PPT-Corynebacterium Diphtheria

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Sami Ayotte What is it It is a Grampositive aerobic nonmotile toxinproducing rodshaped bacteria that is typically found in soil Signs and Symptoms Bluish coloration

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Sami Ayotte What is it It is a Grampositive aerobic nonmotile toxinproducing rodshaped bacteria that is typically found in soil Signs and Symptoms Bluish coloration of the skin. 8th. Video. https://. www.youtube.com/watch?v=poK8YMA2RtQ. Definition. A bacterial disease caused by the bacterium . Corynebacterium. . diphtheriae. . . It . affects mucous membranes of throat and nose. . . acute infectious disease. . Corynebacterium. . diphtheriae. . bacilli multiply in throat produce . exotoxin. caused. . - form grayish / yellowish membrane- false membrane. . - congestion, . Prepared by . Assit.Prof.Dr. . . Najdat. . B.Mahdi. Corynebacteria. are 0.5–1 . μm. in diameter and several micrometers. . long. Characteristically, they possess irregular swellings at one end that give them the . Reghu. Assistant Professor. Dept. of Community medicine. REACTIONS. Fever and mild local reactions . fever . of 39 deg. C or higher,. swelling . and . induration or . pain lasting more than 48 hours. . infected personÕs nose, throat, eyes and/or skin lesions. FACT: Nearly one out of every 10 people who get diphtheria will die from it. FACT: Diphtheria can lead to breathing problems, and sometimes 15 NOTIFIABLE The disease Diphtheria is an acute infectious disease affecting the upper respiratory tract, and occasionally the skin, caused by the action of diphtheria toxin produced by toxig ture wounds. This is why we get a Tetanus vaccine when we step on a dirty nail. Tetanus causes painful tightening of the muscles all over the body. It is also called lockjaw because it can lead to By Ass. Nader . Alaridah. . MD,PhD. CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE . C. diphtheriae . causes diphtheria . Other Corynebacterium species (. diphtheroids. ) are implicated in opportunistic infections.. CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE . Non-spore formers. Corynebacterium , Listeria, . Actinomyces. & . Nocardia. Assist. Prof. Shaima’a Al-Salihy . Learning Objectives: . After this lab. You must be able to:. Distinguish between . Eisenberg T, Kutzer P, Peters M, Sing A, Contzen M, Rau J. Nontoxigenic tox-bearing Corynebacterium ulcerans Infection among Game Animals, Germany. Emerg Infect Dis. 2014;20(3):448-452. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2003.130423. Vitek CR, Wharton M. Diphtheria in the Former Soviet Union: Reemergence of a Pandemic Disease. Emerg Infect Dis. 1998;4(4):539-550. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0404.980404. Dr. . Kalyan. Diphtheria . Epidemiology : . Organism:. Gram Positive bacillus, Corynebacterium diphtheriae. . Source of infection. : Secretions and discharge from infected person or carrier. . DEPT OF PATHOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY . SKHMC. Clinically important Gram positive bacilli. Bacillus. Clostridium. Corynebacterium. Spore forming. Bacillus. Clostridium. Non spore forming. . Corynebacterium. . diphtheriae. . Listeria. . . Bacillus . anthracis. Propionibacterium acnes . Prof. . Dr.Nada. . Khazal. K. Hindi. . Corynebacterium . diphtheriae. Corynebacteria. are small, slender, . pleomorphic.

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