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Common Pathogens Flashcards

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Aspergillus fumigatus

A

Fungus

Aspergillosis

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Campylobacter jejuni

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Bacteria

Most common cause of bacterial diarrhea in US

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Candida albicans

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Fungus

Thrush, vaginal yeast infections, systemic infections

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Clostridium tetani

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Bacteria

Tetanus

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Clostridium botulinum

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Bacteria

Food-borne botulism

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Enterococcus faecalis

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Bacteria

Wound infections

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Epidermophyton, Trichophyton, and Microsporum

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Fungus

These are the 3 genera of fungi that cause dermatophytoses (such as tinea capitis, tinea cruris, & tinea pedis)

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Epstein-Barr

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Virus

Infectious mononucleosis

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Escherichia coli

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Bacteria

Urinary tract infections, neonatal meningitis, and intestinal diseases (gastroenteritis, food poisoning)

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Haemophilus influenzae

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Virus

Upper respiratory infection

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Helicobacter pylori

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Bacteria
Most common chronic infection in humans; gastritis and peptic ulcers; acute infection causes abdominal pain, weight loss, and nausea & vomiting

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Hepatitis B virus

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Virus

Hepatitis

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Herpes simplex virus

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Virus

Cold sores around mouth (HSV-1) or general herpes (HSV-2)

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HIV-1

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Virus

AIDS

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Human papilloma virus

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Virus

Genital warts; cervical cancer

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Influenza virus (A, B, C)

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Virus

Influenza

17
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Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV, or HHV-8)

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Virus

Kaposi’s sarcoma

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Adenovirus

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Virus

Childhood respiratory infections; eye infections; intestines, & urinary tract

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