Chapter 23 - Microbial Diseases Of Cardiovascular System

Question 1

Septicaemia is caused by

Answer 1

S.progenies and staph, pseudomonas

Question 2

Septicaemia symptoms

Answer 2

Fever, chills, laboured breathing, anxiety, lymphangitis

Question 3

Lymphangitis

Answer 3

Inflamed lymph vessel through arm or leg

Question 4

Septicaemia risks, causes

Answer 4

Can become sepsis or septic shock
-from wound, UTI or e-coli

Question 5

Puerperal sepsis

Answer 5

Childbirth fever from s.phosgene’s, transmitted to mother via physicians, nurse or attending
-progresses from uterine tissues to abdominal region
-used to be a common cause of death

Question 6

Rheumatic fever

Answer 6

Inflammation of heart valve
-mitral valve
-forms vegetation, destroying the hart valve

Question 7

Rheumatic fever risks and symptoms

Answer 7

-equal to strep throat (GAS)
-period of arthritis, fever, chest pain

Question 8

Anthrax is caused by

Answer 8

Bacillus anthracis

Question 9

Bacillus anthracis

Answer 9

-rod
-facilitated aerobic or obligate aerobe
-produce endospore with no lollypop shape
-found in soil and used as bio weapon

Question 10

Anthrax was discovered by

Answer 10

Robert Koch
-the disease of animals, in GI form
-by burning carcasses

Question 11

GI form of anthrax

Answer 11

Undercooked food, nausea, hemorrhages in GI—> septicemia
50% death

Question 12

Cutaneous form of anthrax

Answer 12

Enter through minor cuts
-cause crust lesions called eschar
-septicemia 20% death

Question 13

Pulmonary form of anthrax

Answer 13

Inhaled endoscope germination, chest pain, breathing difficulty
-septicemia 100% death
-survivors are disabled

Question 14

Treatment and vaccine for anthrax

Answer 14

-ciprofloaxein, penicillin, erythromycin
-vaccine: six doses in 18 months

Question 15

Anthrax produces three exotoxins

Answer 15

1. Protective toxin—> binds, entry
2. Lethal toxin—> phagocytic death
3. Edema toxin—> swelling

Question 16

Gangrene is caused by

Answer 16

Clostridium perifringes
-gas gangrene

Question 17

Gangrene

Answer 17

Necrotic tissue from cut off blood supply

Question 18

Gangrene susceptible and travel

Answer 18

Diabetic, abortions or gunshot wounds

Endospore, germination, deep cleaning can reduce spores

Question 19

Symptoms and toxin of gangrene

Answer 19

Symptoms: abrupt pain, swelling, ooze blood tainted fluid from ruptured vessels, blackening of tissue

Toxin: X toxin, attacks blood vessels, RBC and WBC, lecithin of cell membrane

Question 20

Why does swelling take place due to gangrene

Answer 20

Swelling from gas production H+ and CO2
-snap, crackle, pop noises and foul orders

Question 21

Spotted fever is caused by

Answer 21

Ricksetti ricksetti

Question 22

Spotted fever
-risk, differs form measles, symptoms

Answer 22

-makes its way to heart and destroys valves
-differs from measles as there is a rash on white parts of our bodies (soles of feet, hands)
-cause fever, rash (on white parts)

Question 23

HHSV-4 or Epstein BARR virus causes

Answer 23

BURKITTS LYMPHOMA

Question 24

BURKITTS lymphoma

Answer 24

-tug a war on lymphocytes
-fast growing tumour on jaw

Question 25

Latency of BURKITTS

Answer 25

Not latent in herpes virus, latent in B lymphocytes

Question 26

BURKITTS productive infection vs nonproductive

Answer 26

P- not latent N- latent

Question 27

Infectious mononucleosis

Answer 27

Spread through saliva -B lymphocytes are non productive

Question 28

Symptoms of infectious mononucleosis

Answer 28

-starts with fever sore throat, pus, EB in saliva for 18 months, 1.8 million college students fatigue

Question 29

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Answer 29

Cancer of nose and throat -b lymphocytes

Question 30

Chronic fatigue syndrome

Answer 30

Yuppie flu -extreme muscle fatigue -memory loss -swollen lymph nodes -rare death in ruptured spleen

Question 31

HHSV-5 or CMV (cytomegalovirus)

Answer 31

Retina degeneration, chronic in HIV pt -sexually transmitted through blood and saliva

Question 32

T cells in CMV

Answer 32

Infected cells swell and have inclusions -latent in T cells -causes Owl’s eyes

Question 33

CMV when transmitted across placenta

Answer 33

Causes mental retardatiion

Question 34

Treatment for CMV

Answer 34

Ganciclovir

Question 35

Malaria is caused by

Answer 35

Protozoa -plasmodium vivax

Question 36

Two hosts of malaria

Answer 36

Definitive - mosquitos Intermediate- human

Question 37

Malaria causes

Answer 37

Fever, vomiting, severe headaches, pain in muscles

Question 38

Fever phase of malaria -paroxyme cycle

Answer 38

Cold phase, hot phase, wet phase (drenched)

Question 39

Life cycle of malaria: mosquito bite—>

Answer 39

Sporozoite form—> though CV system to liver—> releases mature asexual merozoities in blood

Question 40

Life cycle of malaria: merozoites in blood

Answer 40

Attack RBC—> form ring stage, which will produce more merozoites—>cycle continues

Question 41

Life cycle of malaria: cycle continues

Answer 41

RBC dies and releases merozoites —> merozoites can become m/F gametes which cannot mature (wont spread at this point)

Question 42

Life cycle of malaria: m/F gametes created

Answer 42

Mosque bites—> zygote formation —> new sporozoites

Question 43

Malaria symptoms, smear, treatment

Answer 43

-enlarged spleen and liver, severe anemia -need blood smear -quinine drug