F.E. Fungal diseases of the N.S. & Bacterial infections of the heart
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- Cryptococcus
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Soil saprophyte.
Yeast form only. - fungi
- What type of organism is Cryptococcus?
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Symptoms of Cryptococcus
chronic meninges -
Name the disease.
Lungs -> Blood stream -> Brain and meninges ( ______ _________) Headache and vomiting -> CNS involvement -> Fatal w/in 3 years.
Also can cause cutaneous lesions. - Inhalation of spores
- How is Cryptococcus transmitted?
- Bacterial infections of the heart and lymphatic system.
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Endocarditis
Pericarditis
Tularemia
Brucellosis
Anthrax
Gangrene
Bubonic plague
Pneumonic Plague
Lyme disease
Epidemic Typhus
Epidemic Murine Typhus
Rocky mountain spotted fever - Endocarditis
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Name the disease.
Inflammation of the endocardium. (inner layer of the heart: Lines the heart muscle itself and covers the heart valves). - Streptococcus
- What genus causes Pericarditis?
- bacteria
- What type of organism causes Tularemia?
- Staphylococcus
- What genus or organism cause Acute bacterial Endocarditis?
- Pericarditis
- Inflammation of the sac areound the heart.
- Tularemia
- What disease is caused by the genus or organism, Fanciscella?
- Fanciscella
- Name the genus that causes Tularemia?
- Transmission of Tularemia
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Name the disease associated with this.
Tick bites, direct contact with infected animals, inhalation, eating infected meant. Tick bites (deer flies, Rabbit lice) -
Symptoms of Tularemia
abscesses - Skin ulcer -> Lymph nodes enlarge -> septicemia -> pneumonia -> __________ throughout the body.
- Bite
- How would Ulceroglandular Tularemia be transmitted?
- Inhalation
- How would Pneumonic Tularemia be transmitted?
- Contaminated meat
- How would Typhoid Tularemia be transmitted?
- Eye
- How would Oculogladular Tularemia be transmitted?
- Undulant fever
- What is the C.N. of Brucellosis?
- Brucellosis
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Name disease
Sym. & signs
Fever, chills, profuse sweating, headache, hepatosplenomegaly (enlargement of the spleen and liver); enlarged lymph nodes. - Brucella
- Name the genus that causes Brucellosis?
- Complication of Brucellosis
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Meningitis and Encephalitis
Absecesses in: testes, ovaries, kidney or brain. - Consumption of dairy products, undercooked meat, cattle secretions or excretions in cuts or eyes.
- How is Brucellosis transmitted?
- Anthrax
- What disease is caused by the genus, Bacillus?
- Cattle
- Who or what is most likely to get Anthrax?
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Cutaneous
Gastrointestinal
Inhalational - what are the 3 types of anthrax?
- Cutaneous Anthrax
- Endospores enter through minor cut. 20% mortality
- Ingestion of undercooked meat. 50% mortality
- How is Gastrointestinal Anthrax transmitted?
- Inhalational Anthrax
- What tpe of Anthrax is involved with Inhalation of endospores. Approaches 100% mortality
- Gangrene
- What disease does Clostridium cause?
- Gas Gangrene
- Intense pain and swelling at wound site, foul ODOR, tissues become red -> green -> blue-black.
- Clostridium
- What organism or genus causes Gas Gangrene?
- Black death
- What is the common name for Bubonic Plague?
- Bubonic Plague
- The genus, Yersina, causes what disease?
- Yersina
- What is the genus name or organism that causes Bubonic Plague?
- Sylvatic plague
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Rodent pathogen (Zoonosis), Western ground squirrels nost common reseviors in the US.
Name which plague it is. - Septicemia plague
- Bacteria enter blood stream (multiply in the monocytes) -> lymph nodes -> fever and dark purple spots (hemorrhages)-> fatal within 10 days.
- flea
- How is the Septicemia plague transmitted?
- swelling
- What does BUBO mean?
- Pneumonic Plague
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Bacteria carried by blood to lungs.
Highly contagious
Human to human contact
What type of plague? - inhalation or droplet route
- How is Pneumonic Plague transmitted?
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Rat control
Vaccine availble to high risk personnel and military - How is the Plague prevented?
- Lyme disease
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Complications
Arthritis
Neurologic (destruction of myelin sheath) and cardiac involvement. - Borrelia
- Lyme disease is caused by what genus or organism?
- tick bite
- How is Lyme disease transmitted?
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Lyme disease
Borrelia -
Erythema Chronicum Migrans
Name disease.
Name genus. -
Epidemic Typhus
Epidemic Murine Typhus
Rocky mountain spotted fever - What does the genus, Rickettsia cause? (2)
- Rickettsia
- What is the genus name that causes the disease, Rocky mountain Spotted fever?
- Lice (human)
- How is Epidemic Typhus transmitted?
- Epidemic Typhus
- Feces of louse rubbed into bite wound by scratching -> High prolonged fever -> Rash-> (subcutaneous hemorrhage) on the trunk; extremities -> frightful dreams, hallucinations, and delirium. Even death if untreated.
- Epidemic Murine Typhus
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Symptoms are similar to epidemic typhus. Less severe
Vector: Rat flea, not lice - Rocky mountain Spotted fever
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Ticks -> high fever; skin rash (pink spots= macules) -> papules fuse to form Macropapular rash
Name disease. -
Protective clothing
Insect repellent
Vaccine - What are some ways that Rocky mountain Spotted fever could be prevented?