Study Set Content:
A 50 year old woman was brought to the emergency room because of profuse diarrhea….rice water stool
cholera
how cholera is transmitted
contaminated food and water
Most common cause of travelers disease?
- both a and b (C)
True about infection of the lower digestive tract, except?
none of the above (D)
W/c of the ff is not a manifestation of viral conjunctivitis?
perolant discharge (C)
This can cause as many as 20 bowel movements in 1 day, additional symptoms of infection are…
shigellosis
This is caused by a gram negative facultatively anaerobic, non-endosporeforming rods.
salmonella bacteria
The symptoms last a few days, refuse watery diarrhea, vomiting, and leg cramps. Rapid loss of body fluids leads to hydration shock.
cholera
This produce shigatoxins that cause inflammation and bleeding of the colon including hemoragicolitis
enterohemorrhagic EHEC (A)
This organism produces ammonia w/c neutralizes stomach acid; the bacteria colonize the stomach mucosa and cause peptic ulcer diseases.
Helicobacter pylori (B)
Hepatitis can be transmitted via fecal-oral route.
Hepatitis A
. Protection of the upper respiratory tract is caused by?
all of the above
The most common viral respiratory disease in infant.
- respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
True about pertussis, except?
common in early adulthood
Skin rash arising from another focus of the infection.
exanthem
True about measles, except?
none of the above (D)
Transmitted to a newborn's eyes during passage through the birth canal
Neonatal gonorrheal ophthalmia
Infection causes permanent scarring; scars abrade the cornea leading to blindness
trachoma
Associated with unsanitary contact lenses
Acanthamoeba keratitis
Infects cornea and may cause blindness
Herpetic keratitis (A)
