Sunday, December 1, 2013

General Descriptions of Diseases associated with bacteria, virus, and eukaryotes

Bacteria 
Gram positive cocci 
Staphylococcus aureus
opportunistic pathogen, cause necrotizing fasciitis, impetigo, Toxic shock syndrome toxin (TSST), scalded baby by exfoliating toxin

Staphylococcus epidermitis 
cause post op necrosis

Streptococcus mutans
cause tooth decay

Streptococcus pneumoniae
causes pneumonia, ear infection, and "soak up" antibodies

Streptoococcus pyogenes 
causes pharyngitis (strep throat), and necrotizing fasciitis

Gram positive rods
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
cause diphtheria

Listeria monocytogenes
type of food poisoning from under wash vegetable (Facultative Intracellar parasite)
Make a membrane called Act-A which explosive polymerize Actin.

Gram positive spore forming rods
Clostridium difficle
cause debilitating colitis, difficult to treat

Clostridium tetani
cause tetanus by secreting TeNT at interneuron junction (decrease GABA)

Clostridium botulinum 
cause botulism by secreting BoNT at neuromuscular junction (decrease Ach)

Clostridum perfringes 
gas gangrene, foul smells: cadaverene and putricene

Bacillus anthracis 
cutaneous, GI, pulmonary anthrax

Protists 
Giardia lamblia
cause diarrhea via untreated water

Plasmodium spp.
cause malaria

Toxoplasma gondii
cause mental retardation on children via cat litter box

Fungi 
Candida albicans 
cause yeast infection, called thrush in mouth infection, monilla if in vagina, and diaper rash.

Coccidiodes immitis 
cause valley fever
one of the four true fungal pathogens

Paracoccidiodes spp.
one of the four true fungal pathogens
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Histoplasma spp
one of the four true fungal pathogens

Blastomyces spp. 
one of the four true fungal pathogens

Helminths 
Ascaris lumbricoides
round worm

Clonorchis sinesis 
human liver fluke

Enterobius vermicularis 
pin worm

Fasciola hepatica
sheep fluke

Necator americans 
hook worm

Taenia spp.
Tape worm

Wucheria bancrofti 
elephantiasis

Arthropods 
Ixodes spp.
tick

Dermacentor spp. 
tick


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