microbiology
Which bacterium causes diphtheria?
Clostridium diphtheriae
Which bacterium causes gangrene?
Clostridium perfringens
Which bacterium causes tissue gas?
Clostridium perfringens
Which bacterium causes toxic shock syndrome?
Staphylococcus aureus
1.Which bacterium is common in raw milk and causes bacterial sepsis and meningitis in newborns, and uterine infections in postpartum women?
Streptococcus agalactiae
1.Which bacterium causes childbirth fever?
Streptococcus pyogenes
1.Which bacterium causes scarlet fever?
Streptococcus pyogenes
Which bacterium causes strep throat?
Streptococcus pyogenes
What disease in infants results from ingesting honey contaminated with C. botulinum spores?
botulism
What gases make up tissue gas?
carbon dioxide and hydrogen gas
What transmits Lyme disease?
deer ticks and field mice ticks
An area of dead tissue in cutaneous anthrax is _______________.
eschar
Necrosis of tissue is called _____________.
gangrene
Antimicrobial eye drops or silver nitrate placed in a baby's eyes on delivery because of the possibility of what disease?
gonorrhea
1.What is a local skin infection caused by Streptococcus pyogenes that mostly infects children who scratch insect bites?
impetigo
Which muscles are first affected by tetanus?
jaw muscles
Tetanus is also known as ____________.
lockjaw
Healthcare associated infections are called _____________ infections.
nosocomial
Francisella tularensis causes tularemia, which is also called __________.
rabbit fever
1.In what disease is the tongue spotted with a strawberry-like appearance?
scarlet fever
What is a furuncle?
serious hair follicle infection called a boil
Which bacterium causes a furuncle?
staphylococcus aureus
The disease _______________ is caused by Treponema pallidum and has three stages to it.
syphilis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis causes tuberculosis. When the bacterium invades attacking macrophages, a nodule in the lungs called a/n ____________ forms.
tubercle
Lyme disease is caused by which bacterium?
Borrelia burgdorferi
