful intercourse, lower abdominal pain.
Transmission: Horizontal, Vertical, & Fomites.
Treatment: Antibiotics therapy
Prevention: Protection during sex, barrier protection.
Syphilis
Causative agent: (Bact.)Treponema pallidum
Symptoms: 1.Primary infec. 2.Head to toe rash, fever. 3.Gumma/ neuro-symptoms.
Transmission: Sexual contact
Treatment: Antibiotics only in the first 2 stages.
Chlamydia
Causative agent: (Bact.)Chlamydia trachomatis
Symptoms: Less likely to be Asymptomatic
Transmission: Unprotected sexual contact.
Treatment: Antibiotics
Prevention: Protected sexual contact. know your STD status.
Asiatic cholera
Causative Agent:(Bact.)Vibrio cholerae
Symptoms: Severe diarrhea, dehydration
Transmission: Fecal contamination of water
Treatment: Push fluids
Prevention: Clean the drinking water
Tuberculosis ( TB ) or Consumption
Causative Agent: (Bact.)Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Symptoms: Constant wet cough & weight loss
Transmission: Droplet & Airborne
Treatment: Rifampin (Abx)
Prevention: DTaP (Vaccine)
Streptococcal pharyngitis AKA: Strep throat
Causative agent: (Bact.) Streptococcus pyogenes
Symptoms:Sore throat, swollen tonsils, lose your voice, puse pockets, fatigue, etc..
Transmission: Droplets/Communiable
Treatment:Antibiotics
Prevention:Stay away from other people??
May also show as "Scarle
Legionnaire's disease
Causative agent:(Bact.)Legionella pneumophila
Symptoms:Dry cough
Transmission:Exogenous, noncommunible, water droplets.
Treatment:Erythromycin/made from soil
Prevention: Make sure water is filtered.
Staphylococcal food poisoning
Causative Agent:(Bact.) Enterotoxigenic strains of Staph. aureus
Symptoms: Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea (NVD)
Transmission: Contaminated food
Treatment: Push fluids
Prevention: Pay attention to restaurant hygienes
Salmonellosis
Causative Agent:(Bact.)Salmonella species
Symptoms: Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea (NVD), food poisoning, fever, dehydration, possible death
Transmission: Raw & undercooked foods
Treatment: Push fluids
Prevention:
Botulism
Causative Agent:(Bact.)Clostridium botulinum
Symptoms: Possible death, numbness, muscle paralysis
Transmission: Exogenous sources (food, soil, cosmetic injections)
Treatment: Anti-toxins
Prevention:
Pneumococcal pneumonia
Causative agent:(Bact.)Streptococcus pneumoniae
Symptoms: Chest pain,difficulty breathing,phlegm, & muscous. Coughing up blood.
Transmission:Respiratory droplets, exogenous or endogenous
Treatment:Antibiotics,Chronic therapy
Prevention:Vaccine
Herpes simplex infections
Causative agent: (Virus)HSV-1 and HSV-2 but not always both.
Symptoms: Cold sores, and fever blisters.
Transmission: Person to person, fomites.
Treatment: Antiviral not curable.
Prevention: No prevention
Genital warts (HPV)
Causative agent: (DNAVirus)Human papilloma viruses
Symptoms: Growth on internal or external of the urthea. Collieflower.
Transmission: Sexual contact. Vaginal, oral, &renal.
Treatment: Doctor/clinic, Sugery, or Liquid Nitrogen.
Prevention: Vaccination
Common Cold ( Acute Coryza )
Causative Agent: (Virus)Rhinoviruses & Adenoviruses
Symptoms: Tired, cough, sneezing, appetite loss
Transmission: Droplet & Airborne
Treatment: Cough drops, Sudafed
Prevention: Wash hands, hand sanitizers, etc
Influenza
Causative Agent:(RNAVirus)Influenza viruses
Symptoms: Fever, "Feels like i got hit by a bus", achiness, extremely tired, death (possible)
Transmission: Droplet
Treatment: Antiviral drugs
Prevention:
Chicken Pox
Causative Agent:(DNAVirus)Varicella - Zoster Virus (VZV)
Symptoms: Fever, cold-like symptoms, itchy blisters, death (possible)
Transmission: Droplet then Direct
Treatment: Anti-itch remedies, calamine lotion
Prevention: Varivax (Vaccine)
Dysentary
Causative agent: (Bact.) Shigellosis
Symptoms: Extreme Diarrhea, High Fever.
