Lecture 21 Flashcards
(20 cards)
True or false: Leptospirosis is zoonotic
True
The reservoirs of Leptospirosis
All mammals, birds and reptiles
The causative agent of Leptospirosis
A bacterial spirochete Leptospira
How does Leptospirosis attach to things?
They have a hook (corkscrew) to attatch
Leptospira is shed in ____ and (does/does not) replicate outside the host
Urine; does not
There are over ___ serovars
200
The primary reservoir host for certain serovars is…
The vole (a small mouse that lives in dirt)
True or false: cats are resistant to Leptospirosis
True
One common cause of Leptospirosis is…
Moon blindness- inflammation of the anterior uveitis
The vole can shed Leptospirosis in…
The urine
The spirochete for Leptospirosis likes to colonize in…
The kidney and liver
Outbreaks of Leptospirosis are commonly seen following…
Natural diasters
How can the Leptospirosis bacteria enter an animal’s body?
Trough an abrasion in the skin or via mucous membranes, bite wounds, ingestion of infected meat, or drinking from an infected puddle
Occupations at risk of Leptospirosis are…
Veterinarians, slaughterhouse workers, farmers, sewer workers, and persons working on condemned buildings
Clinical signs of acute Leptospirosis
renal failure with or without hepatic involvement, and icteric
CBC findings of Leptospirosis
Thrombocytopenia, leukocytosis, decreased RBC, increased BUN and Creatine, and increased ALT
What does MAT stand for and what does it mean?
Microagglutination testing; serum preferred over ELISA
After Penicillin is used to stop reproduction of Leptospirosis, what drug is used to clear Lepto from the kidneys?
Doxycycline or Tetracycline
True or false: After recovery, dogs cannot shed Lepto in their urine
False; even after full recovery, dogs may shed it in their urine for months or years
The best preventative for Lepto is…
Yearly vaccination
