Anthrax Flashcards
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Disease caused in of Anthrax
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Lungs and skin
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Characteristics of Anthrax
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- Multiplys in blood
- Zoonotic of herbivorous livestock
3
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Whats a possible outcome of Anthrax
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Septicemic anthrax
4
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Anthrax Epidemiology
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- Robert Koch used anthrax as a model for developing his postulates in 1877.
- Louis Pasteur used the disease to prove the usefulness of vaccination.
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Signs and Symptoms of Anthrax
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- Cutaneous anthrax: skin
- Pulmonary anthrax: lungs
- Ingestion of contaminated foods: gastrointestinal tract
- Anthrax meningitis: central nervous system
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Signs and Symptoms of Anthrax 2
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-Pulmonary anthrax
-Pulmonary edema
-Hemorrhagic lung
= cause of death
-Headache
-Fever
-Malaise
7
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Causative Agent of Anthrax
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- Bacillus anthracis
- Gram (+)
- Endospore-forming rod
- Largest amount pathogens
8
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Primary habitat of Anthrax
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- Soil
- Dust
- Water
- Bodies of plants and animals
9
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Transmission of Anthrax
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- Parasite that undergoes negative growth and sporulation in soil
- Livestock
- <10 cases per year
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Epidemiology of Anthrax location
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- Livestock mostly in Africa, Asia, and Middle East
- Recent in U.S. textile workers with hides imported
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Culture for Anthrax
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- Direct fluorescent antibody testing
- Phage typing
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Diagnosis for Anthrax
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- Rare disease
- Mimics other diseases that are not so rare
- Culturing of the bacterium on blood agar
- Gram stain
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Prevention of Anthrax
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- Vaccination with Purified Toxoid
- Prophylactic antibiotics
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Treatment of Anthrax
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- Effective vaccination requires 6 inoculations given over 1.5 years
- Penicillin
- Doxycycline
- Ciprofloxacin
