Exam 3 Cardiovascular/systemic Diseases Flashcards
(34 cards)
What organism causes septicemia
Various organisms
What organism causes endocarditis
Strep. Sangius (mouth infx), strep mutans (cavities), strep anginosus (osteomyelitis/deep abcess), strep bovis (colon cancer)
What organism causes rheumatic fever/heart disease
Strep pyogenes
What organism causes bubonic plague
Yersinia pestis
What organism causes pneumonic plague
Yersinia pestis
What organism causes lyme disease
Borrelia burgdorferi
What organism causes relapsing fever
Borelia recurrantis + other various borelia
What organism causes infectious mononucleosis
Epstein barr virus (HHV-4)
What organism causes cytomegalovirus
Cytomegalovirus (HHV-5)
What organism causes malaria
Plasmodium falciparium (most severe), P.vivax (MC), P. Ovale, P. Malariae
What organism causes chaga’s disease
Trypanosoma cruzi
What organism causes lymphatic filariasis
Wuchereria bancrofti
What is another name for brucellosis
Undulant fever
What is another name for tularemia
Rabbit fever
What is another name for bubonic plague
Black death
What is another name for the different relapsing fevers
Borelia recurentis = louse borne relapsing fever, various borelia = endemic relapsing fever
What is another name for infectious mononucleosis
Kissing disease
What is another name for malaria’s plasmodium falciparium
Blackwater fever
What is another name for chaga’s disease
Kissing bugs
What is another name for schistosomiasis
Bilharzia/snail fever
What type of vector is associated with bubonic plague
Flea bite
What type of vector is associated with lyme disease
Tick vector
What type of vector is associated with the different relapsing fever causes
Borelia recurrentis = human body louse vector, various borelia = soft tick vector
What type of vector is associated with tularemia
Infected tick vector
