Disease of Cardiovascular/Lymphatic Flashcards
(79 cards)
Peuperal Sepsis is most often associated with infection cause by _________.
Streptococcus pyogenes
Infectious mononucleosis is cause by _________.
Epstein-Bar Virus
Inflammation of the heart muscle caused by an autoimmune complication of infection with Group A strep is _________.
Rheumatic Fever
The blood flukes are classified as belonging to what particular genus of trematode?
Schistosoma
Cutaneous allergic reactions to cercaria of the certain avian Schistosomes is referred to as _________.
Swimmers Itch
Erythema Chronicum Migrans is the characteristic lesion of _________.
Lyme Disease
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is caused by what organism?
Rickettsia rickettsiae
Yersinia pestis is the etiologic agent of _________.
Plague
The human body louse serves as the vector of what disease?
Typhus
Lyme Disease is caused by _________.
Borrelia burgdorferi
Domestic cats are the normal definitive hosts for what parasitic disease?
Toxoplasmosis
Malaria is caused by _________.
Plasmodium spp.
The vector of bubonic plague is _________.
Xenopsylla cheopsis
A disease characterized by proliferation of monocytes and commonly transmitted via saliva _________.
Infectious mononucleosis
Borrelia hermsii is known to cause _________.
Relapsing Fever
Human herpesvirus 4 causes a nasopharyngeal carcinoma in AIDS patients referred to as _________.
Burkitt’s Lymphoma
Acute bacterial endocarditis is usually caused by _________.
Staphylococcus aureus
A facultative organism commonly introduced by the bite of dogs and cats is _________.
Pasteurella multocida
Cat Scratch Disease is caused by _________.
Bartonella henselae
Brucella spp. are the cause of _________.
Undulating Fever
Spirillum minor is known to cause _________.
Rat Bite Fever
The vector of Lyme disease is _________.
Ticks
What is the most dangerous form of plague as far as spread of the disease?
Pheumonic
Childbirth Fever is also referred to as _________.
Pueperal Sepsis