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- 4. Many times Clostridium difficile in hospitalized patients is caused by the ___________of antimicrobials.
- 5. Salmonellosis if often acquired by consuming contaminated_______
- 7. Are hepatitis A and E transmitted fecally or through blood?
- 9. This prokaryote is the frequent cause of dental caries.
- 10. Are hepatitis B, C, and D transmitted fecally or through blood?
- 11. True or false Helminths are defined as multicellular eukaryotic worms, some of which are parasitic.
- 15. This is the most common parasitic worm in the US. It most likely affects children, with perianal itching, irritability, and decreased appetite.
- 16. What organ is usually affected the most by hepatitis infections?
- 17. Also called Beaver Fever, this is one of the most common gastroenteric disease in the US. Signs and symptoms are extreme abdonmial pain and cramping, very watery diarrhea, and increased gas. Gas and diarrhea will smell like rotten eggs.
- 18. Signs and symptoms of ______________may include jaundice, abdominal pain and distention, dark urine, light-colored stools, loss of appetitie, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, fever, and weight loss.
- 20. This disease is caused by Porphyromonas gingivalis, and is characterized by swollen gums that are tender, bright red, and sometimes bleed.
- 21. If you drink contaminated water that has Cryptosporidium parvum, you may get this
- 23. this genus of streptococci is the most prevalent bacteria in your mouth
- 24. Contaminated____________is a likely source of Campylobacter jejuni (Gram negative) diarrheal illness.
- 25. How many viral hepatitis virues are there?
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- 1. This common calicivirus will cause a gastrointestinal illness that will strike fast and furious, but will be short lived, usually 3 days or less.
- 2. Entamoeba histolytica is the cause of this
- 3. Staphylococcus aureus is a common culprit of __________________, when a person consumes the pathogen or it's toxins.
- 6. Signs and symptoms of ____________have similar manifestations, such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain and cramping.
- 8. A pseudomembrane formation and possibly pseudomembranous colitis can occur when infected with this
- 12. This bacterial gasteroenteritis is in part diagnosed by the presence of rice water stool. It is caused by a Gram negative bacillus Vibrio.
- 13. This infection affects the salivary glands, and is considered a viral disease of the digestive system, although it is transmitted via respiratory secretions. It is caused by Rubulavirus.
- 14. A somewhat common gastroenteritis illness in the US, that invades and kills intestinal cells, leading to the formation of abscessess in the mucosa of the large intestine.
- 19. The serovar O157:H7 of this prokaryote is a diarrheal illness mediate by enterotoxins, and is a leading cause of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS).
- 22. Helicobacter pylori is the main cause of these