Cardio and lymph Flashcards
What is prone to infection of cardiovascular system?
Casing a wall or prone to infection
Cardiovascular and lymph system normal flora
Absent
Closed system
Transiently present
Endocarditis is caused by what
Bacterial infection
What is endocarditis
Inflammation of the endocardium
2 types
acute- large blood stream challenge
Subacute- damage to heart valves
What causes septicemia
Bacterial or fungal infection
Multiply in the blood
What is Septicemia
Any of microbial infection of the blood that produces illness
What is bacteremia
Bacterial septicemia that is often harmless
What is toxemia
Release of bacterial toxins into the blood
What is lymphangitis
Infection and inflammation of the lymphatic vessels
Adult comes in with petechaie after having surgery?
Bacteremia
What is virulence factor of septicemia
Cell wall or membrane components
What causes the plague
Bacterial infection
Yersinia pestis
What are the 3 types of plague
Pneumonic and Bubonic
Septicemic plague is a result of one of the other 2
What unique appearance do yersinia pestis have
Safety pin appearance
What is the life cycle of yersinia pestis
Mouse Flea To amplifying host-which can die Chipmunk Ground squirrel To accidental host Humans Bite-bubonic Droplets- pneumonic
Patient comes in with inflammation of the nodes. What could it be?
Bubonic plague
What is the Virulence factor
Capsule
What causes tularemia
Bacterial infection
Francisella tulararensis
What does tularemia effect
Lymph nodes and lungs
It’s an intercellular infection- macrophages
What is the virulence factor
Intracellular growth
What is the cause of infectious mononucleosis
Mostly viral-
Epstein Barr virus
Cytomegalovirus
Bacterial
What does infectious mononucleosis effect
Infects the B and T cells
They take a look at collected blood sample and see large lobed B lymphocytes and neutropenia. What could it be?
Infectious mononucleosis
EBV
What is the virulence factor of infectious mononucleosis
Latency.
Ability to incorporate into his DNA.
Ability to a fuse cells
What causes Lyme disease
Bacterial infection
Borrelia burgodoferi
Patient comes in with a bullseye lesion on the lower leg. What is this caused from?
Lyme Disease
Life cycle of Lyme disease
Deer Adult ticks Larval tick Mouse infected with Borrellia burgdorferi Infected tick Accidental host - Human Deer
What is the most reported vector borne disease?
Lyme disease
What is the virulence factor of Lyme disease
Antigenic shifting
What do Lyme disease cause to happen in human host?
Bullseye lesion- Erthema migrans
Second stage cause severe arthritis
What viral infections can cause hemorrhagic fever
Yellow fever
Dengue fever
Ebola and Marburg
Lassa fever
What does hemorrhagic fever do the body
Cause capillary fragility
Disrupts blood clotting system
What cause African viral hemorrhagic fever
Ebola virus
Marburgvirus
Patient comes in with minor petechaie, fever and fatigue. What is the cause?
African Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
Non hemorrhagic fever is caused by what bacteria
Brucellosis Q fever Cat-scratch disease Trench fever Ehrlichioses Rocky Mountain spotted fever
What kind of cells do no hemorrhagic fever effect?
Phagocytic cells
