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Chapter 23 Flashcards

1
Q

The _____ system is very important in eliminating the different infections of the body. Plasma will leak into this system and go through the filtering system

A

Lymphatic

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2
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What is the down side of the lymphatic system?

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Diseases can be easily spread through the entire body

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This is when there is persistent pathogens or their toxins in the blood

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Septicemia

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4
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_____ _____ _____ ____ or SIRS is characterized by an elevated heart rate, high respiratory rate, abnormal WBC count and elevated or lowered body temperature

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Systemic inflammation response syndrome

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5
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This is sepsis and decreased blood pressure

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Severe Sepsis

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6
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This is sepsis and uncontrolled decrease in blood pressure

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Septic Shock

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7
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Inflammation of lymph nodes

A

Lymphangitis

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8
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This is when endotoxins cause blood pressure to decrease. Antibiotics can worsen the condition by increased permeability

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Endotoxin shock

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9
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This is also known as childbirth fever, _______ _____ is transmitted to mother during childbirth by attending physicians and midwives

A

Puerperal Sepsis

Streptococcus pyogene

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10
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This man connected the fact that the dying mothers in childbirth weren’t making it because of poor hygiene of people who were delivering the babies (not washing hands)

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Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis

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11
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Bacterial infections of the heart can cause _____ which is the inflammation of the endocardium (or the inside lining of the heart)

A

Endocarditis

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12
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This causes heart valve damage, it is the inflammation of the heart valves and joints, it is an autoimmune complication of Streptococcus pyogenes infections (complication of strep throat)

A

Rheumatic fever

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13
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The major criteria for diagnosis of rheumatic fever included
\_\_\_\_\_\_ in several joints
heart \_\_\_\_\_\_
\_\_\_\_\_ under skin
Rapid jerky movements
and skin \_\_\_\_
A

Arthritis
inflammation
nodule
rash

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14
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Prior to the broad availability of penicillin, ______ ____ was a leading cause of death in children and one of the leading causes of acquired heart disease in adults

A

Rheumatic Fever

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15
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______ or Undulant Fever is caused by gram negative rods that grow in phagocytes, fever spikes to 40 C every evening, transmitted from contact milk from infected animals or contact with those animals, You can also get infected with this if you consume unpastruized products from other countries

A

Brucellosis

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16
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You can get this from working around farm animals, it is difficult to treat, it is more common in countries that do not have high standards and effective public health

A

Brucellosis or Undulant fever

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17
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What does Undulant fever mean?

A

It fluctuates up and down

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18
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The causative agent of the plague is ____ _____

A

Yersina pestis

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19
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What is the vector of the plague?

A

Rat flea

Xenopsylla cheopis

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What are the usual reservoirs of the plague?

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Rats, Ground squirrels, prairie dogs

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21
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This is plague is caused by by bacterial growth in blood and lymph causes “bubaes” which are swollen lymph glands that have a specific smell

A

Bubonic Plague

22
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This is plague is characterized by septic shock and black death

A

Septicemia Plague

23
Q

This plague is characterized by bacteria in the lungs, person to person transmission

A

Pneumonic Plague

24
Q

What are common symptoms of the plague?

A 
Sudden chills
weakness
swollen red and extremely painful lymph nodes
trouble breathing
coughing up blood
25
Q

The causative agent of Lyme disease is ___ _____

A

Borrelia burgdorferi

26
Q

What is the reservoir for lyme disease?

A

deer

27
Q

What is the vector for lyme disease?

A

Deer tick

28
Q

What is the first symptom of lyme disease?

A

Bulls-eye rash

29
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What is the second phase of symptoms for lyme disease?

A

Irregular heartbeat

encephaltitis

30
Q

What is the third phase of symptoms of lyme disease?

A

Arthritis

31
Q

What animal does a tick feed on before it gives the disease to humans?

A

Rat

32
Q

The _____ tick is eager to feed on a mammal because once infected its throat is inflamed and is constantly eating then throwing up, making it hungry and wanting to feed on more hosts

A

Lyme disease

33
Q

Lymphatic Filariasis is caused by the parasitic round worm ______ _____

A

Wuchereia Bancrafri

34
Q

How is Lymphatic Filariasis transmitted?

A

Mosquitos

35
Q

When mosquitos transmit Lymphatic Filariasis, they damage ____ and ____

A

Vessels and glands

36
Q

After years of infestation, ___, ____ and ____ will swell and distort

A

Arms
Legs
Scrotum

37
Q

What are four protozoan diseases that affect the lymph system?

A

Toxoplasmosis
Changas
African Trypanosomiasis
Malaria

38
Q

This is also called american trypanosomiasis or the kissing bug

A

Chagas

39
Q

What is the causative agent of Chagas disease?

A

Trypanosoma cruzi

40
Q

What are the reservoir for Chagas?

A

Rodents
Opossums
Aramadillos

41
Q

What is the vector for Chagas?

A

Reduviid bug

42
Q

The _____ bug is attracted to CO2 so will bite around lips when you are sleeping

A

Reduviid bug

43
Q

What are common symptoms of Chagas disease?

A

Fever, Swelling of one eye, swollen red area at site of infection

44
Q

EHF or ____ ____ ___ is caused by the Ebola retrovirus

A

Ebola hemorraghic fever

45
Q

Ebola is limted to regions of _____ and is a very deadly disease with a 90% mortality rate

A

Africa

46
Q

Ebola is transmitted through _____ ____ contact

A

Bodily Fluid

47
Q

What are some early symptoms of Ebola?

A

Fever, Severe headache, jaundice, coma, shock

48
Q

What are some increasingly serve symptoms of Ebola?

A

Stomach pain
Chest pain
Severe weight loss
massive hemorrhaging from many sites

49
Q

What is an example of a leukocyte?

A

WBC

50
Q

What is an example of a lymphocyte?

A

T cell

B cell

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