Flashcards in Lecture 23 - Ch 34 Vectorborne & Soilborne Microbial Pathogens Deck (28)
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Animal disease transmissible to humans
zoonosis
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diseases in animals present endemically in certain populations
enzootic
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incidences of diseases in animals reach epidemic proportions
epizootic
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A negative-strand RNA virus that causes rabies
Rhabdovirus
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a member of the Bunyaviridae, enveloped, segmented, negative-strand RNA viruses that causes hemorrhagic fever
Hantavirus
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small bacteria that have strict intracellular existence in vertebrates
rickettsias
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what are the three groups of Rickettsias
(1) typhus group, (2) spotted fever group, and (3) ehrlichiosis group
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Transmitted by the body or head louse bite that gets contaminated with louse feces
typhus
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Transmitted by dog and wood ticks
spotted fever group
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this disease has Flu-like symptoms include fever, headache, malaise, and leukopenia or thrombocytopenia
ehrlichiosis
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the most famous disease caused by Borellia
lyme disease
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what are the 3 stages of Lyme Disease?
1) localized infection
2) disseminated infection
3) persistent infection
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in which stage of lyme disease do you see a "target" bite site?
Stage 1
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in which stage of lyme disease does the bacteria leave the site and enter the bloodstream?
Stage 2
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disease transmitted by Anopheles mosquitoes as vectors
malaria
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Diagnosis of this disease requires identification of Plasmodium-infected erythrocytes in blood smears
Malaria
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seasonal disease carried by mosquitoes
West Nile Virus
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___________ has caused more human deaths than any other infectious disease except for malaria and tuberculosis
Pandemic plague
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what causes plague?
Yersinia pestis
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which plague killed 60% of the human population?
Black plague
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What was the first recorded plague?
Plague of Justinian
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What are the 3 mechanisms that fungi cause disease?
1) allgergic response
2) mycotoxins
3) infections
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Fungi colonize the hair, skin, or nails and infect only the surface layers
superficial mycoses
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Fungi colonize deeper layers of skin
subcutaneous mycoses
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Fungal growth in internal organs of the body
systemic mycoses
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__________can be especially serious in individuals with an impaired immune system
Fungal infections
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which bacteria causes lockjaw
clostridium tetani
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