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Exam 3: Anaerobes Flashcards

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What are the 2 anaerobes in the group Neurotoxic Clostridia

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  1. C. tetani

2. C. botulinim

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What are the 5 Clostridum spp. of Vet importance?

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  1. C. perfringens (type A-E)
  2. C. difficile
  3. C. spiroforme
  4. C. piliforme
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Pathology of the intestine

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Enteropathy

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Absorption of lg. #s of toxins

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Enterotoxemia

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What are the 4 major toxins produced by Clostridium perfringens

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Alpha, Beta, Iota, Epsilon

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Which toxin is produced by all strains of Clostridium perfringens?

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Alpha

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Where is clostridium perfringens commonly found?

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soil, poo, GIT,

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Clostridium perfringens __, __, and __, May survive in soil as spores

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B, C, D

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What are the 3 predisposing factors for Clostridial proliferation in the SI?

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  1. Poor husbandry
  2. Diet change
  3. Stress
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Dz. caused by Clostridium perfringens that can affect many spp.of animals and results in sudden death, w/o C/S

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Necrotizing haemorrhagic enteritis

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What are the 6 Enterotoxeaemia Dzs caused by Clostridium perfringens Type B and C?

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  1. Lamb dysentery
  2. Calf enterotoxaemia
  3. Pig enterotoxaemia
  4. Foal enterotoxaemia
  5. Struck
  6. Goat enterotoxaemia
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What aged lambs are affected with lamb dysentery?

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less than 3wks

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What aged calves are effected with calf enterotoxaemia?

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Well-fed calves less than 1 mo

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What aged bigs are affected with pig enterotoxaemia?

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Newborn

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What aged foals are affected by foal enterotoxaemia?

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Less than 12wks

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What aged sheep are affected with struck?

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Adults

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What aged goats are affected with Goat enterotoxaemia

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Adults

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18
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C. perfringens infection in lambs

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Lamb dysentery

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What C. perfringens strain causes lamb dysentery

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Type B

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C/S of lamb dysentery

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  1. Abdominal distension and pain
  2. Bloody poo
  3. sudden death
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What are the 3 factors predisposing sheep to lamb dysentery

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  1. Low proteolytic activity in neonatal intestine
  2. Immature intestinal microbiota
  3. Dietary inflluences in older sheep
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What are 2 reasons a lamb may have low proteolytic activity in their intestine causing lamb dysentery

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  1. trypsin inhibitors from milk

2. low pancreatic secretion

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What is another name for pulpy kidney dz in sheep

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overeating dz

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What type of C. perfringens causes overeating dz?

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C. perfringens type D

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What causes pulpy kidney dz in sheep?

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gorging on a high grain diet or succulent pasture

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What toxin is overproduced in pulpy kidney dz. leading to toxemia

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Epsilon toxin

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27
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What are the C/S of overeating dz?

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  1. encephalomalacia/ dullness
  2. Hyperglycemia and glycosuria
  3. fluid-distended intestine
  4. pulpy kidney
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What are the 4 ways you can dx Pulpy kidney

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  1. C/S
  2. Staining and micro. exam
  3. Anaerobic culture
  4. Toxin detection in GIT
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Tx of Pulpy kidney

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Hyperimmune serum given early

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T/F C. difficile enterocolitis can affect humans

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T

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What organs become infected with C. difficile enterocolitis

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Caecum and colon

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What are the 3 risk factors of C. difficile enterocoitis

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  1. Antibiotic use
    2 old age
  2. Hospitalization
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T/F. Neonates are resistant and cannot spread C. difficile

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F. Resistant, but may ccarry toxigenic strains

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T/F. in C. difficile, Endospores are widespread and found in high numbers in tissues

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F. Widespread, but low numbers in tissues

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What are the 2 toxins produced by C. difficile enterocolitis

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  1. Tox A: D+ mucosal dam.

2. Tox B: cytotoxin

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How can C. difficile be transmitted?

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Nosocomial

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37
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Imbalance of microbial homeostasis

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Dysbiosis

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C. _____ produces fatal colitis in humans, rodents, horses, pigs. . .

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difficile

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T/F C. difficile can be treated with broad-spectrum abx

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F. will kill normal microbial flora and allow C. difficile to rapidly proliferate

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What are the two ways to Dx C. difficile?

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  1. Culture

2. Direct toxin detection

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What media should be used when culturing c. difficile?

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one that allows for germination of spores

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42
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Tx. options for C. difficile?

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  1. Fluids
  2. Probiotics
  3. FMT
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What abx. can you use to tx C. difficile in horses?

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clindamycin

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What is a FMT?

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Fecal Microbial Transplantation, transfer stool from a healthy donor to infected GIT

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What does Clostridium perfreingens type A cause

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  1. Necrotic enteritis
  2. Necrotizing enterocolitis
  3. Canine haemorrhaic Gastroenteritis
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What does Clostridium perfringens type B causes?

