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Ch. 21 - CVS - Part 1 Flashcards

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1
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Invasion of the bloodstream by bacteria?

A

bacteremia

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2
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Toxic substances (toxins) present in blood.

A

toxemia

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3
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Invasion of the bloodstream by viruses?

A

viremia

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4
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Infection and inflammation of the lymphatic vessels

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lymphangitis

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5
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Systemic infection in which pathogens are present in the circulating blood?

A

septicemia

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6
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Secreted from living microbes?

A

exotoxins

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7
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Released from Gram - bacteria?

A

endotoxin

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8
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Most serious cause of Malaria?

A

Plasmodium falciparum

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9
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Most commonly diagnosed cause of malaria?

A

Plasmodium vivax

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10
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Plasmodium falciparum form of malaria aka?

A

Black water fever

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11
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What are two types of hemorrhagic fever?

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Ebola

Marburg

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12
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Why should pregnant women NOT clean cat litter boxes?

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Toxoplasmosis

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13
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What causes toxoplasmosis?

A

toxoplasma gondii

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14
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Toxoplasma gondii is what kind of pathogen?

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protozoa

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15
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Toxoplasmosis is greatest risk to ____ and ____?

A

Aids patients and fetuses

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16
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What is the vector for Chagas’ disease?

A

True bug (triatoma) vector

17
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What is the cause of Chagas’ disease?

A

Trypanosoma cruzi

18
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Trypanosoma cruzi is what type of pathogen?

A

protozoan

19
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What are some characteristic major symptoms of septicemia?

A

petechiae, osteomyelitis

20
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Septicemia mode of transmission?

A

Opportunistic, nosocomial, or direct inoculation of bacteria into blood

21
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Which endarcitis is often associated with colon CA?

A

Streptococcus bovi

22
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What is one of the most common opportunistic infections of AIDS patients?

A

cytomegalovirus

23
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Complications in fetuses, newborns, and immunodeficient patients - congenital birth defects, mono-like symptoms, eye infections are symptoms of what disease?

A

cytolomegalovirus

24
Q

Schistosomiasis aka

A

bilharzia

Snail fever

25
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Some common things associated with schistosomiasis?

A

swimmer’s itch and

Cirrhosis of lungs and liver

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