5.6 Other Bacterial Disease Part 2

Question 1

What is treatment for the plague?

Answer 1

antibiotics such as streptomycin, tetracycline, fluoroquinolones, gentamicin, and doxycycline

Question 2

What strain causes anthrax?

Answer 2

Bacillus antracis

Question 3

What is a general description of bacillus antracis?

Answer 3

gramp positive
aerobic
rod shaped
spore forming

Question 4

Where is B. anthracis commonly found?

Answer 4

soil

Question 5

What form does B. anthracis normally exist in?

Answer 5

endospore

Question 6

When do the spores of B. anthracis germinate?

Answer 6

when they are ingested by grazing animals or inhaled near an open wound

Question 7

What are the three main forms of anthrax?

Answer 7

cutaneous
pulmonary
gastrointestinal

Question 8

How does anthrax appear on the skin?

Answer 8

large painless boil with a distinct black center as the site of infection

Question 9

What are symptoms of pulmonary anthrax?

Answer 9

fever
headache
cough
shortness of breath

Question 10

What are the symptoms of GI anthrax?

Answer 10

severe diarrhea
vomitting
acute inflammation

Question 11

Why has anthrax been used as a bioweapon?

Answer 11

resistant to bleach

Question 12

How can anthrax be spread?

Answer 12

through spores; not directly from person to person

Question 13

What strain causes lyme disease?

Answer 13

borrelia burgdorferi

Question 14

What is a general description of borrelia burgdorferi?

Answer 14

motile
anaerboci
spirochete

Question 15

How is lyme disease transmitted?

Answer 15

tick bite

Question 16

What is the trademark appearance of lyme disease?

Answer 16

bulls-eye rash surrounding the tick bite

Question 17

What are common symptoms of lyme disease?

Answer 17

fever/chills
headache
muscle and joint pain
fatigue

Question 18

What can happen if lyme disease is left untreated?

Answer 18

bacteria can spread systemically leading to long term arthritic and neurological complications