Transmission: Fecal Contamination of Water
Treatment: IV, Push Fluids
Prevention: Drink Clean Water
Traveler's Diarrhea
Causative agent: Xenobiotic Microbes
Symptoms: Extreme Diarrhea
Transmission: Contamination of Local Water (bacteria, viruses)
Treatment: Push Fluids
Prevention: Drink Clean Water
Bubonic Plaque
Causative agent:(Bact.) Yersinia pestis
Symptoms: Fever, Headache, Insomnia, Hardened/Blackened Lymph nodes
Transmission: Flea bites (from rodents in 1800's)
Treatment: Antibiotics
Prevention: Personal Hygiene
*Can turn into Pneumonic plague if left untre
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Causative agent:(Bact.) Rickettsia rickettsiae
Symptoms: Fever, Headache, Rash all over Body, Can lead to CNS/Vascular Damage if left untreated
Transmission: Several Tick Species
Treatment: Antibiotics
Prevention: Wear Protective Clothing
Lyme Disease
Causative agent:(Bact.) Borellia burgdorferi
Symptoms: Headache, Joint Pain, Bullseye Rash
Transmission: Deer-Ticks
Treatment: Antibiotics
Prevention: Wear Protective Clothing
Yellow Fever
Causative agent:(Virus) Yellow Viruses "Flavivirus"
Symptoms: Fever, Headache, Jaundice
Transmission: Mosquitoes
Treatment: Push Fluids
Prevention: Vaccine
Malaria
Causative agent: (Protozoan) Plasmodium malariae
Symptoms: Fever, Headache, RBC's are Popped, Severe Anemia, Low Oxygen Saturation
Transmission: Mosquitoes
Treatment: Anti-malarial drugs
Prevention: Anti-malarial drugs
Equine encephalitis
Causative agent:(Virus) Mainly EEE, WEE and Vee viruses
Symptoms: Fever, Headache, Migraine, Achiness
Transmission: Mosquitoes
Treatment: Push Fluids
Prevention: Wear Protective Clothing
Tetanus
*1) (Bact.)Clostridium tetani
*3) puncture or laceration, spores enter, geminate and produce tetanosporum; Lock Jaw
5) noncommunicable
6) Anti-toxin
7) vaccine
Gangrene
1) (Bact.)Clostridium perfringens
3) spore enter a wound and it becomes necrotic; causes septicemia
5)noncommunicable
6)anitbiotics; amputation
Staph Skin infections
1)(Bact.)Staphylococcus aureus
3) red puss-filled lesion
5)endogenous, P2P, veritical, horizontal, fomites
6)anitbiotics
7) hygiene
Anthrax
1)(Bact.) Bacillus anthracis
3) skin, GI, Resp
5) powder from spores, bioweapons, animals
6) antibiotics for skin and GI
7) vaccine
Rabies
1) Rabies VIRUS
3)foaming chewing, eratic behavior, aggression, afraid of water, animals active outside of their normal activity times
5) mammals only, but not squirrels
6) antivirals, interferon
7) vaccine for animals
Dermatomycoses, (Tinea) RINGWORM
1) (Fungi)Trichphyton sp
3) itchy and dry,
5)endogenous, P2P, veritical, horrizonal, fomites
6) oral or tropical anti-fungal
Candidas, YEAST INFECTION
1) (Fungi) Candidae albicans
3) itchy patchy red skin;
abnormal discharge and yeasty smell
5) endogenous, P2P, veritical, horrizonal,
6) anti-fungal, if intestinal: IV
7)hygiene
Leprosy
1)(Bact.)Mycobacterium leprae
3)neuropathy, shiny skin (white or grey, body part might fall off)
5)communicable, P2P or armadillos
6)antibiotics
7)isolate sick