Enterics (diarrheas and bugs reponsible) Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
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Watery Diarrhea
A
Copious, watery, NO blood or pus, NO tissue invasion, SMALL intestine
Cause: ETEC, EPEC, Campy
2
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Dysentery
A
Scant volume, blood, pus or mucus present, tissue invasion, LARGE intestine
Cause: Shigella, EIEC, Campy
3
Q
Protracted diarrhea
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Lasts more than 14 days
Cause: EPEC
4
Q
Bloody, watery
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Copious with some blood, pus, invasion, Ileum and colon
Cause: Salmonella, Campy, Yerisiniae
5
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Hemorrhagic Colitis
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Copious, like liquid blood, NO LEUKOCYTES OR INVASION, LARGE intestine
Cause: EHEC