Digestive System Infections (Microbiology)

Recall cards on the digestive system infections of microbiology. Anatomy and normal microbiota: the gastrointestinal tract from mouth to anus, the teeth and salivary glands, the small and large intestine, and the gut microbiota with their vitamin production, competitive exclusion, and the barriers of stomach acid, lysozyme, and mucus. Diseases of the mouth: dental caries, plaque and tartar, gingivitis and periodontitis, oral thrush, and mumps. Bacterial infections of the gastrointestinal tract: staphylococcal food poisoning, salmonellosis and typhoid fever, shigellosis, the pathogenic E. coli groups, cholera, Vibrio, Campylobacter, Helicobacter pylori and peptic ulcers, and Clostridioides difficile. Viral infections: rotavirus, norovirus, astrovirus, and hepatitis A through E. Protozoan infections: giardiasis, cryptosporidiosis, amoebiasis, and cyclosporiasis. And helminthic infections: roundworms, tapeworms, and flukes.