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Microbial Diseases of The Skin and Eyes

                                      Brandi Moore 
Horizontales
Kolpiks’ spots (red spots) on the oral mucosa opposite molars.
Many produce coagulases: Enzyme that clots fibrin in the blood; used to identify types of staphylococci.
Caused by herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) infects cornea and may cause blindness
Self-limiting rash acquired in swimming pools.
Amoeba transmitted via water and soil.
Caused by Chlamydia trachomatis; bacterium that grows as an obligate intracellular parasite.
Usually develop as cold sores or fever blisters not the cause of canker sores
Fetal damage; deafness; heart defects; mental retardation; fifteen percent mortality Prevented by the MMR vaccine; not recommended for pregnant women.
Reye's Syndrome: severe complications of chickenpox; vomiting and brain dysfunction; aspirin use increases risk.
Lay eggs (nits) on the hair and attach to the shafts. Treatment with topical insecticides (permethrin or pyrethrin); Malathion, lindane, or ivermectin are used in cases of resistance; fined tooth combs; professional removal services in some cities.
Transmitted to a newborn's eyes during passage through the birth canal. Prevented by treated a newborn's eyes with antibiotics.
Infection causes permanent scarring; scars abrade the cornea, leading to blindness; secondary infections can also be a factor.
Verticales
Inflammation of the cornea, bacterial (US) Fusarium and Asperigillus (Africa and Asia)
S. pyogenes infects the dermal layer of the skin it starts as a rash; causes local tissue destruction and sepsis, it appears first on the face and is often preceded by streptococcal sore throat and it is still sensitive to antibiotics.
Produces exo- and endotoxins; grows in biofilms; health care associated infections.
Skin cells shed in high amounts in the hair follicles and combine with sebum; causes blockage; whitehead forms as sebum accumulates; blackhead forms in protrudes through the skin and lipid oxidation occurs.
Opportunistic in burn patients and cystic fibrosis patients (biofilm) Resistant to many antibiotics
M proteins: external to the cell wall; allow adherence and immune system avoidance.
Transmitted via the respiratory route, moves into the blood stream, and infects the skin within 10 days.
Endemic to small animals in Africa that jumps from animals to humans.
Reactivation of the latent varicella-zoster virus that moves along peripheral nerves to the skin.
Caused by Sarcoptes scabiei mites; burrow in the skin to lay eggs. Causes inflammatory skin lesions.
Papillomas: small skin growths; transmitted via contact; caused by papillomavirus; more than 50 types; some cause skin and cervical cancers; treated with cryotherapy, electrodesiccation, or salicylic acid.