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what is required for growth of legionella?
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l-cysteine
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where does legionella live?
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in amoebas in water (more commonly found in water heaters)
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how is legionella spread?
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by inhalation of bacteria into lungs
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how do you treat legionella?
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macrocodes, tetracyclines, or respiratory fluoroquinolones (legionella)
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what type of bacteria is chlamydia?
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obligate intracellular parasite
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what is chlamydia and mycoplasma pneumonia treated with?
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macrocodes, tetracyclines, or respiratory fluoroquinolones
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how is chlamyida pneumonia diagnosed?
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culture or NAAT
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What bacteria causes trachoma in the eye and/ or genitourinary epithelium?
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chlamydia trachomatis
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what bacteria can cause blindness in babies or infertility of women?
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chlamydia trachomatis (blindness/gen)
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how is mycoplasma pneumonia spread?
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droplets
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae can cause ________________ disease.
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extrapulmonary
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what 3 bacteria are spirochetes?
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treponema pallidum
borrelia burgdorferi
letospira
borrelia burgdorferi
letospira
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what does treponema pallidum cause?
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syphilis
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what does borrelia burgdorferi cause?
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Lyme disease
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what does leptospira cause?
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zoonosis
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what bacteria has inner and outer membranes?
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treponema pallidum
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syphilis will only grow in _______.
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people
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how do you cure syphillis?
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1 IM shot of penicillin
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what bacteria cause mutiorgan/stage disease?
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syphilis (multiorgan/stage)
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae can cause
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SJS
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How is leptospirosis transmitted?
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rodents and water