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Leptospira, Babesia, zoonooses Flashcards

1
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Rats and prarie dogs are reservoirs

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Plague (Yersinis pestis)

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Only rickettsial organism that doesn’t cause rash

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Coxiella burnetti

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Chubby safety pins

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Yersinia pestis (plague)

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2
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Q fever

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Coxiella burnetti

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3
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Spreads rapidly in skin and subQ tissue

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Pasturella (cellulitis, osteomyelitis)

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4
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Swollen, inflammed lymph node

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Bubo (Yersinia pestis)

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5
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How is the agent of relapsing fever transmitted?

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Via body lice

(Borrelia recurrentis)

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5
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Morulae

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Erlichiosis, Anaplasmosis

(Berry-like intracytoplasmic inclusions)

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5
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Asplenia increases risk of infection

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Babesiosis

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6
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Forms spores

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Coxiella burnetti

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8
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Fever, azotemia, hemorrhage, anemia, jaundice

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Weil disease

(icterohemorrhagic leptospirosis)

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8
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Localize in reticuloendothelial cells

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Brucella (undulant fever)

Francisella (tularemia)

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9
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Plague

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Yersinia pestis

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10
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What are the symptoms of leptospirosis?

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Flu-like sx, conjuncivitis without exudate, jaundice, photophobia

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10
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Epidemic vs endemic typhus

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Epidemic = Rickettsia prowasekii, lice

Endemic = Rickettsia typhus, fleas

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11
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What are some vectors of Campylobacter jejuni besides humans?

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Puppies, livestock (undercooked meat)

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12
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Rash that starts at wrist and ankles and spreads to palms and soles

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RMSF (Rickettsia rickettsii)

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12
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Granulocytes with morula

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Anaplasma

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12
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Symptoms of babesiosis?

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Fever, hemolytic anemia

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13
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Rash that starta on trunk and spreads to limbs but spares palms and soles

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Typhus

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14
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Mandatory 72 hour quarantine

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Yersinia pestis (plague)

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15
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Only rickettsial organism with no arthropod vector

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Coxiella burnetti

(Aerosols!!)

17
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How are Leptospira transmitted?

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Water contaminated with animal urine

17
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Maltese cross

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Babesiosis

18
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Cellulitis, osteomyelitis

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Pasturella (G- coccobacillus)

Spread via cat and dog bites

19
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Photosensitivity, jaundice, flu-like sx, conjunctival suffusion

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Leptospirosis

19
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Monocytes with morula

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Ehrlichiosis

21
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How is the agent of Q fever transmitted?

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Aerosols of livestock placenta

23
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In what demographic is leptosprosis prevalent?

A

Surfers, Hawaiins

(transmitted in water)

24
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Babesiosis

(notice the maltese crosses)

25
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Rickettsia prowazekii

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Epidemic typhus (lice)

26
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Undulent fever

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Brucellosis

27
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Under what classification of bugs do Leptospira fall?

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Spriochetes

28
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Ticks, rabbits, deer fly

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Tularemia

29
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Where is babesiosis prevalent?

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Northeastern US

31
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Parrots

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C. psittaci

32
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Cat and dog bites

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Pasturella (cellulitis, osteomyelitis)

Bartonella henslae (Cat scratch fever)

33
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Killed vaccine for high-risk population

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Yersinia pestis (plague)

35
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How is the agent of unduldent fever transmitted?

A

Unpasteurized dairy

(Brucella)

37
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Fleas

A

Rickettsia typhus (endemic typhus)

Yersinia pestis (plague)

39
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Dermacentor ticks

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Rickettsia rickettsii (RMSF)

40
Q

Lice

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Relapsing fever (Borrelia recurrentis)

Epidemic typhus (Rickettsia recurrentis)

42
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Ioxedes tick

A

Anaplasma

Bartonella

Babesia

44
Q

Lone star ticks

A

Erlichiosis

45
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Armadillo

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Leprosy

46
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Relapsing fever

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Borrelia recurrentis

47
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Very low ID50/one of the most virulent organisms

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Yersinia pestis (plague)

48
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Treatment for all rickettsial diseases

A

Doxy

49
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What is Weil disease?

A

Icterohemorrhagic leptospirosis - fever, hemorrhage, azotemia and jaundice from renal and hepatic damage, anemia

50
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Rickettsia rickettsii

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RMSF

51
Q

Animal urine

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Leptospirosis

52
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Rickettsia typhi

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Endemic typhus

53
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Factors needed for rickettsial growth

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CoA and NAD+ becauses they can’t synthesize ATP

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