Infectious Disease Affecting the Skin & Eyes

3. can be bacterial, viral, or caused by allergies. Bacterial Chlamydia trachomatis #1 cause of blindness.
7. on MRSA prevents phagocytosis from macrophages and literally flips the antibody around so it can't be read.
8. skin rashes that are characterized by flat or slightly raised colored bumps.
10. Corynebacterium diphtheriae pathogenic gram + produces toxin.
11. caused by human herpes virus 6. dsDNA. Maculopapular rash in only 70%. High fever 3 days rash on 4th.
13. low pH makes skin inhospitable to most organisms. Lipids serve as nutrients to resident microbiota
14. papule becomes necrotic ruptures to form black eschar. Gram + can be 20% fatal.
15. reactivated chickenpox. Causes nerve pain and rash along dermatomes. Not contagious but can spread chickenpox.

1. varicella-zoster virus aka herpes zoster virus. dsDNA. Rash begins on scalp and trunk then moves to extremities. Lesions that are itchy and fall off.
2. an enzyme on some bacteria like MRSA that breaks down many antibiotics making them ineffective.
4. pustular rashes are viral diseases that present with generalized rashes with pox (lesions that contain fluid).
5. one of the most contagious diseases. ssRNA. Koplik's spots, fever, dry cough, maculopapular rash starts on head moves to trunk and extremities.
6. German measles. ssRNA. Mild maculopapular rash for most unless congenital which can cause severe complications.
9. positively charged chems that act by disrupting negatively charged bacteria membranes
12. Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus withstands salt and high pH. Raised, red, pus filled lesions.