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Meningitis
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Stiff neck, increased number of white blood cells in CSF, headache, fever
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3rd+ generation cephalosporins ****
crosses the bbb |
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MEN:
Neisseria meningitidis |
Bacterial G- Diplococci
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Causes: Meningococcemia= infection of the bloodstream, fever rash (PURPLE) joint pain, --Diffuse Intervscular Coagulation(DIC) Shock and death
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Streptococcus Pneumonia |
Bacterial G- Dipococci
Lancet shaped (pope hat) |
VF: Capsules
most frequent- doesnt have a rash |
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MEn:
Haemophilus influenza |
Bacterial tiny Gram-
Pleomorphic rods- No defined shape |
VF- capsule
identifling factos is Hemes (X) and NAD (V) **Linked to ear infection* |
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MEN:
Listeria Monocytogenes |
Bacterial Gram+
verys in shape depedning on growth temp |
VF Invasin, lysteriolysin actin culeator "comets"
**just food poisoning for adults** food borne pathogen* |
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Cryptococcus neoformans |
Fungal
Respiratory, gummy skin rash |
VF: large capsule
ID-factor- capsule stain on india ink |
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Coccidioides Immitis
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Fungus- causing secondary menigitis
"San joaquin valley fever" |
begin inpulmonary infection
soil endemic in SW ID-factor ***bag of coins**--*scquare blocking spores** |
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Viral meningitis
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viral
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majority of cases occur in kids
mostly caused by migrating viruses IDFactor-generally more mild then bacterial/fungal (7-10 days) |
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neonatal Meningitis
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Gram+ Streptococcus agalactiae "group B strept"
transmitted by mother in utero, or birth . |
from normal gaginal flora
Gram(-) from fecal flora |
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Acute encephalitis
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swelling of brain tissue
Behavior changes, confusion, decrease consciousness, seizures |
VF: almost always viral
use of aggresive antivirals and treat SYMPTOMS immediately |
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ENC:
Arborvirus Family |
Vectore borne- insects
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STL Encephalitis (SLE) #1 in us
West nile virus wester/eastern equine enceplitis |
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ENC:
Herpes Simplex Virus |
Sever, most common in newborns to HSV +mothers
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Treatment: aggressive acyclovir
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ENC:
Toxoplasma Gondii |
Flagellated parasite
most common _"subacutes Encephalitis" --in immundeficent people/fetus=fatal |
TERTOTAGENIC
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Prion TSE
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Characterized by deposit of pro in brain cells-leads to large holes in brain
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Human TSE-creutzfeldt-jacob disease
VF: converts normal pro to PrPp ID factors- pathology of lesions |
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Tetanus
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bacteria in deep tissue
lockjaw paralysis disease--clenching of the jaw, extreme arching of the back, flexion of the arms and extension of the legs |
caused by clostridium tetani Gram +, spore fomring rods
has a powerful neurotoxin* Gram stain- "lollipops" |
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botulism
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Desending (Flaccid) muscular paralysis
caused by clostridium botulinum G+ spore frome anaerobe |
VF: exotoxin that attats acetylchline neurotransmitter
*muscles stop working* |
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herpes simplex
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neuron cell infection
mouth type 1 genitals type 2 |
highly infectious
caused by herpes virus VF=latency in nueral ganglia,recurrent |
