EXTRA PRACTICE: Arthropodborne Disease Flashcards
Match: CA is Yersinia pestis
Plague
Match: Gram-negative bacillus
Plague
Match: A predisposing factor is poor sanitation
Plague
Name the ways you can diagnose the Plague
Serology
Lung sputum sample
Fluid aspiration from buboes
Match: Preventative measures include pest control and use of vaccine, that is only used for high risk people
Plague
Match: Endemic to parts of US, such as the dry Southwest
Plague
Which plague is the most common plague? Which one has the highest mortality?
Most common: Bubonic plague
Highest mortality: Pneumonia plague
Match: Diagnosis includes based on SXS, Serology, and prevalence in geographic areas (NE USA)
Lyme Disease
Match: axial filaments/endoflagella, motile
Lyme disease
Match: Flat, alternating band of pale/red circles
Lyme Disease (first phase SXS)
Match: Flu-like SXS, Encephalitis, and Irregular Heartbeat, and Facial paralysis
Lyme Disease
Which disease is the most common tickborne disease in the United States?
Lyme Disease
When is there a high incidence of Lyme disease? Where is it prevalent?
Incidence = Summer
Prevalent = Northeast (NE) USA
Which disease(s) can be diagnosed based on the Type and Location of the rash as well as Serology?
Epidemic Typhus
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Name the CA for Epidemic Typhus
Name the CA for Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Epidemic Typhus: Rickettsia prowazekii
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever: Rickettsia rickettsii
Which disease(s) contain gram-negative bacillus or coccobacillus
Epidemic Typhus
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Match: PD factors include Lack of hygeine in wars, homelessness, crowded jails, concentration camps
Epidemic Typhus
Match: PD factors include outdoors and hiking
Rocky Moutain Spotted Fever
Which developmental stage of the Tick is responsible for RMSF?
Infected Nymph
Match: This bacterial disease is spread by a human body louse vector and has a high mortality rate if left untreated
Epidemic Typhus
Match: Reservoir include the Transovarian Passage and Tick
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Match: **This disease is common in the Southeast USA and Appalachian mountain regions **
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Match: This disease is one of the most common cause of death by infectious disease (#2)
Malaria
Match: Reservoirs include rodents and birds, like crows
West Nile Encephalitis