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ID - animal/insect exposure Flashcards

1
Q

anthrax causative agent

A

spores of Bacillus anthracis

gram-positive rod

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2
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three types of anthrax and which is most common

A

cutaneous
inhalational
gastrointestinal

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3
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lesion of cutaneous anthrax

A

small sore that develops into a blister then ulceration with a BLACK CENTER

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4
Q

which form of anthrax is most DEADLY

A

inhalational

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5
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Aedes mosquito

A

dengue

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6
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flavivirus

A

dengue

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7
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Dengue - lucky and unlucky victims - ?

A

ranges from asymptomatic to self-limiting febrile illness to hemorrhagic fever/shock/death

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8
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subacute regional lymphadenitis

A

cat scratch fever

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9
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causative organism of cat scratch fever

A

Bartonella henselae, a gram-negative rod

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10
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“rabbit fever”

A

tularemia

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11
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difference between lesion of tularemia and of cutaneous anthrax

A

no black center in tularemic lesion

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12
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treatment for tularemia

A

streptomycin, tetracycline

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13
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causative organism of plague, and vector

A

Yersinia pestis, gram-negative rod - FLEAS

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14
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most important parasitic disease of humans

A

malaria

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15
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this many people die every year of malaria

A

2 million

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16
Q

organism that causes malaria, and vector

A

Plasmodia - this is a protozoan - worst is P. falciparum

Anopheles mosquito

17
Q

classic malarial attack:

A

cold, hot, sweating, repeat

Patients appear well between episodes

18
Q

diagnostic workup for malaria

A

thick and thin blood smears, Giemsa stain

19
Q

antimalarial drugs work against the _____ stage

A

erythrocyte

20
Q

drugs for malaria

A

chloroquine, quinine

21
Q

why pregnant women don’t scoop the cat box

A

toxoplasmosis

22
Q

causative agent of toxoplasmosis

A

obligate intracellular protozoan Toxoplasma gondii

23
Q

unpasteurized milk/cheese

A

brucellosis

Clin Med part II (12 decks)

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