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The unique characteristic of Lyme disease is…

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Erythema migrans (a bulls eye rash)

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What does a tick bite look like?

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It’s typically a circular red area that sometimes clears in the middle, forming a bull’s-eye pattern.

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what does “cargo” mean?

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pathogen or parasite

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Describe “Texas cattle fever, 1889”.

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T. Smith was the first to prove a vector (tick) with protozoan parasite (Babesia)

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The “Borrelia bacteria associated with Ixodes scapularis ticks that caused Lyme arthritis” discovery was made when?

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1981-1982

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Ticks must be attached _____-______ (Ave= 48) hours to transmit bacteria

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4 – 72 (Ave= 48)

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In many counties, ~_____% of nymphal ticks carry bacteria.

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20

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what stage of ticks cause a majority of lyme disease?

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nymphal ticks

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when are nymphal ticks are most active?

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May - July

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When are adult ticks most active?

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late October and early November

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what is zoonoses?

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diseases transmitted by animals

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What is the function of the palp?

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detection

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what is the function of the toothed hypostome?

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blood flows through here

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what is the function of chelicera?

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holds on (grabbing)

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what is Transstadial transmission?

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occurs when a pathogen remains with the vector from one life stage (“stadium”) to the next

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what is Transovarialortransovarian transmission?

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transmission from parent to offspring via the ovaries

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17
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which tick is bigger, male of female?

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female

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18
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what is the definition of niche?

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an organisms’ occupation

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what is the definition of habitat?

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an organism’s “address”

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20
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Lone Star tick saliva allergy causes what syndrome?

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alpha gal syndrome

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what is the main vector of Rocky Mountain spotted fever?

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Dermacentor andersoni (american dog tick)

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what is the most severe rickettsial illness of humans (rocky mountain spotted fever)?

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Rickettsia rickettsii

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How long is the tick transfer of bacteria in rocky mountain spotted fever?

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4-10 hours

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What are the 4 stages of life in ticks?

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egg, larvae, nymph, adult

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when was the agent for rocky mountain spotted fever discovered, and by whom?
1909 - Howard Ricketts
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what is the treatment for rocky mountain spotted fever?
antibiotics -> Doxycycline and chloramphenicol used most often
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Without treatment for Rocky mountain spotted fever, what is the overall mortality?
20%
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With early diagnosis and treatment of rocky mountain spotted fever, mortality rates drop to less than _____%.
5%
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what is an amplifying host?
is a host in which the level of pathogen can become high enough that a vector such as a tick that feeds on it will probably become infectious
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what is a reservoir host?
- can harbor a pathogen indefinitely with no ill effects - A single reservoir host may be reinfected several times - A reservoir host is usually the primary host of a pathogen. 
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What are the primary vectors for RMSF in the US?
Dermacentor variabilis (the American dog tick) + Dermacentor andersoni (the Rocky mountain wood tick)
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what are the early symptoms of RMSF?
high fever, severe headache, myalgia, and gastrointestinal symptoms (quick, acute)
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what are the late symptoms of RMSF?
rash, photophobia, confusion, ataxia, seizures, cough, dyspnea, arrhythmias, jaundice, severe abdominal pain
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what is the long term sequelae of RMSF?
CNS deficits, amputations
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what is typhus?
affects the Rectoendothelial System
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Lyme disease is primarily transmitted by ____ _____.
Black-legged (Deer tick)
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Lyme disease affect about how many people in the US annually?
500,000
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what is the tick species of lyme disease on the west coast?
Ixodes pacificus
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Lyme disease was first identified by who?
Willy Burgdorfer
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In what state was Lyme disease first recognized?
Conneticut
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What animal serves as the principal reservoir of infection of lyme disease?
white-footed mice
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How often do the lyme disease ticks feed?
only 3 times -> larvae, nymph, adult
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what is the causative agent (pathogen) of lyme disease? (what bacteria leads to lyme disease?)
Borrelia burgdorferi
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what is a characteristic of lyme disease genome?
Large microaerophilic spirochete
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What are the secondary stage symptoms?
- involve heart + nervous system - electrical conduction to heart is impaired - nervous system involvement leads to paralysis of facial muscles + impaired concentration
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when does the the secondary stage of lyme disease begin?
2-8 weeks post rash
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what are the symptoms of the third stage of lyme disease?
- arthritis - chronic nervous system impairment
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Once the bacteria is in the skin (lyme disease), what occurs?
bacteria migrate outward in radial fashion
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what's the treatment for the early lyme disease stage?
doxycycline
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Ehrlichiosis disease is common in ______ locally.
dogs
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what is the vector for babesiosis?
loxedes tick
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what is the second most commonly reported tickborne disease?
anaplasmosis
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what is the vector of Erlichiosis?
lone star tick
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what is the treatment for Erlichiosis?
doxycycline
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what is the treatment for babesiosis?
atovaquone + azithromycin
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______ causes Babesiosis
Babesia
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what is the host for Ixodes sp. in the adult tick stage?
white tailed deer
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what is the host for Ixodes sp. in the larval tick stage?
white footed mouse
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what are the hosts for Ixodes sp. in the nymphal tick stage?
mouse + human
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If Lyme disease/babesiosis is suspected, _______/ microscopic examination of blood smears should be pursued.
ELISA

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