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Infamous bacterial and viral
factoids including the basics and
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Disease of the Day
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Basics
o Streptococcus bacterial infection of
the throat and tonsils
o 5–10% of all sore throats
Prevention
o Wash hands often
o Cover your mouth while
coughing or sneezing
Transmission
o Coughing and/or Sneezing
o Close Contact
In Six Words
o Soreness, red tonsils with white
patches
o Video
Strep Throat
[Bacteria] Txbk Ref pg. 1026-1027
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Basics
o Human immunodeficiency virus
o
Retrovisus – uses reverse trascriptase to
convert the RNA from HIV into DNA in
the host cell
Infection Rates
o Est 50,000 people each year in the US.
Transmission
o Sexual Activity/IV Drug Use
o Can be passed from mother to child en
utero and via breast milk
In Six Words
o “Meds, nerve damage, dementia,
stigma, isolation”
o Animation Video 1 Video 2
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HIV
[Virus]
Txbk Ref pg. 1040-1041
Leads to acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome, or AIDS
Image Courtesy of the CDC
Basics
o Tropical arbovirus, or
arthropod borne virus
Infection Rates
o Millions worldwide; deaths
mainly in children
o In 2013, 2.35 million cases in
the Americas
Transmission
o Two mosquito vectors, passed
through a mosquito bite
In Six Words
o Fever, headache, red flush,
weakness, aches
o Video 1 Video 2
Dengue
[Virus]
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Basics
o Borrelia burgdorferi bacterial infection
o First reported in Lyme, Connecticut, in
1974
Infection Rates
o In 2012, 95% of cases were reported in 13
upper midwest and New England states
Transmission
o Tick vector, passed through a tick bite
In Six Words
o Joint pain, memory loss, nerve damage
o Video
Lyme Disease
Txbk Ref pg. 1026-1027
[Bacteria]
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Basics
o Salmonella bacterial infection in the
stomach and intestines
o New, drug resistant strains
Prevention
o Wash hands before handling food
o Wash produce before consuming
o Fully cook your food
Transmission
o Eating contaminated food
In Six Words
o Nausea, vomiting, abdominal
cramping, diarrhea, dehydration
o Animation
Salmonellosis Food
Poisoning
[Bacteria]
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Basics
o Bacillus anthracis bacterial infection
o Produces dormant spores that can be
found in the soil they are activated once
in the body
Infection Rates
o In 2001, powdered anthrax spores
were mailed to US Senators, 5 deaths
of 22 infections
Anthrax
[Bacteria]
Transmission
o Breathing in spores
o Contaminated food/water
o Through a cut in the skin
In Six Words
o Drenching sweats, nausea, vomiting,
confusion, dizziness
o Video
Basics
o Multiple stage Plasmodium infection; first infects the liver cells, then
moves to the red blood cells, producing more parasites to infect other
cells
Infection Rates
o Est from the WHO, 207 million cases in 2012 –caused an estimated
627,000, deaths mostly among African children
Transmission
o Mosquito vector, from Anopheles mosquito bite
In Six Words
o Fever, anemia, respiratory distress, low BP Video
Malaria
[Protist]
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Basics
o Dermatophytes are fungi that cause skin, hair, and nail infections
o Can be found on many parts of the body, including scalp, body, feet, etc.
Prevention
o Good hygiene
o Avoid sharing hairbrushes, hats, clothing
Transmission
o Fungal spores in the air and/or environment
In Six Words
o Red ring, itching, scaling, cracking skin Video
Ringworm
[Fungus]
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A colored
transmission
electron
micrograph
(TEM)
of Toxoplasma
gondii parasites
(green), which
cause
toxoplasmosis.
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Toxoplasmosis
[Protist]
Basics
o Toxoplasma gondii infection
o Many infected do not have symptoms
because of a healthy immune system,
parasite can remain inactive for long periods
of time in our muscles and brain
Prevention
o Wash produce before consuming
o Cook meat @ the appropriate temp
o Change litter daily, [infections develop 1 to 5
days after first pooped out]
Transmission
o Exposure through cat feces
o Undercooked meat [especially pork, lamb,
venison]
In Six Words
o Flu-like, eye pain, miscarriage, brain damage
Video
Basics
o Caused by Coccidioides fungi in the soil in dry areas that lack
rainfall; endemic to the southwestern US, Mexico, Central and South
America
Infection Rates
o In 2011 over 20,000 reported cases, the majority in Arizona and
California
o Since 1990, 3,000+ have died
Transmission
o Fungal spores in the air and/or environment
In Six Words
o Fever, cough, headache, aches, sometimes pneumonia Story
Valley Fever
[Fungus]
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14 Mar. 2014.
Carson-DeWitt, Rosalyn. "Dengue fever." The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine.
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Web. 14 Mar. 2014.
"Lyme Disease." World of Health. Gale, 2010. Science in Context. Web. 14
Mar. 2014.
Frey, Rebecca J., Jennifer E. Sisk, and Tish Davidson. "Lyme disease." The
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