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Bacterial zoonoses I Flashcards

1
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What is the gram stain for bacillus anthracis?

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Gram positive

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What is the shape of bacillus anthracis?

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Rod

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Is bacillus anthracis aerobic or anaerobic?

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Aerobic

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4
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Does bacillus anthracis form spore?

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Yes

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What is the appearance of bacillus anthracis in culture?

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Long chains / pairs / single cells with “boxcar” ends

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6
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If you collect a sample from a patient with bacillus anthracis, will you see spores?

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Probably not

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What is the main virulence factor for bacillus anthracis?

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Protein capsule made of poly-D-glutamate

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What are the two toxins produced by bacillus anthracis?

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Lethal toxin and edema toxin

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What is the role of lethal toxin?

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Disrupts normal cellular signaling events leading to cell death, inflammation, and tissue damage

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What is the role of edema toxin?

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Activates adenylate cyclase, leading to increased cAMP levels, ion/water efflux, and edema

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What is the role of protective antigen in bacillus anthracis infection?

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  1. Acts like the B subunit of an A-B toxin; binds lethal and edema factors to form toxins then facilitates internalization of toxins 2. Binds to each factor to form the toxins
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What is the pathogenesis of bacillus anthracis?

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  1. Spores are inoculated, ingested, or inhaled 2. Spores germinate into vegetative cells that produce toxin
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13
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What are the features of a lesion caused by cutaneous anthrax?

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Small red painless papule that evolves into an vesicle then a necrotic ulcer with black center (eschar)

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What are the symptoms of (second stage) inhalation anthrax?

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Fever, drenching sweats, extreme dyspnea, cyanosis, lymphadenopathy, shock, death

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What is the treatment for cutaneous anthrax?

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Amoxicillin

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What is the treatment for inhalation anthrax?

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Doxycycline, ciprofloxacin + 2 other Abx

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What is the gram stain for brucella?

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Gram negative

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18
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What is the shape of brucella?

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Coccobacillus

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What is the pathogenesis of brucella?

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Intracellular pathogens - survive within phagosomes of macrophages and monocytes

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What is the transmission for brucellosis?

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Aerosol or ingestion - contaminated food (unpasteurized milk), direct contamination with infected animal

21
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What is the presentation for brucellosis?

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Acute undulating fever, joint pain, headache, drenching sweats

22
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What is the treatment for brucellosis?

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6 week or longer course of a tetracycline (doxycycline) + rifampin

23
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What is the gram stain for pasteurella multocida?

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Gram negative

24
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What is the shape of pasteurella multocida?

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Coccobacillus

25
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What are the virulence factors for pasteurella multocida?

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LPS and polysacccharide capsule (hyaluronic acid)

26
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In the US, how do pasteurellosis infections usually occur?

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Following scratch or bite of a cat or dog

27
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What is the treatment for pasteurellosis?

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Penicillin

28
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What is the gram stain for leptospira?

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Gram negative (weakly)

29
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What is the shape of leptospira?

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Spiral shaped with terminal hooks

30
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How is leptospira best visualized?

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Darkfield

31
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What is the pathogenesis of leptospirosis?

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Infects via cuts and mucous membrane exposure from contaminated water

32
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What are the two phases of leptospirosis?

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  1. Febrile, influenza-like 2. Disseminated
33
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What is the treatment for leptospirosis?

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Penicillin and ampicillin

34
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What is the gram stain for francisella tularensis?

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Gram negative

35
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What is the shape of francisella tularensis?

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Coccobacillus

36
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What is the pathogenesis of francisell tularensis?

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Intracellular pathogen of monocytes and macrophages - prevents phagolysosome fusion and acidification

37
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What is crucial for resolution of tularemia infection?

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CMI (macrophage activation)

38
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What are the virulence factors for francisella tularensis?

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Intracellular pathogen, polysaccharide capsule (strongest), LPS

39
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What is the vector for francisella tularensis?

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Hard-shell ticks

40
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What are the three major forms of tularemia?

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Skin, eye, lungs

41
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Patients with ulceroglandular tularemia will present with which symptoms?

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Red, swollen, painful, ulcerative papule and photophobia

42
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What is the treatment for tularemia?

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Gentamicin

43
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What is the gram stain for yersinia pestis?

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Gram negative

44
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What is the shape of yersinia pestis?

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Rod with bipolar Giemsa staining (“safety pin”)

45
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What stain is used for yersinia pestis?

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Giemsa

46
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What are the yersinia pestis virulence factors?

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Protein capsule, LPS, three plasmids

47
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The plasmids associated with yersinia pestis virulence carry what three major genes?

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Biofilm formation, enhanced resistance to macrophage killing, resistance to complement mediated lysis

48
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What is the treatment for bubonic plague?

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Streptomycin

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