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Zoonoses Flashcards

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What can zoonoses be caused by?

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Virus
Bacteria
Parasite
Fungi

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What is zoonoses?

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Infections that can pass between living animals and humans

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Why is malaria not a zoonoses?

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Because even though it is transmitted from animals, they depend on the human host for part of their life cycle

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What are bacterial examples of zoonoses?

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Salmonella
Shigella
Anthrax
Brucella
E. coli
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What are viral examples of zoonoses?

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Rabies
Avian influenza
Ebola
West nile fever
Yellow fever
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What are parasitic examples of zoonoses?

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Toxoplasmosis

Trichinellosis

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What are fungal examples of zoonoses?

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Dermatophytoses

Sporotrichosis

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What are the common zoonoeses in the UK?

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Salmonella
Campylobacter
Toxoplasma
Ringworm

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What is Rabies?

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Viral infection transmitted by bite of the infected animal
Wide range of animals
Incubation = 2W to months
Travels to the brain via peripheral nerves
Causes encephalitis
-Malaise, mania and lethargy, production of saliva and tears, death bu resp failure

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What is the diagnosis and treatment of rabies?

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PCR of saliva or CSF

Fatal if untreated
Give post exposure prophylaxis
-HIRG 4 doses over 14 days

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What is Brucellosis?

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Ocupational hazard as it is in milk and placenta and foetus

Now is rare

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What is the presentation of brucellosis?

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Acute
-Fever, weakness, headaches, sweats and splenomegaly

Subacute
-lasts over 1 month

Chronic
-Months or years, flu like, malaise, depression, endocarditis

Subclinical
-50% have positive serology

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What is the treatment for brucellosis?

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Doxycycline for 2-3 months + rifampicin or gent

Add cotrimoxazole for 2 weeks

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What is Leptospirosis?

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Fever in cattle farmers

L hardjo

Fever, meningism, myalgia, headaches and no jaundice

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What is done to diagnose leptospirosis?

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Microscopic aglutination test
ELISA serology
PCR?
Culture

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What is the treatment for leptospirosis?

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Doxycycline for mild disease
IV penecillin for severe

Prompt dialysis
Mechanical ventilation

17
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What is erythema migrans?

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3-90 days after bite = single or multiple lesions

18
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What is acrodermatitis chronica atroficans (ACA)?

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Elderly people
Extensor surfaces of limvs
Bluish-red discoloration
Peripheral neuropathy common

19
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What is lymphocytoma?

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Bluish solitary painless nodule

Earlobe or areola

20
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What are the Lyme borrelosis symptoms?

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Transmitted by tick in summer months
Lxodes genus

Carditis
Heart block
Arthritis more common

21
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How do you diagnose lyme?

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Erythema migrans = diagnosis
ACA and lymphocytoma
Serology and PCR
-Paired blood and CSF

Clinical and lab findings

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