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  1. Lamb dysentery

2. Haemorrhagic enteritis

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What does Clostridium perfringens type C cause

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  1. Struck
  2. Goat enterotoxaemia
  3. Haemorrhagic enteritis and enterotoxemia
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What does Clostridium perfringens type D cause

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  1. Pulp kidney

2. Enterotoxaemia

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What does Clostridium perfringens type E causes?

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  1. Haemorrhagic enterits
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What does Clostridium difficile cause?

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Colitis

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What does Clostridium spiroforme cause?

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Enterotoxemia and explosive diarrhea

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What spp. are affected with Clostridium spiroforme

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Rabbits

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What does Clostridium piliforme cause

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Tyzzer’s Dz

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54
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What causes Enterotoxemia and Explosive Diarrheal dz in rabbits?

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Clostridium spiroforme

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Which Antimicrobials are contraindicated in rabits with Enterotoxemia due to their selective effect on G+ bacteria

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  1. Lincomycin
  2. Clindamycin
  3. Erythromycin
56
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What Bacterium causes Tyzzer’s Dz?

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Gram negative Clostridium piliforme

57
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Dz. characterized by acute, fatal, D+ in lab animals associated with focal liver necrosis

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Tyzzers Dz

58
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what are predisposing factors of Tyzzers dz

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  1. poor sanitation

2. stress

59
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C/S.. of Tyzzer’s dz

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  1. D+
  2. Anorexia
  3. dehydration
  4. Lethargy
  5. Death
60
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Tx of Tyzzer’s dz

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Oxytetracycline

61
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Gram (-), Non-spore forming bacteria

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Fusobacterium necrophorum

62
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What diseases is caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum

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  1. Foot rot
  2. Necrotic laryngitis
  3. Liver abscess
63
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Where are Fusobacterium commensals?

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  1. Resp tract
  2. GIT
  3. Genital tract
64
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Fusobacterium necrophorum are synergistic with what two bacterium?

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  1. Trueperella pyogens

2. Dichelobacter nodosus

65
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2 ways to Dx Fusobacterium necrophorum

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  1. Anaerobic culture

2. PCR

66
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Tx of foot rot?

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  1. Remove necrotic skin
  2. Antiseptic foot baths
  3. Antimicrobials
67
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What Antimicrobials can be used to tx Foot rot?

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  1. penicillin
  2. metronidazole
  3. Clindamycin
  4. chloramphenicol
68
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T/F. obligate anaerobes do not tolerate oxygen

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T

69
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Where are obligate anaerobes commonly found?

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GIT

70
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T/F All anaerobes are gram negative

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F. gram negative or positive

71
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Gram positive, spore forming, anaerobes

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Clostridium

72
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Anaerobic infections are mostly of _____ origin

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Endogenous

73
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Large, Gram positive, anaerobic bacterial rods

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Clostridium

74
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T/F. Clostridium spp are motile

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T

75
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Which clostridium spp is not motile

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C. perfringens

76
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T/F. clostridium is non spore forming

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F.

77
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Where is clostridium spp commonly found?

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soil, GIT

78
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_____ toxin from C. perfringens is one of the most lethal toxins and considered as bioterrorism agent

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Epsilon

79
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What are the 3 classificatons of clostridium spp.

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  1. neurotoxic clostridia
  2. Histotoxic clostridia
  3. Enteropathogenic and enterotoxaemia producing clostridia
80
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What are the 2 members of the Neurotoxic clostridia group?

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  1. C. tetani

2. C. botulinum

81
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What are the 5 members of the Histotoxic clostridia group?

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  1. C. chauvoei
  2. C. septicum
  3. C. novjii type A and B
  4. C. haemolyticum
  5. Sordelli
82
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What are the two members of the Enteropathogenic clostridia group?

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  1. C. perfringens

2. C. difficle

83
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Group of clostridia that cause localized lesions in m. and liver causing toxemia

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Histotoxic clostridia

84
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Group of clostridia that affect neuromuscular function w/o inducing observable tissue damage

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Neurotoxic clostridia

85
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____ is a common predisposing factor for host response to clostridial infection

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Necrosis

86
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What are the 7 spp. of Clostridium of vet. imprtance?

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  1. C. tetani
  2. C. botulinum
  3. C. chauvoei
  4. C. septicum
  5. C. novyi type A-B
  6. C. perfringens
  7. C. difficle
87
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Which chlostridial spp causes Blackleg in ruminants?

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C. chauvoei

88
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Which chlostridial spp causes Tetanus horses and humans

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C. tetani

89
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Which chlostridial spp causes Malignant oedema in sheep

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C. Septicum

90
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Which chlostridial spp causes Infectious necrotic hepatitis in sheep?

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C. novyi type a and b

91
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Which chlostridial spp causes Botulism in a wide range of animals?

