Chapter 18 Flashcards
Malaria
Protozoal disease
Causative agent: Plasmodium falciparum
S/S: malaise* Fatigue * Vague ache *
*Chills *fever * sweating
HIV W/O T/X
Vague/ mononucleosis-like s/s that soon disappear
CD4 Tcells begin to decrease in number
A long period mostly asymptomatic
Once T-cells drop below 200cels/ul=AIDS
AIDS/ Skin/Mucous Membranes
Kaposi’s Sarcoma
AIDS/ Nervous System
Cryptococcosis extrapulmonary
Cardiovascular/Lymphatic System
Burkitt’s lymphoma
Respiratory Tract
Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia
GI Tract
Cryptosporidiosis chronic intestinal(>1 month)
Septicemia/Sepsis
Most are caused by bacteria/MRSA gram + and gram _
Bubonic Plague
Causative agent: Yersinia pestis gram -
Vector Rats
Transmitted by flea bites
Tularemia
Causative agent: Francisella tularensis gram -
Vector: TIck
Lyme Disease
S/S rash at site of tick bite
Lesion: erythema migrans/ looks lie a bullseye
Transmitted by hard ticks
Infectious Mononucleosis
Epstein Barr Virus(EBV)/ member of herpes virus family
s/s: splenomegaly (enlarged spleen)
Non Hemorrhagic Fever Disease
Bacterial
Brucellosis/ (animals/inhalation of bacteria)
Q Fever (air borne)
Cat scratch Fever(cat)
Ehrichiosis (tick)
Anaplamosis (tick)
Baesiosis (tick)
Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis (Rocky Mountain spotted Fever (ticks)
Hemorrhagic Fever
Viral
Yellow Fever (mosquito)/ accompanied w/ JAUNDICE
Dengue Fever (mosquito)/breakbone fever
Chikungunya (mosquito)/ Arthritic
Ebola/Marburg (direct contact/blood)/ massive hemorrhage
Lassa Fever (droplet/rodent)/chest pain/deafness
Category A Bioterrorism Agent
Category A
NOTIFY CDC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dengue Fever
Ebola/Marburg
Lassa Fever
