BIOL 2051 Chapter : Chapter 26 Diseases
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(sorry that it looks bulky but i don"t even like how this looks. However, i do promise you it"s better than looking at the original 15 pages) Staphylococcus aureus causes boils/pimples to form on your skin. It"s also called scalded skin syndrome because of the exfoliative toxins produced. 5 to 10% of sore throat cases are caused by this (strept throat aka pharyngitis). True or false: all skin infections are caused by bacteria and viruses. There are my viruses that cause skin rashes: varicella-zoster virus (vzv), a herpesvirus causes chickenpox. When the virus migrates to the skin it causes shingles: paramyxovirus causes measles/rubeola. Symptoms: fever, cough, rash: mumps are caused by inflammation of the salivary glands, togavirus causes rubella/german measles. It has similar symptoms to measles but milder. Respiratory tract infections- most are transferred person to person in short distances. The ones that can survive dry conditions are mainly gram positive and mycobacterium.