(Part 2) 2.21.2 Borrelia Flashcards
What is the atm requirement for Borrelia?
Microaerophilic
Borrelia stains well with Gram stain
T or F
F
Giemsa dyes
MOT for Borrelia
Ticks or lice (Arthropod)
Which of the following Borrelia is the agent for Tick borne relapsing fever?
a. B. recurrentis
b. B. hermsii & B.parkeri
c. B. burgdorferi
b
Which of the following Borrelia is the agent for Louse-borne relapsing fever?
a. B. recurrentis
b. B. hermsii & B.parkeri
c. B. burgdorferi
a
Which of the following Borrelia is the agent for Lyme disease?
a. B. recurrentis
b. B. hermsii & B.parkeri
c. B. burgdorferi
c
Which of the following Borrelia has a vecto Pediculus humanus (Human body louse)?
a. B. recurrentis
b. B. hermsii & B.parkeri
c. B. burgdorferi
a
Which of the following Borrelia has a vector Isxodes pacificus, Ixodes scapularis
a. B. recurrentis
b. B. hermsii & B.parkeri
c. B. burgdorferi
c
Which of the following Borrelia has a vector Ornithodoros hermsii and Ornithodoros parkeri
a. B. recurrentis
b. B. hermsii & B.parkeri
c. B. burgdorferi
b
Most common vector borne disease in US and Europe?
Lyme disease
Dramatic onset with a high fever, muscle and bone pain and confusion
Hepatosplenomegaly and jaundice are possible clinical signs
Relapsing fever
3 stages of lyme disease
Development of chronic arthritic or acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans
a. 1st
b. 2nd
c. 3rd
c
3 stages of lyme disease
Formation of erythema migrans
a. 1st
b. 2nd
c. 3rd
a
3 stages of lyme disease
Occurs after weeks to months of infection which may include arthritis, neurologic disorders and carditis
a. 1st
b. 2nd
c. 3rd
b
This condition has a characteristics or red, ring-shaped skin lesion with a central clearing that appears at the site of the tick bite
a. Hard Chancre
b. Soft Chancre
c Erythema nodosum
d. Erythema migrans
d
