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What is the causative agent of RMSF

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Rickettsia Rickettsii

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RMSF the caustivie organism?

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Tick

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Presentation of RMSF

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Abrupt headache
photophobia
vomiting
centripetal inward spreading macular rash

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Tx of RMSF

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Doxycycline

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The causative agent of Lyme Disease?

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Borrelia Burgdorferi— It is a SPIROCHETE

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Stage 1 presentation of lymes disease?

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Erythema migrans,

Viral like syndrome

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Stage 2 presentation of lymes disease?

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Arthrittis

myocarditis

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Stage 3 presentation of lymes disease?

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Chronic Arthritis

Chronic Encephalopathy

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Treatment of lymes disease?

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Doxycycline

Children and pregnant women: Amoxicillin

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What is pathognomonic for lyme disease?

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Bilateral facial nerve palsy

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What is the most common type of tularemia?

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Ulceroglandular disease

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How does ulceroglandular disease of tularemia present?

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Ulcerated skin
regional lymphadenopathy
fever

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Glandular Tularemai? #2 presentation?

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Regional lymphadenopathy without skin lesion found in ulceroglandular.

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What are the primary treatments for tularemia?

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Streptomycin

Gentamicin

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What are the tick borne illnesses?

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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Lyme disease
Tularemia
Relapsing fever

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Mosquito-Borne Illnesses

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Dengue fever
Zika virus
Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever
Mosquito-Borne Encephalitis

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Rat- and Flea-Borne

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Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome

Plague

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What is the presentation of relapsing fever?

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Repeating 3-10 days relapses of fever (VERY HIGH) and rash.

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What is the treatment for Relapsing fever?

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Doxycycline

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What is the geographic distribution of dengue fever?

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tropical and subtropical regions.

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Presentaiton of dengue fever?

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Flue like symptoms with a rash progressing to Dengu hemorrhagic fever

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what is a saddleback pattern with dengue fever?

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but subsequent infections are typically more severe `

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Define presentation of Dengu hemorrhagic fever

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Characterized by GI hemorrhage and plasma leakage into chest and peritoneal cavities
Occurs after fever breaks

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What is the turniquite test for dangue fever?

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Easy bruising, epistaxis, mucosal bleeding

with the placement of the tourniquet

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What type of rash presents with recovery phase of dengue hemorrhagic fever?
White islands in a sea of red.
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What is the causitive bug of zika virus?
misquito
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What are the clinical manifestions of Zika virus?
Microcpharly of feal brain. Zika can be detected in semen up to 3-6 months after initial infection
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What is the diagnostics for zika virus?
Serum and urin zika RNA nucleic acid testing
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Which mosquito-born disease has a vaccine for it?
Japenese Encephalitis
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What is the most severe mosquito bone illness in the US ?
Eastern Equine Encephalitis
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What is the transmission resevieor for ebola?
Bush meat----- bats, gorilla, chimpanzees
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Where is the MC geographic area for hantavirus
4 corners area.
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Wht is the treatment for ebola?
supportive
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What is the presentation of west-nile virus?
Most cases are asymptomatic
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What is the geographic distribution of western equine encephalitis?
North and South america
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Presentation of western equine encephalitis?
Most cases are asymptomatic | Mortality in neuroinvasive diasese- mostly in children
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What is the geographical distribution of eastern equine encephalitis?
Atlantic and gulf coast states
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What is the transmission of Hantavirus?
aerosilized virus form infected rodent excreta, saliva, and urine.
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What is the treatment for the plague?
Streptomycin | Gentamicin
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What is the MC form of the plague?
Bubonic Plague
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What is the geographic distribution of the plague?
SW United States, SA, Africa, Asia
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Reservoir for rabies?
Raccoons, Bats, skunks, dogs
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Presentation of rabies?
hydrophobia, agitation, spasms
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What is the treatment of rabies?
Clean the wound, Rabies Immunoglobulin at the wound site and vaccination
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What are the two types of rabies presentation?
Furious Rabies: Hyperactivity, disorientation, agitation | Paralytic Rabies: Less common, Ascending Paralysis.
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What is the Dx of Rabies?
Negri Bodies histologically.
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What is the most common transmission of rabies?
Developing countries: Canine to human | Developed Countreis: wild carnivores to domesticated animal.
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Transmission of cat scratch disease?
Gram- Negative zoonosis to cats via flea.
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Diagnosis of Cat- Scratch Disease?
IgM and IgG antibodies
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Treatment of Cat- Scratch disease?
Azithromycin
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What is also cuased by the bite of a CAT
Pasteurella Multocida
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What is pasteurella mulocida?
Encapsulated Gram- Negative Rod
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How to treat Pasteurella Multocida?
Do not stich up becasue it is an anerobe. | Amoxicillin-clavulanate
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What is the resevior of chagas disease?
opossum, raccoons, armadillos, rodents
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What is the causative agent of chagas disease?
Trypanosoma cruzi
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What is the geographic distribution of Chagas disease?
mexico , Central and South America. Southern US COAST RICA
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What is a chagoma?
localized erythema and edema (where parasite entered the skin)
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What is Romana Sign?
painless palpebral edema and conjunctivitis 1-2 weeks after parasite entry through conjunctiva of the infected eye Chagas Disease
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What are the chronic manifestations of Chagas disease?
Dilated cardiomyopathy..........
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What is the treatment of Chagas Disease?
Benznidazole
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What is the causative agent of Psittacosis?
Chlamydia Psittaci
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What is the reservior of Psittacosis?
Birds
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What is the transmission of psittacosis?
Feces of certian birds
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MC presentation of Psittacosis?
Atypical Pneumonia + Severe Headache symptoms
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What is the treatment of Psittacosis?
Doxycycline or Tetracycline
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What is the reservoir of brucellosis?
Sheep, swine, cattle, dogs
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What do half of all the bison in yellowtone have?
Brucellosis
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How is brucellosis transmitted?
exposure to infectious fluids from animals or food products. Raw milk, unpasteurized cheese.
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What is the treatment of brucellosis?
Doxycycline + streptomycin

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