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Chapter 25: Blood And Lymph Infections Flashcards

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An enlarged tender lymph node
Characteristic of the plague and some STDs

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Bubo

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Uncontrolled release of Pro-inflammatory cytokines

Causes blood vessel leakage and may lead to shock

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Cytokine storm

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Condition in which clots form in small blood vessels throughout the body

Causing organ failure due to lack of O² and bleeding due to shortage of clotting proteins

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Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)

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Inflammation of the heart valves or lining of the heart chambers resulting from infection

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Infective Endocarditis

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Lymphangitis

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Inflammation of lymphatic vessels

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Sudden recurrence of worsening symptoms as seen in the cycle of chills, fever, and sweat from malaria

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Paroxysm

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Purple spots on the skin and mucos membrane caused by blood leakage from small blood vessels

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Petechiae

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Acute illness caused by an inflammation response that results when pathogens or their products circulate in the blood system

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Sepsis

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Range of effects that results from a systemic inflammatory response to a blood steam infection or circulating endotoxin; effects include fever, drop in blood pressure, and DIC

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Septic shock

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An infection of 1 or more heart valves or other surfaces of endocradium.

Predisposing factors

Indwelling catheters
Underlying heart defects / damaged valves

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Infective endocarditis

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Endocarditis causative agent(s)

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S. aureus, S. epidermidis, enterococci, & variety of Streptococcus

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Life threatening overreaction of the body’s normally beneficial inflammatory response

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Sepsis

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Starts from an infection in body tissues, macrophages release Pro-inflammatory cytokines in response to bacterial products

Complement activated

Uncontrolled inflammatory response

Leading to shock, hypoxia, and organ failure

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Sepsis

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Most common type of plague

Results for being bitten by infected flea

High fever and tender lymph nodes called Buboes

With out treatment it will worsen

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Bubonic plague

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This type of plague

Endotoxins from bacteria result in

High fever, shock, disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)

Leading to Red or Black patches

Gangrene of fingers and toes

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Septicemic plague

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This plague

Inhalation of respiratory droplets from infected individual or

When organsims in blood enter the lungs

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Pneumonic plague

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Yersinia pestis causes

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Plague

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Enlarged lymph nodes and
Rash called: Erythema margins (Bullseye) in 70-80%

This rash may also appear after a bite from a tick that doesn’t transmit this disease

Also, Headache, Muscle ache, fever , Flu-like malaise

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Lyme disease

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3 - 10 weeks after infection

Rashes varios body parts
Facial paralysis, sever headache, pain moving eyes

Rare cases impaired electrical conduction of heart

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Borrelia burgdorferi

Lymes disease

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Borrelia burgdorferi causes

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Lymes disease

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Borrelia burgdorferi is Spirochete morphology

What is unique about its chromosomes

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Linera shapped Presents multiple copies

Also, many plasmids

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Lipopolysaccharide is

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Endotoxin

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Black legged deer tick causes

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Lymes disease

B. burgdorferi

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Which stage of the deer tick life cycle is most responsible for transmitting lymes disease

