Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Diseases

Question 1

What body system(s) and organ(s) does the plague impact?

Answer 1

Lymphatic system. Swollen lesions on the skin called bubos

Question 2

Plague: What is/are the name of the infectious agent, what is it, and how is it transmitted?

Answer 2

Yersinia pestis. It is a bacterium. Transmitted through vector (fleas through contact of animals), droplet, direct contact.

Question 3

Virulence mechanism for plague

Answer 3

Capsule formation, plasminogen activator.

Question 4

What body system(s) and organ(s) does Lyme’s disease impact?

Answer 4

Skin, nevous, cardiac

Question 5

Lyme’s: What is/are the name of the infectious agent, what is it, and how is it transmitted?

Answer 5

Borrelia burgdorferi. It is a bacteria. Transmitted through ticks (biological vector) only

Question 6

Virulence mechanism for Lyme’s?

Answer 6

Antigen shifting, alters surface proteins. Avoids detection by switching surface proteins.

Question 7

What body system(s) and organ(s) does Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever impact?

Answer 7

Cardiovascular and lymphatic system and skin, certain effects on CNS. Can lead to heart failure.

Question 8

Rocky Mountain Fever: What is/are the name of the infectious agent, what is it, and how is it transmitted?

Answer 8

Rickettsia rickettsii. It is a bacterium. It is transmitted Only through ticks (arthropod vector). Dog tick is responsible for transfer to humans.

Question 9

Infectious mononucleosis: What is/are the name of the infectious agent, what is it, and how is it transmitted?

Answer 9

Epstein-Barr virus. It is a virus. Transmitted by indirect, direct, or parenteral

Question 10

Malaria: What is/are the name of the infectious agent, what is it, and how is it transmitted?

Answer 10

Plasmodium. It is a protozoan. It is transmitted by a biological vector (mosquito), vertical.

Question 11

Anthrax: What is/are the name of the infectious agent, what is it, and how is it transmitted?

Answer 11

Bacillus anthracis. It is a Gram-pos bacteria (endospore forming). It is transmitted by respiratory droplet or Endospores into a cut.

Question 12

Hemorrhagic Fever Diseases (Ebola/Marburg): What is/are the name of the infectious agent, what is it, and how is it transmitted?

Answer 12

Ebola virus or Marburg virus. It is a virus. It is transmitted by direct contact, body fluids.

Question 13

Brucellosis: What is/are the name of the infectious agent, what is it, and how is it transmitted?

Answer 13

Brucella family. Anything with B in front. It is a gram-neg bacteria. Transmitted by Zoonotic, contact with infected animals. Rare for it to be transmitted from human to human

Question 14

What body system(s) and organ(s) does Infectious mononucleosis impact?

Answer 14

Swollen Lymph glands, fever, sore throat

Question 15

What body system or organs does anthrax impact?

Answer 15

Cardiovascular (blood stream), skin, lungs, GI

Question 16

What body system or organs does Malaria impact?

Answer 16

Lymphatic
system

Question 17

What body system or organs does Hemorrhagic fever disease impact?

Answer 17

Lymph nodes, lymphocyte apoptosis

Question 18

What body system or organs does Brucellosis impact?

Answer 18

Cardio and lymph system