EXTRA PRACTICE: Arthropodborne Disease Flashcards

1
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Match: CA is Yersinia pestis

A

Plague

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2
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Match: Gram-negative bacillus

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Plague

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3
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Match: A predisposing factor is poor sanitation

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Plague

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4
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Name the ways you can diagnose the Plague

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Serology
Lung sputum sample
Fluid aspiration from buboes

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5
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Match: Preventative measures include pest control and use of vaccine, that is only used for high risk people

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Plague

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6
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Match: Endemic to parts of US, such as the dry Southwest

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Plague

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7
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Which plague is the most common plague? Which one has the highest mortality?

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Most common: Bubonic plague
Highest mortality: Pneumonia plague

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8
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Match: Diagnosis includes based on SXS, Serology, and prevalence in geographic areas (NE USA)

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Lyme Disease

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9
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Match: axial filaments/endoflagella, motile

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Lyme disease

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10
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Match: Flat, alternating band of pale/red circles

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Lyme Disease (first phase SXS)

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Match: Flu-like SXS, Encephalitis, and Irregular Heartbeat, and Facial paralysis

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Lyme Disease

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12
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Which disease is the most common tickborne disease in the United States?

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Lyme Disease

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13
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When is there a high incidence of Lyme disease? Where is it prevalent?

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Incidence = Summer
Prevalent = Northeast (NE) USA

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14
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Which disease(s) can be diagnosed based on the Type and Location of the rash as well as Serology?

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Epidemic Typhus
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

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15
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Name the CA for Epidemic Typhus
Name the CA for Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

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Epidemic Typhus: Rickettsia prowazekii
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever: Rickettsia rickettsii

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16
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Which disease(s) contain gram-negative bacillus or coccobacillus

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Epidemic Typhus
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

17
Q

Match: PD factors include Lack of hygeine in wars, homelessness, crowded jails, concentration camps

A

Epidemic Typhus

18
Q

Match: PD factors include outdoors and hiking

A

Rocky Moutain Spotted Fever

19
Q

Which developmental stage of the Tick is responsible for RMSF?

A

Infected Nymph

20
Q

Match: This bacterial disease is spread by a human body louse vector and has a high mortality rate if left untreated

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Epidemic Typhus

21
Q

Match: Reservoir include the Transovarian Passage and Tick

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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

22
Q

Match: **This disease is common in the Southeast USA and Appalachian mountain regions **

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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

23
Q

Match: This disease is one of the most common cause of death by infectious disease (#2)

24
Q

Match: Reservoirs include rodents and birds, like crows

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West Nile Encephalitis

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Match: **Is usually asymptomatic and has SXS of polio-lile paralysis and fever**
West Nile Encephalitis
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Match: **This arboviral disease is common all over the US**
West Nile Encephalitis
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Match: **This is usually found in adults over 40 years old and in the Central US**
St. Louis Encephalitis
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Match: **Is common in Southeast US and has a high morality rate in humans (30%)**
Eastern Equine Encephalitis
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# Match Match: **This viral disease is not spread from an anthropod vector**
Ebola Virus Disease
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Which disease(s) contain reservoirs of wild monkeys
Yellow Fever Zika Virus Disease
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Match: **Arboviral disease that has humans as reservoir**
Dengue
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Match: **Trasmitted through contact with animal blood/waste products or infected human bodily fluids**
Ebola Virus Disease
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Match: **Contains mostly neurological SXS, some BV damage, and conjuncitivis (pink eye)**
Zika Virus Disease
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Match: **Infection during pregnancy can lead to microencephality (small brain in babies)**
Zika Virus Disease