Bites And Scratches Flashcards

1
Q

What type of teeth do cats have and what is the disadvantage

A

Narrow

Makes it hard to clean puncture wounds

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2
Q

Why are dog bites easier to clean

A

They make gapping wounds

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3
Q

Infection after a cat bite is likely to be

A

Pasteurella multocida

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4
Q

Common symptoms for pasteurella multocida

A

Cellulitis
Abscesses
Tenosynovitis

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5
Q

Pasteurella multocida bacteria will spread through

A

Facial planes

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6
Q

Dogs are more likely than cats to carry

A

Capnicytophaga canimorsus

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7
Q

Capnicytophaga canimorsus will cause systematic illnesses in immunocompromise patients such as

A

Asplenics
HIV patients
Alcoholics
Old folks

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8
Q

Cats carry

A

Bartonella henselae

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9
Q

Bartonella henselae causes

A

Cat scratch fever and bacillary angiomatosis

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10
Q

Chronic lymphadenopathy and mild fevers after cats bite is

A

Cat scratch fever

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11
Q

If you are immunocompromise you might get

A

Bacillary angiomatosis

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12
Q

What is Bacillary angiomatosis

A

Blood vessel tumors

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13
Q

Rat bites can cause rat bite tumor if the patient is infected with?

A

Spirillium minus

Streptobacillius moniliformins

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14
Q

Spirillium minus occurs in

A

Asia

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15
Q

Streptobacillius moniliformins can happen

A

After a bite or if you drink/eat contaminated material

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16
Q

After a rat bite and if you drink/eat contaminated material you get

A

Haverhill fever- same as RBF but more nausea and vomiting

17
Q

Haverhill fever and RBF can be treated with

A

Penicillin

18
Q

Which animal bites is more likely to be infected

A

Cats