Diseases Caused by Bacteria and Fungi Flashcards
Bacterial disease in Animals
- BACILLUS ANTHRACIS
- BRUCELLA ABORTUS
- CAMPYLOBACTER FETUS VENEREALIS
- CLOSTRIDIUM TETANI
- ERYSIPELOTHRIX RHUSIOPATHIAE
- ESCHERICHIA COLI
- LEPTOSA INTERROGANS
- PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA
- MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS
Causative agent of Bacillus Anthracis
ANTHRAX
Animals affected or most susceptible to Bacillus Anthracis
RUMINANTS
Route of infection of Bacillus Anthracis
BACTERIAL SPORE ENTER OPEN WOUND or BY INGESTION and/or BY INHALATION
Animal carcass suspected to die from this disease should not be subjected for necropsy because once that carcass is opened, the bacterial spores are liberated
ANTHRAX
Used by terrorist as weapon for bioterrorism after 9/11
BACILLUS ANTHRACIS
Common in Region 1 (Ilocos Region) and Region II (Cagayan Valley)
ANTHRAX
Causative agent of Brucellosis in cattle and buffalos
BRUCELLA ABORTUS
Cause brucellosis in sheep and goat
BRUCELLA MELITENSIS
Causes abortion in livestock
BRUCELLOSIS
- Considered to be a venereal or sexually transmitted disease
- Also zoonotic but affected humans only manifest fever
BRUCELLA ABORTUS
Causes brucellosis in swine
BRUCELLA SUIS
Causative agent of vibriosis in cattle
CAMPYLOBACTER FETUS VENEREALIS
- Also a venereal disease; however it can also be spread through ingestion of the bacteria
- Cause late stage abortion and infertility
CAMPYLOBACTER FETUS VENEREALIS
Causative agent of Tetanus
CLOSTRIDIUM TETANI
Ubiquitous in soil; these bacteria are found in the gut of herbivores
CLOSTRIDIUM TETANI
Most susceptible species to tetanus
HORSES
2nd are goats
Causative agent of Erysipelas
ERYSIPELOTHRIX RHUSIOPATHIAE
A disease in pigs that cause rhomboid lesions on their barrel that will eventually lead to arthritis and endocarditis
ERYSIPELOTHRIX RHUSIOPATHIAE
The term of the disease cause by Erysipelas in humans
ZOONOTIC and ERYSIPELOID
Clinical signs of Tetanus
- SAW HORSE STANCE
- FLEHMEN REACTION
- A natural commensal of the gut of both human and animal
- The toxins of this bacterium causes endotoxemia which may lead to morbidity among affected eventually mortality among affected animals
- Are also an indicator of hygiene and public health
ESCHERICHIA COLI
Indicated when any food and water that has colonies of Escherichia Coli
FECAL CONTAMINATION
Causative agent of Leptospirosis
LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS
Common serovars of Leptospirosis
- ICTEROHEMORRHAGIAE
- CANICOLA
- GRIPPOTYPHOSA
- HARDJO
- POMONA
- BRATISLAVA
A serovar that was isolated from sewer rats in Manila
MANILAE
Route of infection
OPEN WOUND OR MUCOUS MEMBRANE COMES IN CONTACT WITH INFECTED URINE OR INGESTION OR URINE-CONTAMINATED FOOD OR WATER
- Can be sexually transmitted
- Can cause abortion, renal (kidney) failure, jaundice or icterus, infertility, stillbirth and death
- Zoonotic
LEPTOSPIROSIS
May either act as the primary pathogen or secondary pathogen in diseases such as: Shipping Fever (Ruminants), Hemorrhagic Septicemia (Ruminants), Athropic Rhinitis (Pigs) among others
PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA
- These bacteria are commensal of the upper respiratory tract and oral cavity
- These bacteria become pathogenic if the animal’s immune system is suppressed either due to stress or introduction of a viral disease
- Potentially zoonotic
PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA
Fungal Disease
ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS
- Causes aspergillosis
- Route of infection: Inhalation
- To prevent thus fungus from growing, make sure to keep the animal’s housing clean and free of ammonia
ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS
It can cause bronchopneumonia, mastitis, placentitis and abortion in this animal
CATTLE
It causes bronchopneumonia in this animal
BIRDS
It causes epistaxis and dysphagia due to guttural pouch mycosis. The fungus grows in the guttural pouch in this animal
HORSES
Inflammation of the mammary glands
MASTITIS
Inflammation of the placenta
PLACENTITIS
Nose bleed in horses
EPISTAXIS
Difficulty in swallowing
DYSPHAGIA
An organ in horses that connect the nose, mouth and ears
GUTTURAL POUCH
