Microbial Diseases of the Nervous System – Flashcards
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Unlock answers*Listeriosis
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Meningitis
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Inflammation of meninges. |
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VIRAL DISEASES of the Nervous System
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VIRAL DISEASES of the Nervous System: Poliomyelitis
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Poliovirus
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Botulism Prevention
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*Botulism
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*Botulism Source of Infection
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*Tetanus
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African Trypanosomiasis (“sleeping sickness”)
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Amebic Meningoencephalitis
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Arboviral Encephalitis
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Bacterial Meningitis
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Bacterial Meningitis Treatment
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Treatment with antibiotics can be effective; which drug depends on the organism involved. |
Botulism in infants
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Encephalitis
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Inflammation of the brain. |
Haemophilus influenzae
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Inherited Prion Diseases
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Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease)
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Mycobacterium leprae
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Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease)
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PRION DISEASES of the Nervous System
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PROTOZOAL DISEASES of the Nervous System
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Paralytic rabies |
Animals seem unaware of surroundings |
Petechial rash of meningococcal disease
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A petechial rash is caused by hemorrhages under the skin. |
Polio Vaccines
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Streptococcus pneumoniae (Pneumococcal Meningitis)
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Tetanus Treatment
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Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies
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Control of Rabies
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Cryptococcus neoformans (Cryptococcosis)
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FUNGAL DISEASES of the Nervous System
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There is one fungal disease of the nervous system, although it is possible for other fungal pathogens to gain access to nervous tissue and cause disease. |
Furious rabies |
Animals are restless then highly excitable. |
Kuru
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Postexposure treatment |
Vaccine plus immune globulin. |
Preexposure prophylaxis |
Injection of human cell vaccine. |
Prions
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Rabies
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Replication of Prions
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Bacterial Diseases of the NS |
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How Microobes Enter the Nervous System |
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Microbial Diseases of the Nervous System |
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VIRAL DISEASES of the Nervous System: Salk Polio Vaccine
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