Gram-Negative Bacilli (Zoonotic)

Question 1

Brucella characteristics (metabolism, shape)

Answer 1

Small, coccobacillary, aerobic, Gram-negative bacteria

Question 2

Brucellosis symptoms

Answer 2

Brucellosis (undulant fever)

Last for weeks or months, fever, chills, malaise, drenching sweats

Question 3

Brucella treatment

Answer 3

Doxycycline

Question 4

Francisella tularensis characteristics (metabolism, shape)

Answer 4

Small, metabolically facultative, Gram-negative, coccobacillus

Question 5

Skinning rabbits on a hunting trip - which bacteria

Answer 5

Francisella tularensis

Question 6

F. tularensis pathogenesis and CD

Answer 6

Multiplies within macrophages

CD: Tularemia - ulcerated, regional lymphadenopathy, fever and chills, pneumonia

Question 7

F. tularensis treatment

Answer 7

Streptomycin or gentamicin

Question 8

Pastuerella multocida - how do humans become infected

Answer 8

Cat or dog bite

Question 9

Brucella transmission

Answer 9

Ingestion of contaminated milk products or through the skin