Acid Fast Flashcards
1
Q
Complexes important for mycobacterium
A
M. Avium (subcomplex paratuberculosis)
M. Tuberculosis (sub. Bovis)
M. Laprae
2
Q
Mycobacterium disease patterns
A
Tuberculosis
Leprosy
Johne’s disease
3
Q
Why is it hard to control m. Tuberculosis
A
Slow metabolism
Very slippery membrane that is hard for drugs to act on
4
Q
What does the illium of cattle with johne’s disease look like
A
Corrugated cardboard
5
Q
Johne’s disease is hard to get rid of because
A
Lots of cattle have it
High prevelance
6
Q
Treatment and control of tuberculosis
A
Surgical excision Quarantine Kill them all Pasteurize and colostrum and milk fed to cats No good treatment Comparative inoculation lumps
7
Q
Nocardia species
A
Asteroidea
Looks like a star
8
Q
Nocardia disease patterns
A
Dust into wounds
No transmission
Accesses
Draining lymph tracts
9
Q
Treatment and control of nocardia
A
Drain lesions
Antibiotics
