Borrelia

Question 1

What are brrelia spp?

Answer 1

These becteria are spirochaetes,gram negative extracellual motile anarobic

Question 2

Disease of borrelia spp

Answer 2

1-Relapsing fever :Louse borne : B.recurrentis
Tick borne : b.hermsii b. Turicate b.pakeri

2-lymph disease
B.burgodrferi

3-vincent angina
B. Vincint

Question 3

Diagnosis of Relapsing fever

Answer 3

Lab: can not seen with gram stain for their small size
PCR and Fluoresent techniqus

Question 4

Treatment

Answer 4

Tetacycline and penicillin

Question 5

Causes of relapsing fever: and complications and the insect that transmits the specie:

Answer 5

Borrelia recurrenct
Complications are:
Relapsing fever 3-5 days and spleenomegally
Transmitted by louse borne bite

Question 6

Lyme disease:

Answer 6

Cause by borrelia burgodriferi
Found in rodents and deers

Question 7

Complication of lyme disease

Answer 7

Bullseyse rash
Bellis palsy
Banwarth syndrome

Question 8

Diagnosis of lyme disease

Answer 8

Difficult diagnosis ELISA TEST GIVES + or -

Question 9

Treatment of lyme disease

Answer 9

Primarily:Doxycycline Amoxiciline
Secondary :ceftriaxone