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| Anthrax- used in biological warfare |
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| Whooping Cough (pertussis)- |
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| Lyme disease - vectors are deer ticks. spiral shaped bacteria. flu and arthritis symptoms. |
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| Campylobacteriosis- #1 food infection in USA. Infects through Poultry and cheese. GI problems. Spiral bacteria. |
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Trachoma-eye infection that leads to blindness prevented in babies by silver nitrate put in eyes.
Lymphogranuloma venerum (Chlamydia)- # 2 sexually transmitted disease. |
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| Botulism- Gives off a potent neuro toxin that is usually swallowed. Anaerobic spore formers in food with low acid count. Improperly canned foods. Fatality rates 90% |
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| Lockjaw (tetanus)- organism gets in through cuts on skin. Releases neurotoxin that shuts down muscles. |
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| Corynebacterium diptheriae |
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| diptheria- Carrier problem, children get vaccine. Releases a toxin that lines the membranes of throat. |
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| Dysentery- any food you touch can infect the food. Poultry and other food. Mutant E. coli strain. |
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| peptic ulcers- ulcers line digestive tract. Blood in poop. First thought to be due to stress. |
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| bacterial flu, meningitis- -itis means inflamation. Just the flu until inflamation of brain. |
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| Pneumonia- lungs inflame and fluid builds in lungs |
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| Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
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| Tuberculosis- resistant to anti-bacterial. some untreatable cases. |
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| Gonorrhea- problem due to carriers. #3 sexually transmitted disease. |
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| Meningitis- we have good antibacterial defence for this strain. |
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| Skin and urinary tract infections- people who are burned need to worry about this infection. They will need constant oxygen exposure and fast acting antibacterial treatment. |
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| Rocky mountain spotted fever- vector: dog ticks. Rash on wrist/ palm. Can easily be diagnosed and treatable. Damages skin and organs. |
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| Boils, impetigo, food poisoning, toxic shock syndrome, endocarditis, osteomyelitis, meningitis, etc. |
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| Pink-eye, otitis media, pneumonia, meningitis |
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| strep throat, tonsilitis, necrotizing faciitis, scarlet fever, rheumatic fever, etc. |
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| Smallpox- the only disease that the WHO declared no longer a threat. Used today in biological warfare. |
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| Serum hepatitis- need 3 shots for antibodies |
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| genital herpes, cervical cancer |
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| genital warts, cervical cancer |
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| infectious mononucleosis- cancer of lymphnodes, needs bed rest, kissing virus |
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| infectious hepatitis- can get from shaking hands |
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| transfusion hepatitis- can get cancer in liver |
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flu- high mutation rate, prepared for top 3 strains of the year
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| Ebola hemorragic fever- can kill host within 24-48 hours. need antiviral medication fast. bleeding through every opening in body. |
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| hantavirus pulmonary syndrome- kills host within 24-48 hours. contact with mice feces. |
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| SARS- severe acquired respiratory syndrome. Could have became a pandemic overseas but we resisted. |
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| West nile virus- horses and mosquitoes, first appeared in NYC, no cases for 3 years. |
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| Bird flu- China killed off all poultry |
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