Selected Bacterial Diseases of the Digestive Systems
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Braintease001 on April 22, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Cavities (dental caries) | Causative Agent: Streptococcus mutans Clinical symptoms: Softening of tooth enamel, holes in tooth enamel |
| Gum disease (periodontal disease) | Causative Agent: Porphyromonas Clinical symptoms: Accumulation of plaque, inflammation of the gum |
| Staphylococcal food poisoning | Causative Agent: Staphylococcal aureus Clinical symptoms: Rapid onset of nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea |
| Shigellosis | Causative Agent: Shigella sp. Clinical symptoms: Diarrhea, fever, abdominal cramps, dysentery |
| Salmonellosis | Causative Agent: Salmonella enterica Clinical symptoms: Headache, chills, vomiting, and diarrhea |
| Typhoid fever | Causative Agent: Salmonella typhi Clinical symptoms: High fever, headache, diarrhea |
| Traveler's diarrhea | Causative Agent: Enterotoxigenic E. coli Clinical symptoms: Watery diarrhea |
| Pediatric diarrhea, traveler's diarrhea | Causative Agent: Enteroinvasive E. coli Clinical symptoms: Diarrhea, fever, dysentery |
| Pediatric diarrhea, traveler's diarrhea | Causative Agent: Enteropathogenic E. coli Clinical symptoms: Diarrhea, dysentery |
| Bloody diarrhea (hemorrhagic colitis) and kidney failure (hemolytic uremic syndrome) | Causative Agent: Enterohemorrhagic E. coli Clinical symptoms: Bloody diarrhea, blood in urine, kidney failure |
| Cholera | Causative Agent: Vibrio cholerae O:1 and O:139 Clinical symptoms: Watery diarrhea |
| Campylobacter gastroenteritis | Causative Agent: Campylobacter jejuni Clinical symptoms: Fever, abdominal cramps, diarrhea |
| Clostridium perfringens gastroenteritis | Causative Agent: Clostridium perfringens Clinical symptoms: Diarrhea |
| Peptic ulcers | Causative Agent: Helicobacter pylori Clinical symptoms: Stomach pains |
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