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1
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What are the major symptoms of Septicemia

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Fever
Chills
Petechiae
Osteomyelitis

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What causes septicemia

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Direct inoculation of an opportunistic pathogen into the blood

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What bacteria causes Endocarditis

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Strep. spp (Gram +)

E. Coli (Gram -)

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What bacteria that causes Endocarditis is associated with Colon cancer

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Strep. Bovis

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What Bacteria causes Rheumatic Fever/Heart Disease

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Strep Pyogens

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Who is most at risk of getting Rheumatic Fever

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Children 5-15 years old

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What do most children that have Rheumatic Fever experience first

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Strep throat or scarlet fever

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What is the common name for Brucellosis

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Undulant Fever

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9
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What bacteria causes Brucellosis

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Brucella melitensis

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10
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How does one get Brucellosis

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Contact with contaminated/infected Dairy products or animal parts

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What animals is Brucellosis found

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Sheep and goats

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12
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What bacteria causes Tularemia

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Francisella tularensis

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What is the vector of Tularemia

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Infected Tick

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What category of bioterrorism is Tularemia

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Cat A

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15
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What is Tularemia also known as

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Rabbit fever

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What is a tell all symptom of the Plague

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Buboes

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17
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What bacteria causes Plague (bubonic)

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Yersinia pestis

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18
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What is the vector of the plague

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Flea bite

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19
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What are Buboes

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Swollen painful lymph nodes

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What is the difference between Pneumonic and bubonic plague

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pneumonic = pulmonary distress, no vector, no buboes

21
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How is Pneumonic plague transmitted

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Person to person via aerosols and sputum

22
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What is a tell all symptom of lyme disease

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Bulls eye rash

23
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What causes lyme disease

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Borrelia burgdorferi

24
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What is the vector of Lyme disease

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Tick

25
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What bacteria causes Relapsing fever

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Borrelia recurrentis

Various Borrelia

26
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What is the vector that causes recurrent fever via Borrelia recurrentis

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Human body louse

27
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What is the vector that causes recurrent fever via Various Borrelia

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Soft ticks

28
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What bacteria causes Endemic Relapsing fever

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Various borrelia

29
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What causes Louse-born relapsing fever

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Human body louse

30
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What are the symptoms of Mono

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Sore throat
Swollen lymph nodes
Fatigue
Enlarged spleen

31
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What causes Mono

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HHV-4 (epstein-barr virus)

32
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What is the mode of transmission for Mono

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Saliva

33
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What causes Cytomegalovirus infection

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HHV-5 (cytomegalovirus)

34
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What are symptoms of Cytomegalovirus infection

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Birth defects
Mono like symptoms
eye infection

35
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What is one of the most common opportunistic infections of AIDS patients that was discussed in class

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Cytomegalovirus (HHV-5)

36
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What causes Yellow fever

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Yellow fever virus

37
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What are tell all symptoms of Yellow fever

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Stage 2 - Jaundice, black vomit

38
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What is the vector of Yellow fever

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Mosquito

39
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What causes Dengue Fever

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Dengue Virus

40
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What is another name for Dengue fever

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Break-bone fever

41
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What is the vector of Dengue fever

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Mosquito

42
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What percent of people with Dengue fever are asymptomatic

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80%

43
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What causes Dengue Hemorrhagic fever

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Dengue virus

44
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What form of dengue fever can kill people

A

Dengue hemorrhagic fever

45
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What can cause Ebola Hemorrhagic fever

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Ebola virus

46
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What causes Marburg Hemorrhagic fever

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Marburg virus

47
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How is Ebola and Marbug hemorrhagic fever transmitted

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Person to Person

48
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What percent of people in africa die that have either Ebola or Marburg Hemorrhagic fever

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90%

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