How can things too tiny to even be seen with our unassisted eyes have such profound effects on our bodies and our societies, and what can we do about those effects?
Klebsiella pneumoniae, a Gram-negative rod, implicated in pneumonia and urinary tract infections. Stained 23 September 2009, Bellevue College, by RST.
This e-Book provides a comprehensive foundation in microbiology for massage therapists, building upon the introductory anatomy information provided in the human systems e-Book. Completing the material in this e-Book will give the student a better grounding and more thorough understanding of natural microbiological processes in domains as diverse as health and disease, food science, and environmental adaptations. This material is prerequisite knowledge for massage educational objectives, as outlined by various stakeholders in the following table.
Massage educational objectives addressed by this e-Book
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Guidelines document |
Learning objective |
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College of Massage Therapists of British Columbia (CMTBC) Guidelines for Foundational Knowledge |
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Define and describe the pathogenesis of infectious diseases, the factors which influence infectious diseases and the common types of infectious diseases (bacterial, viral and fungal)
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Describe the defenses against infection
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Describe the infection by toxic organisms, invasive organisms, producing local damage or widespread effects
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Describe the mechanism of spread of infection within a host
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Describe how various factors affect the occurrence and spread of infection
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Describe how host factors affect the occurrence and spread of infection
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Define opportunistic infection
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Acquired heart defects
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opportunistic infection
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pyogenic bacterial infections – suppurative inflammation
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aerobic toxic infections
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microbial infections
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pyrogenic bacterial infections
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anaerobic toxic infections
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spirochete infections
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responses to viral infection: local, widespread, immune
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viral diseases
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fungal infections
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Infectious mononucleosis
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HIV/AIDS
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Cancer
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Spirochaete infections
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Viral diseases
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herpes virus
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papillomaviruses
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enteroviruses
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influenza viruses
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rhinoviruses
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Poliomyelitis
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Vaccination
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Fungal infections
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Pyogenic bacterial infections – suppurative inflammation
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staphylococcus
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streptococcus
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pneumococcus
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gonococcus
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meningococcus
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Anaerobic toxic infections
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Myobacterial infections
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Pulmonary infections
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acute and chronic bronchitis
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upper respiratory tract infections
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common cold
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sinusitis
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tonsillitis
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otitis media
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pharyngitis
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laryngitis
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lower respiratory tract infections
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Pneumonia (bronchial, lobar and viral)
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Viral hepatitis A, B, C, D, E, and G
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Define and describe disorders of the integumentary system
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Bacterial
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impetigo
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ecthyma
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cellulitis
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erysipelas
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folliculitis
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furuncles (abscess/boil)
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carbuncles
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hidradenitis supperativa
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Fungal
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Parasitic
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Viral
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warts
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molluscum contagiosum
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herpes simplex
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herpes zoster
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ITEC qualifications: International |
Objective |
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ITEC qualifications: UK |
Objective |
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Massage & Bodywork Licensing Examination (MBLEx) Content Outline |
Objective |
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Massage Therapy Body of Knowledge (MTBoK) |
Objective |
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National Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage (NCETM) Content Outline |
Objective |
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National Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCETMB) Content Outline |
Objective |
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National Certification for Advanced Practice (NCAP) test specifications report |
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Apply universal precautions
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