Lecture 5: Emerging and Reemering Infectious Diseases Flashcards

1
Q

What are the three examples of emerging diseases?

A

Leptospirosis
Lyme disease
Cryptosporidiosis

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2
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Describe the morphology of leptospira

A

Gram negative
Obligate aerobe
Motile
2 motors

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3
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What is the main type of leptospira?

A

Interrogans

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4
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What infections does letospira interrogans cause?

A

Leptospirosis and Weils disease

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5
Q

How do you treat leptospira?

A

Antibiotic treatment
Server specific vaccine
Tetracycline

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6
Q

What insect causes Lyme disease?

A

Ticks

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7
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What species causes Lyme disease?

A

Borrelia burgdorferi

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8
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What is the morphology of Borrelia burgdorferi?

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Helical cell shape
Periplasmic flagella
One large linear chromosome

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9
Q

What plasmid is necessary of Borrelia infection?

A

Ip25

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10
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What are symptoms of Lyme disease?

A

Fatigue
Fever
Muscle and joint cramp
Skin lesions

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