Presentation Causative Agents Flashcards
1
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Yellow Fever
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- Yellow Fever Virus
- Flaviviridae
- Female Aedes Aegypti
2
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Tuberculosis
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- Affects the lungs
- Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
- Acid-fast Bacteria
3
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Herpes Simpex Virus
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- Enveloped
- Herpesviridae
4
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Malaria
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o Plasmodium- protozoan parasites • 4 species • Plasmodium vivax (most common) • P falciparum • P malariae • P ovale.
5
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Trypansomiasis
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- African Sleeping sickness
- Trypanosoma
- Tsetse Fly
6
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Syphilis
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o Treponema Pallidum
• Gram negative
• Needs host
7
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Schistosomiasis
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o Blood trematodes (flukes) - Schistosoma • S. mansoni • S. haematobium • S. japonicum • S. mekonji • S. intercalatum
8
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Rabies
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o Rhabdvirus
• Order – Mononegavirales
• Family – Rhabdoviridae
• Genus – Lyssavirus
9
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Pertussis
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o Bordetella pertussis
• Gram negative- coccoid
• Optimal growth temp 35 C
10
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Mono
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• Causative Agent
o Epstein-Barr Virus
• Has a nucleocapsid and glycoprotein envelope
11
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Leprosy
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o Mycobacterium Laprae
• Rod-shaped
• Acid-fast
12
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Polio
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o Poliovirus
• Genus entrovirus
13
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H1N1
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Found in Pigs
14
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Gonorrhea
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o Neisseria Gonorrhoeae
• Gram negative
• Fastidious
• Diplococci
15
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Dengue Fever
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• Mosquito-borne disease in tropics
• Common in southeast Asia and West Pacific Islands
o Caused by DENV 1-4
o DHF is the severe form
