ID - animal/insect exposure Flashcards
anthrax causative agent
spores of Bacillus anthracis
gram-positive rod
three types of anthrax and which is most common
cutaneous
inhalational
gastrointestinal
lesion of cutaneous anthrax
small sore that develops into a blister then ulceration with a BLACK CENTER
which form of anthrax is most DEADLY
inhalational
Aedes mosquito
dengue
flavivirus
dengue
Dengue - lucky and unlucky victims - ?
ranges from asymptomatic to self-limiting febrile illness to hemorrhagic fever/shock/death
subacute regional lymphadenitis
cat scratch fever
causative organism of cat scratch fever
Bartonella henselae, a gram-negative rod
“rabbit fever”
tularemia
difference between lesion of tularemia and of cutaneous anthrax
no black center in tularemic lesion
treatment for tularemia
streptomycin, tetracycline
causative organism of plague, and vector
Yersinia pestis, gram-negative rod - FLEAS
most important parasitic disease of humans
malaria
this many people die every year of malaria
2 million
organism that causes malaria, and vector
Plasmodia - this is a protozoan - worst is P. falciparum
Anopheles mosquito
classic malarial attack:
cold, hot, sweating, repeat
Patients appear well between episodes
diagnostic workup for malaria
thick and thin blood smears, Giemsa stain
antimalarial drugs work against the _____ stage
erythrocyte
drugs for malaria
chloroquine, quinine
why pregnant women don’t scoop the cat box
toxoplasmosis
causative agent of toxoplasmosis
obligate intracellular protozoan Toxoplasma gondii
unpasteurized milk/cheese
brucellosis