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C. botulinum

92
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Acute, potentially fatal intoxication with neurotoxic clostridia causing spastic paralysis

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Tetanus

93
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Where is Clostridium tetani commonly found?

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Soil and poo

94
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Where does Clostridium tetani grow in the animal?

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contaminated wounds

95
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Potent neurotoxin produced by Clostridium tetani.

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Tetanospasmin

96
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Hemolysin that destroys tissues and is produced by Clostridium tetani

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Tetanolysin

97
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What are the two types of tetani?

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  1. Ascending

2. Descending

98
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What is Ascending Tetani?

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Toxin travels from regional motor n. in the limb to other parts of the body

99
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What is Descending tetani?

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Toxin in the blood affects motor n. centers in the brain and then spreads to the limbs

100
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Which spp. experience Ascending tetani?

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Less susceptible spp. like dogs and cats

101
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Which spp. experiences Descending tetani?

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Susceptible spp. like horse and humans

102
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What is the incubation period for tetanus?

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5-10 days

103
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What is latent tetanus

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When wound at the site of infection is healed

104
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C/S of tetanus

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  1. Stiffness
  2. Localized spasms
  3. Altered heart and resp. rate
  4. Dysphagia (trouble swallowing)
105
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Administered promptly to neutralize unbound toxin

A

Antitoxin

106
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given to Promotes active immune response

A

Toxoid

107
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Tx. of Clostridium tetani?

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  1. Antitoxin
  2. Toxoid
  3. Anti-Tetanus equine serum
  4. Lg. dose of penicillin
  5. Sx
108
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T/F. There is a vacc. available for Tetanus

A

T

109
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T/F. All horses should be immunized for Clostridium tetani.

A

T

110
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Serious, potentially fatal intoxication by ingestion of pre-formed neurotoxin

A

Botulism

111
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____ Toxin is the most powerful exotoxin and inhibits neurotransmitter release, causing flaccid paralysis

A

Botulinum

112
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What is the diff. between tetanus and botulinum toxin?

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Tetanus toxin travels up the n. axon to the ventral horn, whereas botulinum toxin remains at the NMJ

113
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What are the 4 types of Botulism in humans?

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  1. Foodborne botulism
  2. Wound botulism
  3. Infant botulism
  4. Inhalation botulism
114
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When do c/S of botulism appear?

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3-17 days

115
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C/S of Botulism

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  1. Dilated pupil
  2. Dry mucus memb. and dec. salivation
  3. Tongue flaccidity
  4. Paralysis of resp. m.
116
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What are 2 ways to dx Botulism?

A
  1. Toxin in serum

2. toxin in food and stomach

117
Q

C. Botulinum and toxins are select agents.

What does that mean?

A

bio-agents with potential to pose a severe threat to public health and safety

118
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T/F. There is a vacc. available for Clostridium botulinum

A

T

119
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Acute exogenous infections with necrotizing myositits caused by histotoxic clostridiaa C. chavoei

A

Blackleg in sheep

120
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What spp. are affected by blackleg

A

Sheep and cows

121
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What is the pathogenesis of blacklet

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Infection through wounds
anaerobic environments
deposition of endospores
Dermination and multiplication
toxins causing tissue destruction
122
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What causes the distinctive smell of black leg?

A

Fermentation of m. glycogen

123
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What parts of the animal are affected with blackleg?

A

lg. mm. masses:

Limbs, back, neck

124
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What is another name for malignant oedema?

A

Gas gangrene

125
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What causes gas gangrene

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Clostridium novyi type A and B, and C. hemolyticum

126
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What types of wounds can become infected with Gas gangrene?

A

Deep, anaerobic traumatic wounds

127
Q

Prevention of malignant oedema?

A

Sx tx of wounds to remove any dead tissue and promote drainage

128
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What does Clostridium novyi type A cause?

A

Gas gangrene

129
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What does Clostridium novyi Type B cause?

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Black Dz (infectious necrotic hepatitis)

130
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What does Clostridium hemolyticum cause

A

Liver damage and bacilliary hemoglobinuria

131
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T/F. the best way to dx Clostridium Septicum is though anaerobic culture

A

F. takes to longs, should do direct fluorescent ab. staining

132
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Tx of Clostridium septicum

A

Penicillin

133
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Control of Clostridium septicum

A

Vacc.

134
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What is Braxy?

A

Abomasitis of sheep caused by exotoxins of C. septicum

135
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What is Malignant edema?

A

exogenous infection through wound or endogenous through dormant spores present in m. tissues

136
Q

What are some risk factors for C. septicum infectons?

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  1. IM inj.
  2. Tail docking
  3. Shearing
  4. Parturition
  5. Castration
137
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What is the pathogenesis of C. septicum

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Local Exotoxins > Excessive infam. > Edema > Necrosis > Gangrene

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