Ch.11 Flashcards
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2 percent of people infected with this bacterium have gastric ulcers
Helicobacter pylori
A blood disease accompanied by high numbers of infected WBCs and monocytes
Septicemia
A build up of plaque, dietary carbohydrate, and acidogenic bacterial species are needed to form:
Dental caries
A class of relationship between two organisms where one organism benefits without affecting the other.
Commensalism
A collection of symptoms
Syndrome
A colorless and watery fluid, reflecting the conversion of the intestinal contents to a thin liquid like barley soup
Rice water stools
A complication of EHEC infection involving the kidneys and leading to kidney failure
Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)
A deposit of dense gelatinous material consisting of salivary proteins, trapped food debris, and an enormous mass of bacterial cells and their products
Dental plaque
A diffuse inflammation of the connective tissues of the skin
Cellulitis
A disease where the immune system attacks the body’s own nerves resulting in nerve damage and causing paralysis that can last several weeks
Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS)
A fatal complication of shigellosis
Bacterial dysentery
A few bacterial species secrete preformed bacterial toxins that when present in food result in
Food poisoning, which is a type of noninflammatory gastroenteritis
A kind of digestive system defense to prevent pathogen colonization and potential infection and disease in the stomach
Low pH that kills most microbes
A major cause of gastroenteritis in areas of the world where seafood(such as shellfish) is the main staple of the diet
Infection with Vibrio parahaemolyticus
A neurotoxin that inhibits the release of acetylcholine causing muscles to lose their tone, a condition known as flaccid paralysis
Clostridium botulinum toxin
A pathogen that produces two toxins: an enterotoxin that causes fluid loss and a cytotoxin that causes further mucosal injury
Clostridium difficile
A rare nervous system disease; a complication of Campylobacter jejuni infection
Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS)
A serious disease of the soft tissue and bone supporting the teeth; bone resorption occurs and the periodontal ligament may be lost
Periodontitis
A severe form of acute gingivitis where spirochete and fusiform bacteria directly invade the underlying tissues, causing painful, bleeding gums and ulcerations.
Trench mouth
A severe infection of the colon that can lead to a grossly dilated bowel that could rupture or perforate
Pseudomembranous colitis
A severe, bloody diarrhea caused by EHEC
Hemorrhagic colitis
A solution of electrolytes and glucose designed to restore the normal balances in the body.
Oral rehydration solution (ORS)
A species of Shigella that causes deadly epidemic dysentery
Shigella dysenteriae
A substance that damages, destroys, or impairs the functioning of nerve tissue
Neurotoxin