Title: Module 4 Infectious Disease
Course: DEH 2400 Oral Pathology > Section: Module 4 Infectious Disease

Introduction

Different types of bacteria, fungi, viruses, protozoa, and helminths are capable of causing infections in the human body. In order for an infection to occur, the individual must be susceptible to the microorganism and the microorganism must be capable of producing disease. Many of these diseases have oral manifestations.The dental hygienist should be knowledgeable of the clinical and oral manifestations of common infectious diseases.

Objectives

After completing this module the student will be able to:

- Describe the factors that allow opportunistic infection to develop.
- List two examples of opportunistic infections that can occur in the oral cavity.
- For each of the following infectious diseases, name the organism causing it, list the route or routes of transmission of the organism and the oral manifestations of the disease, and describe how the diagnosis is made: impetigo, tuberculosis, actinomycosis, syphilis (primary, secondary, tertiary), verruca vulgaris, condyloma acuminatum, and primary herpetic gingivostomatitis.
- Describe the relationship between streptococcal tonsillitis and pharyngitis and scarlet fever and rheumatic fever.
- Describe the clinical features of herpes labialis, recurrent intraoral herpes simplex infection, and minor aphthous ulcers.
- List and describe four forms of oral candidiasis.
- List four diseases associated with the Epstein-Barr virus.
- List two diseases caused by coxsackieviruses that have oral manifestations.
- List and describe the clinical appearance of five oral manifestations of HIV infection.

Reading and Resources

Textbook: Infectious Diseases pp. 118-153