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Infection control (SA5) Flashcards

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What are the stages of the chain of infection?

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  • Pathogen
  • Reservoir
  • Portal of exit
  • Mode of transmission
  • Portal of entry
  • Susceptible host
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What is a convalescent carrier?

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  • Recovered from disease but still sheds into environment
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What is a healthy carrier?

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  • Exposed to organism but doesn’t become ill
  • Usually because immune system has fought disease previously
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What is an open carrier?

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  • Continuously shed organism
  • Usually weeks-months
  • Can be life long
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What is a closed carrier?

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  • Doesn’t normally shed disease
  • Shedding triggered by stress or steroids
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Where is MRSA found?

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  • Within naso-oral cavity
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What is an infectious disease?

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Caused by microorganism capable of invading and replicating within a host

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What is a contagious disease?

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  • Can be passed from one animal to another
  • Via direct or indirect contact
  • Spread through contagions
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What is a zoonotic disease?

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  • Can be passed from vertebrate animals to humans
  • immunosuppressed, young, old and pregnant most at risk
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What is contamination?

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  • Presence of microorganisms on body surface or inanimate object
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What is colonisation?

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  • Presence of microorganisms with no clinical signs
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What are pathogens?

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  • Disease producing microorganisms
  • May live in or on the host
  • Disrupts normal physiological function
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What is a facultative anaerobe?

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  • Will grow whether oxygen is present or not
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What is an epidemic?

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  • Increase in number of cases of a disease
  • Above what is normally expected in that population
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What is a pandemic?

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  • Epidemic of worldwide proportions
  • Increase in number of cases of a disease worldwide above normal expectations
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What is an endemic?

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  • Disease that permanently exists is particular populations
  • At normal levels and is predictable
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  • What is an epizootic?
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  • Epidemic of an animal disease
  • Increase in number of cases of an animal population above normal levels
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What are the causal agents of infectious diseases?

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  • Bacterium
  • Virus
  • Protozoan
  • Fungus
  • Prions
  • Ecto/endo-parasites
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What are viruses?

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  • Tiny intracellular parasites
  • Can only replicate within a host cell
  • Can only attach to compatible cells
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What is the structure of a virus?

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  • Each virus particle
  • Core of nucleic acid (RNA or DNA)
  • Surrounded by protein coat (Capsid)
  • Together known as nucleocapsid
  • Some viruses are enclosed in an envelope
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What are virus envelopes made from?

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  • Lipoprotein and glycoprotein
  • Some have glycoprotein spikes to help them attach to host cells
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What is the name for spherical viruses?

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Icosahedral

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What is meant by an icosahedral virus?

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  • Spherical in shape
24
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What makes enveloped viruses easier to kill?

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  • Envelopes are fragile
  • Readily absorb disinfectants
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How do viruses replicate?

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  • Attach to host cell and penetrate membrane
  • OR being taken into cell by endocytosis
  • Takes control of cell, instructs to produce more virus particles
  • Released by rupture or no harm to the cell
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How can viruses be diagnosed?

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  • Serology detects antibodies
  • Antigens (Viral proteins) detected in serum
  • PCR detects viral DNA/RNA but expensive
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What are bacteria?

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Single cell organism, vary in size and shape

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What are the 3 basic shapes of bacteria?

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  • Bacilli (Ovals)
  • Cocci (Circles)
  • Spirochaetes (Spirals)
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Bacteria cell walls

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  • Can be inhibited by Cephalosporins
  • Some have slimy coat for protection and to enable them to attach to cells
  • Some have pili/fimbriae to stick to host
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What are the different arrangements of cocci?

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  • Diplococcus (2 cocci)
  • Streptococcus (Chains of cocci)
  • Staphlococcus (Bundles of cocci - grapes)
31
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What is the name for curved Bacilli?

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Vibrios

32
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What is the optimum temperature for bacteria to replicate?

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37 degrees

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What are the 2 ways bacteria can replicate?

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Binary fission
- Asexual
- Creates 2 identical cells
Conjugation
- Sexual
- Sharing of DNA only
- No new cell

34
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How does antibiotic resistance come about?

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Conjugation

35
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Commensals

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Bacteria living on animals and not causing harm

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Facultative

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  • Opportunistic bacteria
  • Will cause harm in immunosuppressed
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Obligate

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Bacteria that always causes disease

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Saphrophytic

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  • Replicate on dead tissue
  • Responsible for decay
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Symbiotic and mutualistic bacteria

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benefits both parties

40
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How are bacteria diagnosed?

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  • Bacterial smears
  • Grams stains
  • Culture on nutrient medium
  • Sensitivity testing
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Examples of viral infections

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  • Parvo
  • Lepto
  • Distemper
  • Myxo
  • RHD
  • FELV
  • FIV
  • Parainfluenza
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Examples of bacterial infections

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  • Bordetella bronchiseptica
  • Leptospira canicola
  • Chlamydophila felis
43
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What are fungi?

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  • Large group of organisms
  • Ranging from micro to macroscopic
  • Moulds, yeasts
44
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What are the 3 fungi of veterinary importance?

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  • Dermatophytes (Ringworm)
  • Yeasts (e.g Malassezia)
  • Mould (Aspergillus)
45
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Is ringworm a multicellular fungus?

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Yes

46
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What is Dermatophytes?

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Ringworm

47
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What are the 2 types of dematophytes?

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Trichophyton mentagrophytes
- Dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs
Microsporum canis
- Dogs and cats

48
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What are the clinical signs of ringworm and how is it diagnosed?

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  • Circular hair loss, may be inflamed
  • Some long hair cats are asymptomatic
  • Hair plucks for staining or culture
  • Some species fluoresce with woods lamp
  • 50% of Microsporum canis apple green
  • Spores can live on fomites for long periods
49
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Are yeasts unicellular?

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Yes

50
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What is Malassezia pachydermatis?

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  • Yeast
  • Found on skin normally
  • Dematitis/otitis externa on susceptible pets
  • Often during summer
  • Can be greasy, has distinct odour
51
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How is Malassezia pachydermatis diagnosed?

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  • Tape strips stained with methylene blue
  • appears as bottle shapes under the microscope
52
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What is Candida Albicans?

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  • Yeast
  • Present in normal animals
  • May cause clinical signs in young, old, immuno
  • Thrush
53
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What are the clinical signs of Candida Albicans?

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  • White plaques in mouth
  • Ulcers
  • In birds sour crop
54
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What is a protozoa?

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  • Single cell organisms
  • Many capable of independent movement
  • Many survive outside body in moisture films
55
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How are protozoa diagnosed?

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  • Cysts in faeces
  • Pooled samples required
  • Results may be unreliable
  • ELISA or PCR tests are more expensive
56
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Is toxoplasma zoonotic?

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  • Yes
  • Can cause spontaneous abortion
57
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What are prions?

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  • Mutated proteins leading to serious neurological disease
  • Spread by ingestion of infected tissue, especially brain and spinal cord
  • Genetic predisposition may be required, proven in sheep
  • Prions are always fatal

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