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Bacteria Ch 24-29 Spirochetes- Mycoplasma Flashcards

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1
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describe the microbe treponema pallidum

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  • gram negative spriochete but no LPS
  • flagella in an axial filament between inner and outer membrane
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2
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how is treponema pallidum transmitted

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  • sexual and congenital transmission in body fluids and mucous membranes
    -fragile
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3
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what causes disease symptoms in treponema pallidum infections

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host response

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4
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what disease does treponema pallidum cause

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syphilis

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5
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what are the stages of syphilis

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  • local: hard chancre/ulcer at site of infection; infectious
    2. disseminated: rash, aches; mucous membrane lesions; infectious
    3. gummas: damage to blood vessels, eyes, CNS; insanity, not infectious
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6
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what is primary syphilis and how long does it last

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2-6 weeks
- chancre, which heals spontaneously, giving salse sense of relief

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7
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how long does the asymptomatic period of spyhilis last

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2-24 weeks

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8
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what is secondary syphilis and how long does it last

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-2;6 weeks
-symptoms resolve spontaneously but 25% recurrence in a year

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9
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what percentage of primary syphilis infections go onto secondary

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50%

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10
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microbe persists for _____ of secondary infections with _____ exhibiting tertiary syphilis

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2/3; 1/2

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11
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what is tertiary syphilis

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diffuse, chronic inflammation

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12
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when do gummas form

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in tertiary syphilis

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13
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what is a gumma and where is it found

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granuloma lesion = inflammatory mass which can perforate
- can be found on roof of mouth or any other tissues

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14
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how is congenital syphilis preventable

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penicilin treatment early in pregnancy

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15
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when is syphilis highly lethal

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  • in utero
  • when born without symptoms: high lethality typical of young children with facial and dental abnormailities like hutchinsons incisors or mulberry molars
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16
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when in penicilin used to treat syphilis infections

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in primary or secondary infections

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17
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what is the vaccine for syphilis

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there is none

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18
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describe the microbe borrelia

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gram negative spirochete

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19
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what microbe causes lyme disease

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borrellia burgdoreferi

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20
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what animal hosts borrelia burgdorferi

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ixodes scapularis tick

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21
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when is lyme disease risk the greatest

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in spring and summer

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22
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what is the mode of transmission for lyme disease

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-ticks
- reservoir: rodents, deer

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23
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what are the symptoms of acute lyme disease

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-local- fever

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24
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what are the symptoms of disseminated lyme disease and when does this occur

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  • nerve paralysis with heart arrhythmia
    2-8 weeks
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25
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what are the symptoms of chronic lyme disease and when does this occur

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arthritis, CNS paralysis due to persistent immune response
- more than 6 months

26
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what is the vaccine for lyme disease

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there is none

27
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what is the virulence factor for borrelia spp

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  • antigenic variation
  • surface binding proteins
28
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what is the vaccine for relapsing fever

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none

29
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what microbes cause relapsing fever

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-B. recurrentis
- B. miyamotoi

30
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what are the clincial features of borrelia spp

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lyme disease and relapsing fever

31
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describe the microbe rickettsia

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  • gram negative
  • obligate intracellular parasite
  • causes vascular hemorrhages
32
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what are the virulence factros for rickettsia

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  • intracellular growth and rapid cell to cell spread from cell projections by actin rockets and through cell lysis
33
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how is rickettsia transmitted

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-wood tick
- reservoir: wild rodents

34
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what diseasedoes rickettsia cause

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rocky mountain spotted fever

35
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what type of disease is rocky mountain spotted fever

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CTL immune disease

36
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describe rocky mountain spotted fever

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  • rash of extremities, then trunk
  • hemorrhagic lesions with disseminated vascular CTL lysis of endothelial cells -> spots
  • dissemination to heart, kidneys -> shock and death
37
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what is the mortality percentage for rocky mountain spotted fever if untreated

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20-40%

38
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what is the treatment for rocky mountain spotted fever

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doxycyline or fluoroquinolones

39
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what is the vaccine for rocky mountain spotted fever

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none

40
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describe the microbe chlamydia trachomatis

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-gram negative
- obligate intracellular parasite
- no peptidoglycan synthesis

41
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what disease does chlamydia trachomatis cause

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chlamydia

42
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what is the most frequent STI and what are the next 3

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chlamydia trachomatis, then gonorrhea, AIDS and syphilis

43
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what causes disease manifestations in chlamydia trachomatis

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inflammatory cytokines released from infected cells

44
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what are the 2 identification methods for chlamydia trachomatis

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iodine or specific fluorescein- labeled antibodies

45
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what is the mechanism of action of chlamydia trachomatis

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EB: epithelial cell adhesion to microvilli -> RB in phagosomes -> replication and division -> EB -> cell lysis/exocytosis

46
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what are EB and RB in chlamydia trachomatis

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  • EB: elementary body, stable, infectious
  • RB: reticulate body, replicating, fragile, non infectious
47
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describe the gonorrheal like sexual disease caused by CMI responses

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  • 8 serotypes
  • mucopurulent urethritis, cervicitis, salpingitis
  • mobility by adhesion to sperm -> PID -> scarring -> ectopic pregnancy
    and decreased fertility
48
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how many serotypes are there in lymphogranuloma venereum

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3

49
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how mnay serotypes are there in trachoma and what are the symptoms

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-4
- endemic chornic eye infection, blindness
- opthalmia neonatorum with conjunctivitis and pneumonia

50
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do you get immune protection from chlamydia infection

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none

51
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what happens with reinfection of chlamydia

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stronger CMI

52
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what causes walking pneumonia

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C. pneumoniae

53
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what is the leading bacterial infection in the US

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chlamydia

54
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describe mycoplasma pneumoniae

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  • non gram staining, strong membrane
  • no sterilization by filtration
  • mycoplasma species are smallest prokaryote
  • strict aerobe
55
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what are the virulence factors for mycoplasma pneumoniae

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-P1 adhesin for ciliated respiratory epithelium: loss of ciliated cells: no mucus clearing from lungs
- slow growth

56
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is there a vaccine for mycoplasma pneumoniae

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no

57
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is there immunity after an infection from mycoplasma pneumoniae

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fading protective immunity after recovery

58
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describe the disease caused by mycoplasma pneumoniae and the transmission

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-atypical, mild pneumonia
- the leading cause in schools, students and military
- aerosol transmission in crowded conditions

59
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what are the available vaccines for pneumococcal pneumonia, kiebsella pneumonia, and mycoplasmal pneumonia

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-pneumococcal pneumonia: capsular vaccine availble
- kiebsella pneumonia: none
-mycoplasmal pneumonia: none

60
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what is the simplest free living bacterium

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mycoplasma genitalium

61
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what is known as walking pneumonia and why

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mycoplasma pneumonia because it is mild and does not require hospitalization

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