Transcript SPITTING: Rude behaviour, or biological warfare

SPITTING: Rude behaviour, or
biological warfare
Actinomyces is a normal part of our oral flora. It must
first gain access to the body’s tissues in order to cause
disease
Cervicofacial infections usually occur following an
injury to the mouth (e.g. dental work)
Thoracic infections occur as a result of infections
material from the teeth being aspirated
Is this why Dr. Colby won’t kiss me?
Abdominal infection is associated with surgery, trauma
and acute perforative gastrointestinal disease
Female pelvic infections have been associated with IUD’s
in recent years.
BOTTOM LINE: As long as you don’t have any extra
holes in your body, actinomyces isn’t a real problem. If it
finds a way in though, watch out boy, cause you’ve got
problems
Nocarida is like “the Man”, it’s
everywhere
Found in soil (not dirt, soil) and organic
material all over the world
Infection is usually the result of inhalation of
airborne bacteria or through an open wound
Is everyone as vulnerable to Nocardia as they
are to “the Man”?
Although a few cases of nacardiosis have been
diagnosed in non-immunocompromised
individuals, in the vast majority of cases it is
associated with an immune dysfunction
(either primary or secondary. Yeah, that’s right, I’m
bringing in material from other lectures, so just
pipe down about it)