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DISEASES OE THE SKIN AND EYES (CHAPTER 18 14-5 \"Hot Tub Dermatitis\" Pathogen:

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DISEASES OE THE SKIN AND EYES (CHAPTER 18 14-5 "Hot Tub Dermatitis" Pathogen: Symptoms: All over body acne rash. Method of Transmission: Dirty, infected hot-tubs Kingdom: Shape Gram +/: Impetigo Pathogen Symptoms: Patchy, scaly acne lesions usually on face. Likely patients are toddlers and Adolescents Kingdom: Shape: Shape Gram +/: Necrotizing Fasciitis Pathogen: Symptoms: Fast, flesh eating infection causing open wound. plastic surgery and anyone that had an open cut/ incision. Kingdom Shape: Likely patients, Shape: Gram/ Gram +/-:_ Gangrene Pathogen Symptoms: Black necrotic tissue. Likely patients are Diabetic or Homeless with low to no circulation of the extremities and poor hygiene. Endospore Kingdom Shape: Gram +/: Chicken Pox Pathogen Symptoms: All over itchy, raised rash. Kingdom Shingles Pathogen: Symptoms: Under arm, upper body localized rash. Fiery, inflamed irritation. Likely patients are very stressed people, elderly etc. Kingdom:

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1.Hot Tub Dermatitis

Pathogen: Pseudomonas aeruginosa folliculitis

Symptoms: All over body acne rash

Method of Transmission: Dirty, infected hot- tubs

Kingdom: bacteria

Shape: rod shaped

Gram +/-:   gram negative

2.Impetigo

Pathogen: Staphylococcus aureus

Symptoms: patchy, scaly acne lesions usually on face. Likely patients are toddlers and adolescents.

Kingdom: Eubacteria

Shape: bacilli

Gram +/-: gram positive

3.Necrotizing Fasciitis

Pathogen:  Streptococcus pyogenes

Symptoms: fast, flesh eating infection causing open wound. Likely patients, plastic surgery and anyone that had an open cut/ incision

Kingdom: bacteria

Shape: cocci

Gram +/-: positive

4.Gangrene

Pathogen: Clostridium perfringes

Symptoms : black necrotic tissue, likely patients are Diabetic or Homeless with low to no circulation of the extremities and poor hygiene. Endospore

Kingdom: bacteria

Shape: rod

Gram +/-: positive

5.Chicken pox

Pathogen: herpes varicella-zoster virus

Symptoms: all over itchy, raised rash

Kingdom: Virus

6.Shingles

Pathogen: Vericella-zoster

Symptoms: under arm, upper body localized rash. Fiery, inflamed irritation. Likely patients are very stressed people, elderly etc.

Kingdom: virus

7.Measles

Pathogen: Measeles virus

Symptoms: reddened, slightly raised rash known as a maculopapular rash. Next symptoms can progress to upper respiratory distress, pneumonia like. Ultimately patient can suffer brain damage leading to death. Without vaccine 6 million died.

Kingdom: virus

8.Scarlet fever

Pathogen: Streptococcus pyogenes

Symptoms: sand paper, textured, red rash usually upper body. Originally infection is strep throat.

Kingdom: bacteria

Shape: cocci

Gram +/-: positive

9.Warts

Pathogen: human papillomavirus

Symptoms: warts on hands sometimes face.

Kingdom: virus

10.Leishmaniasis

Pathogen: Leishmania donovoni

Symptoms: severe body lesionsthat can lead to internal organ damage and death.

Method of transmission: sanf fly bite

Kingdom: protists

11.Cutaneous Anthrax

Pathogen: Bacillus anthrasis

Symptoms: black, necrotic skin lesions localized to contact area

Kingdom: bacteria

Shape: bacilli

Gram +/-: positive

12.Neonatal Conjunctivitis

Pathogen: Chlamydia trachomatis

Symptoms: red, inflammation of the eye for new born babies. Could lead to blindness if untreated.

Kingdom: bacteria

Shape: cocci

Gram +/-: negative

13.Meningococcal Meningitis

Pathogen: Neisseria meningitides

Popularity rank: 2

Deadliness rank: 2

Symptoms: painful, persistent headache, stiff neck, fever, possible mixed up speech or other neurological issue. If suspected, must treat immediately and admit to hospital.

Kingdom: bacteria

Shape: diplococcus

Gram +/-: negative

14.Pneumococcal Meningitis

Pathogen: Streptococcus pneumonia

Popularity rank: 1

Deadliness rank: 3

Symptoms: same for Meningitis

Kingdom: bacteria

Shape: cocci

Gram+/-: negative

15.Haemophilus Influenzae Meningitis

Pathogen: Haemophilus influenzae

Popularity rank: 3

Deadliness rank:1

Symptoms: same for Meningitis

Kingdom: eubacterium

Shape: coccobacilli

Gram +/-: negative

16.Listeriosis

Pathogen: Listeria monocytogenes

Popularity rank: 4

Deadliness rank: 4

Method of transmission: food borne can grow actively in refrigerator

Kingdom: eubacteria

Shape: rod shaped

Gram+/-: gram positive

17. Arboviral Encephalitis (west nile)

Pathogen: arboviral encephalitis

Symptoms: inflammation of the brain. Persistent headache, body aches flu like symptoms can lead to death in the young and old

Method of transmission: mosquito

Kingdom: Virus