Viruses
Causes use to lose your voice
What is pharyngitis
These can be found in infested bedding or furniture
What is Cimex parasites (bed bugs)?
This is an overgrowth of our normal flora and is not usually sexual
This bacteria causes a persistent cough that sounds like a seal.
What is Bordetella pertusis or whooping cough?
This is an annual bacteria that we get vaccinated for but can results in pneumonia.
What is Haemophilus influenzae or the flu?
This virus causes swelling of the lymph glands and can cause sterilization of boys/men
What is mumps?
This is common in elementary schools, little bugs in the hair
What is pediculus humanus capitis (head lice)?
This fungi causes a type of respiratory condition and is air borne
What is pneumoncystis carinii/pneumocystis jirovecii or pneumocystis pneumonia
This type of bacteria is very serious and is contracted through bad or spoiled food
What is botulism or clostridium botulinum?
This bacteria is a sexually transmitted disease that results in a greenish discharge for the genital area of both men and women.
What is Neisseria gonorrhoeae or gonorrhea?
This virus is transmitted by the fecal-oral route
What is rotavirus?
This is similar to head lice, but it is found in the pubic hair
What is Phthirus pubis (pubic lice or "crabs")?
This type of fungus is transmitted by contact and is often associated with cats
What is trichophyton rubrum/trichophyton tonsurans (dermatophytes) or ringworms
When someone gets a cut and is exposed to this virus, lock jaw may occur
What is clostridium tetani or tetanus?
This fecal-oral bacteria causes pain in the stomach as a result of peptic ulcers and must be treated with more than one antibiotic in order to cure.
What is Helicobacter pylori?
This virus is transmitted by a vector
What is rabies?
Children will often get this parasite from playing in the dirt or sand.
What is Ascaris lumbricoides (roundworm)?
This type of fungi is contracted through contact of poultry droppings
What is Cryptococcus neoformans or cryptococcosis?
This bacteria causes a very high fever, a stiff neck that is assessed by a patient not being able to bend their chin to touch their chest.
What is Group B Streptococcus or Neisseria Meningitidis, both are types of meningitis?
This bacteria is transmitted by airborne or droplets. As a healthcare worker, you will likely be required to get a test for this once a year.
What is tuberculosis or Mycobacterium tuberculosis?
This virus can cause blisters in younger people and painful rashes along the nerve endings in older people
What is varicella-zoster? (chickenpox/shingles)
This parasite is contracted through the fecal-oral route.
What is Enterobius vermicularis (pinworms)?
This fungi is called Histoplasma capsulatum or histoplasmosis and is contracted in this manner
What is airborne?
What is Escherichia coli?
This bacteria is contracted through a vector, usually a tick
What is Borrelia Burgdorferi or Lyme disease?