BIO 226 Study Guide - Final Guide: Duodenum, Blastomycosis, Blood Film

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Know diseases by common and scientific name: causative agent (pathogen, mode of transmission direct= handshake food and dust= vehicle spit=droplet microphone=fomite o. Symptoms: characteristics o treamtents viral= cyclovere (pennicillin and tetracycline) protozoa= azol ending fungal= amphoterazan b. Chapter 21: microbial diseases of the skin and eyes. They start in other places but major sign rash. Skin rash arising from another focus of infection. Enanthem: mucous membrane rash arising from another focus of infection. Rocky-mt spotted fever rickettsia rickettsii: tick bite transmission, black measles-like rash except that the rash appears on palms and soles, fever and headache. Impetigo thin-walled vesicles that rupture and crust over. Toxic shock syndrome life-threatening, fever, vomiting, sunburn rash, followed by shock. Streptococcus pyogenes necrotizing fasciitis, flesh eating bacteria . Erysipelas skin erupts into reddish patches with raised margins local tissue destruction sepsis. High fever is common: warts papillomaviruses, genital warts cervical cancer, vascular rashes.