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What are the two strains of klebsiella of vet importance.

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  1. K. pneumoniae

2. K. oxytoca

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Where is Klebsiella found normally

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Water, soil, GIT

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T/F. Klebsiella is coliform

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T

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Klebsiella is important in what type of infection?

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Nosocomial

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T/F Klebsiella is zoonotic

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T

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C/S of klebsiella

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  1. Vaginitis
  2. infertility
  3. abortion
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Many horses that consume too little colostrum obtain what type of klebsiella

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Umbilical

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Klebsiella causes what type of infectionin cattle

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mastitis

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how do you Tx klebsiella

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Hard to tx
amoxy + clav
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Ceftiofur!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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What are the 3 spp. of Yersinia that are zoonotic

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  1. Y. pestis
  2. Y. pseudotuberculosis
  3. Y. enterocolitica
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What spp. of Yersinia can dogs, cats, and humans get?

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Y. pestis

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What does Y. pestis caiuse in humans

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Black plague

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What is the reservoir for Y. pestis

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Fleas of rodents

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one of the first epidemiologists, demographer and statistician through the study of the great plague in london

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John Graunt

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What are the virulence factors of Y. pestis

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  1. Capsule
  2. Toxins
  3. Iron acquisition
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Y. pestis endemic areas

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  1. Western US
  2. South Asia
  3. South west africa
  4. South america
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How is Y. pestis transmitted

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  1. fleas
  2. airborne
  3. oral
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How is Y. pestis transmitted to cats

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consumption of infected prey

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c/s of Y. pestis in cats

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  1. Fever
  2. depression
  3. Sneezing
  4. cough
  5. CNS
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How do you Dx Yersinia pestis

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  1. culture
  2. pcr
  3. serology
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How do you Tx Y. pestis

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T/F Y. pseudotuberculosis is zoonotic

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VFs of Y. pseudotuberculosis

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  1. Cell wall
  2. Adhesions
  3. Toxins
  4. Fe uptake
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What is the importance of the cell wallin Y. pseudotuberculosis

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Transmission of Y.pseudotuberculosis in humans
Oral
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Where does Y. pseudotuberculosis reside in humans
Lymphoid tissue in intestine and mesenterial ln.
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Y. pseudotuberculosis infection cause in humans
Colic
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How is Y. pseudotuberculosis transmitted in birds and rodents
oral
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Where is Y. pseudotuberculosis found in animals
Lymphoid tissue in intestine and mesenterial ln.
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What does Y. pseudotuberculosis cause in birds and rodents
Sepsis
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Where does Y. pseudotuberculosis replicate in birds and rodents?
blood
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What are the two diseases caused by Y. pseudotuberculosis in Passeriformes
Fat liver dz and rodentiosis
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how is Y. pseudotuberculosis transmitted to passeriformes
Wild birds and rodents
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C/S of fat liver dz
apathy anorexia D+
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C/S of chronic fat liver dz
wt loss and resp. distress
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Where are acute lesions from Y. pseudotuberculosis found
Lg. spleen with necrosis
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What do subacute lesions from Y. pseudotuberculosis look like?
Lg spleen with necrosis Large liver with necrosis necrosis on caeca and lungs
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how do you Dx Y. pseudotuberculosis in passeriformes
culture
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What are the two DDx of Y. pseudotuberculosis in passeriformes
Salmonella | mycobacteria
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How do you Tx Y. pseudotuberculosis in passeriformes
Antimicrobials
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What does Y. enterocolitica cause in animals
ileitiss and gastro-enteritis
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What does Y. enterocolitica cause in humans
Colic and D+
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Where does Y. enterocolitica colonize?
Terminal ileum
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Serotype __ has a cross reaction with Brucellosis serology
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Swarming bacterium that are facultative symbionts
Proteus
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What does proteus cause in dogs
Ear infections and cytstitis
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Rods common in dog ears
Proteus
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What type of environment does proteus like?
warm, moist
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What are the primary pathgens of otitis in dogs
S. pseudointermedius | M. pachydermatis

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