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Nymph

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Early localized infection Bulls eye rash Early Disseminated infection Heart and nervous system involvement Late persistent infection Chronic arthritis & nervous system impairment
Borrelia burgdorferi Lymes disease
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This organism causes 95% of seafood associated deaths in the US
Vibro vulnificus
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Most cases of this are in the Gulf Coast Region but are expanding due to global warming
Vibro vulnificus
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Ingested this Bacterial disease is usually mild People with high iron levels, liver disease, immunodeficiency Experience bloodstream infection Fever, chills, skin blisters, sepis & shock, which is often fatal
Vibro vulnificus
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Broken skin entry Blood filled skin blisters called BULLAE develop, progressing to cellulitis and Necrotizing fasciitis
Vibro vulnificus
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Zoonotic disease transmitted multiple ways. Direct contact, arthropod bites, ingested, inhaled. Potential bioterrorism Category A
Francisella tularenis Tularemia (Rabbit/ Deer fly fever)
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Ulcerglandular is the most common type of Symptoms of this disease Results in an Ulcer at point of contact Regional enlarged lymph nodes Fever, headache, and chills
Tularemia (Rabbit/ Deer fly fever) Francisella tularensis
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This blood and lymph bacterial infection has 4 causative agents B. abortus (cattle) B. canis (dogs) B. melitenis (goats / sheep) B. suis (pigs)
Brucellosis Undulat fever / Bangs Disease
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Like Tularemia, this Bacteria is a bioterrorism weapon Category B
Brucella Undulant fever / Bangs disease
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Fevers come and go with this disease. Most people recover in 2 months without treatment but some develop chronic illness
Brucella Undulat fever / Bangs Disease
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An attenuated vaccine controls this disease in domestic animals
Brucellosis Undulat fever/ Bangs Disease
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Osteomyelitis is a rare but serious complication Most deaths occur due to Endocarditis or meningitis
Brucellosis Undulat fever/ Bangs Disease
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Plague is endemic among rodents and is transmitted to humans via...
Flea bites
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____ is the most common vector born illness in US
Lymes disease
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_____ infections may cause several diseases, particularly in people with High Iron / predisposing conditions
Vibro vulnificus
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_____ is a disease of wild animals transmitted to humans via exposure to their blood or tissues, or biting ticks / insects
Tularemia
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____ is most commonly a disease of domestic animals, transmitted to humans when individuals handle the animals' flesh or drink unpasteurized milk
Brucellosis
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Mononucleosis, Ebola, and Marburg are transmitted via...
Body fluids
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Yellow fever, dengue and sever dengue, chikungunya, and Zika are transmitted via
Mosquitoes
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Arthropod-borne RNA virus, carried by vectors such as mosquitoes
Arbovirus
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This viral disease is sometimes mistaken for leukemia
Infectious Mononucleosis Mono / kissing disease
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Epstein-Barr virus causes
Infectious mononucleosis
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Infectious mononucleosis from (Epstein-Barr virus) infects these cells
B lymphocytes
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(Latent or Productive) is the most common form of Infections Mononucleosis (Epstein-Barr virus)
Latent
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Pathogenesis Productive infection of epithelial cells of throat and salvia ducts, Productive and latent infection of B lymphocytes Hemmorage from ruptured spleen, rare but serious Spread by saliva Life Long reoccurring shedding of virus of latent infected individuals This VIRAL INFECTION OF THE BLOOD AND LYMPH
Infectious mononucleosis Epstein-Barr virus
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Ebola & Marburg virus both have a virus that shares their name Which family do they belong to
Filovirdae
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Pathogenesis Little is known Infect phagocytes as well as other cells Infection interfere with innate and adaptive immune response. Allowing virus to replicate quickly Blood clotting disrupted leading to Hemorrhaging
Ebola & Marburg disease
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Fruit bats in Africa are the likely reservoir for this Virus of the Blood and lymph system But it is unknown
Ebola & Marburg
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Is there a vaccine for Ebola and Marburg
Yes, but it's experimental
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Symptoms of this Viral Blood and Lymph infection Black vomit & jaundice
Yellow fever Family flavivirdea Arbovirus from mosquito bites
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Petechiae (Small purple spots on skin and mucous membranes) Travles to the liver (jaundice) Kidney failure Pathogenesis of....
Yellow fever
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Main reservoir for this Viral Blood infection is Primates in South America & Africa
Yellow fever
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Does yellow fever have a vaccine
Yes
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This arbovirus is aka Break Bone fever
Dengue
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Causative agents DENV1, DENV2, DENV3, DENV4
Dengue and sever dengue
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Details of the pathogenesis are not well understood because there are no animal models for the disease
Dengue
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A phenomenon in which previous formed antibodies of 1 serotype of a virus facilitate infection of a different serotype (ADE) Is the pathogenesis of this disease
Sever dengue
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The critical feature of ____ is plasma leakage caused by increased blood vessel permeability Viral infection
Sever dengue
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Aedas aegypti is the cause of these two viral infections
Dengue & yellow fever
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This viral disease causes bad posture in African people
Chikungunya
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Chikungunya Is a virus that causes bad posture. It is from this family
Togaviridae
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This viral disease causes Microcephaly
Zika
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Virus enter the body Fever, rash joint pain, RED EYES
Zika virus
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Can zika be spread by sex
Yes
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In general Asprins and non-steroidal pain pills should be avoided during a viral infection T or F
T
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This virus can involve damage to the fetus
Zika virus
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____ newly emerging disease that, like dengue, causes sever joint pain
Chikungunya
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____ is the most common vector born virus in the world, similar to, but milder than, yellow fever
Dengue
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This is a protozoan caused infection of Blood and Lymph
Malaria
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Signs Reconcurrent cycles of intense chills and fevers alternating with feeling healthy Causative agent 5 species of Plasmodium
Malaria
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Malaria can be transmitted person to person or by bite of infected Anopheles mosquitoes T or F
T
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Treatment for this protozoan disease is ACTs
Malaria
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____ is often spread from normal microbiota in people with indwelling catheters or heart abnormalities IV drug use
Infective endocarditis
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____ is an infectious-induced systemic inflammatory response, common in health care illnesss, underlying health issue often to blame
Sepsis
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___ is transmitted to humans from fleas. ____ is transmitted from person to person via aerosols If bacteria enters the bloodstream, _____ may occur
Bubonic plague Pneumonic plague Septicemic plague
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Aedes mosquito & monkeys The disease involves heart and blood vessels,fever, jaundice, hemorrhages Attenuated vaccine available Viral
Yellow fever
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Dengue vaccine is available for whom
People that already had dengue To prevent 2ndary more serious infection
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Erythema margins are associated with..
Lymes disease Bordetella burgdorferi

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