Diarrhea causes Flashcards

1
Q

Staph aureus

A

Meats

Eggs

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2
Q

Clostridium perfringens

A

Bacterial

Meats

Home-canned items

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3
Q

Bacillus cereus

A

Bacterial

Meats

Fried rice

Vegetables

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4
Q

Enterohemorrhagic E. coli

A

Meats - undercooked fast-food

Apple cider

Milk/Cheese

Vegetables

Causes HUS and renal failure

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5
Q

Enteroinvasive E. coli

A

Milk/Cheese

Profuse bloody diarrhea -> Bacillus dysentary

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6
Q

Enterotoxigenic E. coli

A

Bacterial

Traveler’s diarrhea

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7
Q

Salmonella

A

Eggs

Unpasteurized milk/orange juice

Ducks, turtles, lizards, rattlesnake

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8
Q

Campylobacter

A

Poultry

Raw milk and cheese

Can cause Guillain-Barre

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9
Q

Shigella

A

Daycare

Vegetables

Toxic with bloody diarrhea

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10
Q

Yersinia

A

Pork

Milk, cheese

Hemochromatosis

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11
Q

Vibrio cholerae

A

Shellfish from Gulf of Mexico

Seafood

Coconut milk

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12
Q

Vibrio parahaemolyticus

A

Raw seafood - especially East Asia

Cirrhosis

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13
Q

Clostridium difficile

A

Hospitalized

Antibiotic use

Chemo

Daycare

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14
Q

Listeria

A

Meats

Dairy - potato salad

Pregnancy

Neonates/immunocompromised

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15
Q

Rotavirus

A

Daycare

Nurseries

Australia - developed 1st vaccine

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16
Q

Norovirus

A

Schools

Nursing homes

Cruise ships

Barracks

17
Q

Hepatitis A

A

Lack of clean water

Overcrowding

Shellfish

18
Q

Adenovirus

A

Infantile diarrhea

AIDS

19
Q

Cytomegalovirus - induced diarrhea

A

HIV/AIDS

Organ transplant

20
Q

Giardia lamblia

A

Protozoa

Daycare

Swimming pool

Travel

Fruit salad

21
Q

Entamoeba histolytica

A

Protozoa

Travelers > 1 month

Institutions

22
Q

Cryptosporidium

A

Protozoa

Daycare

Swimming pool

AIDS

Farm animals

23
Q

Cyclospora

A

Protozoa

Raspberries from Guatemala

24
Q

Isospora

A

Protozoa

Haiti

HIV

25
Q

Microsporidium

A

Protozoa

AIDS