necrotizing fascitis		retain the purple color of crystal violet
cholera		infection of the kidney
gardnerella vaginosis		do not retain purple color, restained with red/pink
typhus		formed in the lungs; weight loss; leading killer of worlds infectious diseases
carbuncle		most common tickborne disease; rash at bite site; then flu like symptoms
acid fast		high fever, cough, and genral symptoms of pneumonia; microbes grow in water of AC cooling towers and water lines of many hospitals
food poisoning		flesh eating bacteria; infection grows rapidly; mortality rate exceeds 40%
impetigo		varies in size; binary fission, classified by shape and staining ability
typhoid fever		food poisoning; progressive flaccid paralysis for 1-10 days and may die from respiratory or cardiac failure
plague		caused by oral ingestion; 3 types discusses, stahpyococcal, salmonellosis; escherchia coli(ecoli)
tetanus		inflammation of the urethra not caused by gonorrhea; female inflmmation of the fallopian tubes
pneumonia		pustular infection; transmitted by direct contact or inhalation; results in septicemia; mortality is high; spores multiply in the lymp nodes; strikes primarily grazing animals
leprosy		infection of hair follicle; caused by staphylococcus aureus
botulism		pinkish red skin rash and a high fever
spiral		used to identify mycobacterium
otitis media		nonspecific term for a variety of GI disturbances; profuse watery diarrhea, dehydration
scarlet fever		obligately anaerobic; gram positive; common in soil contaminated with animal feces; results in sever muscle spasms
bacteria		cause of colitis and diarrhea following antibiotic usage; chief cause of nosocomial (hospital acquired) diarrhea
cystitis		spherical
clostridium difficile		starts as a red painful papule then undergoes necrosis leaving tender ulcer with raised borders; rabbit fever; deerfly fever
lyme disease		skin cells are infected and disfiguring nodules form all over the body; loss of sensation; derormation of the hand into a clawed form; hansens disease
q fever		red, inflamed skin; often with streaks
gonorrhea		boil; pus sorrounded by inflamed tissue
strep throat		males experience painful urniation and discharge of pus;females can result in PID and sterility
gram negative		death of soft tissue from loss of blood supply; perfringens organisms grow they ferment carbohydrates and produce gases that swell tissue
syphilis		curved shape with one or more twists
chlamydia		inflammation of the urinary bladder in females
gas gangrene		short period of arthritis and fever but may progress to inflammation of heart; occurs primarily in ages 4-18
pyleonephritis		disease of rats, transmitted by rat fleas; death within a weak; mortality is 50-75%
cellulitis		hardening of the inside of the heart; two types subacute and acute
coccus		not found in animals; spread in feces of humans; high fever and continuous HA; diarrhea appears once fever leaves
rheumatic fever		infection of the middle of the ear
shigellosis		tough grayish membrane that forms in the throat; swelling of the neck
furuncle		fishy odor and frothy discharge; nuisance more than a serious infection
bacterial meningitis		transmitted by sexual contact of all kinds; disease progresses thru 5 stages
anthrax		severe form of diarrhea; bacillary dysentery; four species
tularemia		caused by one of three bacteria; early symptoms similar to cold
tuberculosis		steptococcal pharyngitis
legionnaires disease		hard round deep inflammation of the tissue under the skin with sypmptoms of illness
folliculitis		honey colored, crusty lesions
gram positive		pneumococcal; high fever, breathing difficulty and chest pain
dental caries		rod shaped
bacillus		caused by rickettsias, 3 different types; epidemic, endemic; rocky mountain spotted fever
diptheria		oral bacteria convert sucrose into lactic acid attacking tooth enamel; tooth decay
endocarditis		rickettsia that survives airborne transmission; spread through feces of cattle