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Nursery Rhyme
Epidemic swept thru Europe in the Middle Ages (13th and 14th centuries) 40 million people were killed
About 1/3 of the population of the continent
Etiological agent:
Yersinia pestis Gram (-) rod
2 Vectors
Rat Flea
4. Hemorrhaging occurs in lymph nodes, resulting in black and blue swellings or Buboes (hence the name Bubonic Plague or Black Death)
5. If untreated, about 50 % Mortality Rate 6. If bacteria spread to the lungs, it becomes Pneumonic Plague and is now highly contagious (Almost a 99 % Mortality Rate)
Nursery Rhyme
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Smallpox
1. Physical
2. Chemical
Terms used:
Disinfection
destroying pathogens or unwanted organisms
Antiseptic
antimicrobial agent used on living tissue
1. Temp 2. Time 3. Concentration of Antimicrobial agent 4. Type of Microbe 5. Activity of Microbe 6. Presence of organic matter
1. Heat
works by denaturing enzymes and proteins
Moist Heat
1. Boiling Water
kills vegetative bacterial cells, Fungi and many viruses not effective for endospores and some viruses Hepititis (20 min) Some spores may survive boiling water for up to 20 hrs
Moist Heat
Dry Heat
1. Direct Flaming
Inoculating Loop and Needle 100% effective
2. Incineration
disposable wastes (paper cups, bags, dressings)
Filtration
Radiation
1. Ionizing Radiation
gamma rays & x-rays
penetrates most substances
Radiation
2. Non-Ionizing Radiation
UV Light
does not penetrate plastic, glass or proteinaceous matter
Thymine Dimers
Pasteurization
Disinfection - not sterilization (removes unwanted organisms) Mycobacterium tuberculosis 63 C for 30 minutes 72 C for 15 seconds (HTST) Thermodurics
able to survive high temps.
1. Heat
Moist Heat
Boiling Water Steam Heat (Autoclave)
Dry Heat
Direct Flaming Incineration Hot Air Sterilization (Oven)
2. Filtration 3. Radiation
Ionizing Radiation Non-Ionizing Radiation
4. Pasteurization (Heat)
Portals of Entry
1. Mucus Membranes
2. Skin 3. Parentarel
1. Mucus Membranes
A. Respiratory Tract
microbes inhaled into mouth or nose in droplets of moisture or dust particles Easiest and most frequently traveled portal of entry
Common cold Flu Tuberculosis Whooping cough Pneumonia Measles Strep Throat Diphtheria
Mucus Membranes
B. Gastrointestinal Tract
microbes gain entrance thru contaminated food & water or fingers & hands most microbes that enter the G.I. Tract are destroyed by HCL & enzymes of stomach or bile & enzymes of small intestine
Shigellosis
Shigella sp.
Cholera
Vibrio cholorea
Ulcers
Helicobacter pylori
Botulism
Clostridium botulinum
These pathogens enter the G.I. Tract at one end and exit at the other end.
Spread by contaminated hands & fingers or contaminated food & water Poor personal hygiene.
Syphilis
Treponema pallidum
Chlamydia
Chlamydia trachomatis HIV
Herpes Simplex II
Mucus Membranes
D. Conjunctiva
mucus membranes that cover the eyeball and lines the eyelid
Trachoma
Chlamydia trachomatis
Skin - the largest organ of the body. When unbroken is an effective barrier for most microorganisms.
Some microbes can gain entrance thru openings in the skin: hair follicles and sweat glands
Microorganisms are deposited into the tissues below the skin or mucus membranes Punctures injections bites scratches surgery splitting of skin due to swelling or dryness
Just because a pathogen enters your body it does not mean its going to cause disease.
pathogens - preferred portal of entry
Streptococcus pneumoniae
if inhaled can cause pneumonia if enters the G.I. Tract, no disease
Salmonella typhi
if enters the G.I. Tract can cause Typhoid Fever if on skin, no disease