HSS 1100 Midterm: Midterm2 Reference Sheet

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: HSS 1100
• Professor: Franco Pagotto

Document Summary

Bacillus anthracis: unique capsule, v stable, exotoxins, need both plasmids, treatable w/ anti + vaccine. Bacillus cereus: motile, penicillin-r, enterotoxins, food poisoning, anti= useless. Clostridium botulinum: neurotoxins, respiratory, muscular, fatal, treatment. Clostridium perfringens: soldiers, wound inf, myonecrosis, gas gangrene, o2. Clostridium difficile: pseudomembranous colitis, too many anti, flu-like: non-spore forming. Listeria monocytogenes: 3 barriers, gi/flu, still birth, death, septicemia, anti. G. lamblia : most frequent intestinal, acute giarhdiasis: gastro inssues, water sprea. Trichomonas vaginalis: std, mucous membrane contact, vaginitis/genital issues. Entamoeba histolytica: fecal/oral(person to person), liver/lung/brain absecces, gi issues, spread food/h2o. Toxoplasma gondii: cats only definitive hosts, prevalent, usu asymptomatic, encephalitis, myocarditis etc. Plasmodium: malaria, spiking fever and chills, man made disease, protozoan. Cryptosporidium spp: water borne, gi issues with watery diarrhea, chronic, debilitating, life threatening: c. parvum: many exposure route, bad for immune compromised. Cyclospora cyatenesis: profuse and prolonged diarrhea, gi stuff, food borne. Enterobius vermicularis: pinworm, kids, nuisance, gi issues and itching.