Infectious Flashcards
What disease can have transplacental transmission in cows?
What parasitic life stage can transplacental or transmammary transmission occur?
Toxoplasmosis Tachyzoite (rapid life stage vs Brady = slow)
Which stage of Babesia causes hemolysis?
What is the infectious stage of Babesia?
Merozoite
MOA of botulism toxin?
Prevents Ach release at the NMJ
MOA of anti-toxin for tetanus?
Bind to the free circulating toxin, cannot bind the the toxin that is already bound to nerve.
What life stage causes disease in Cytauxzoon?
What is the treatment
Schizonts
Azithromycin and atovoquone
Test for clinical toxo?
IgM in CSF
What cell (type of cell) is decreased with FIV/FeLV infections?
CD4+ lymphocytes
Causing lymphopenia
Nocardia cytology findings?
Treatment?
Acid-fast (aka Ziehl-Neelsen) positive
Tx: TMS/sulfas
Treatment for tritrichomonas?
Ronidazole
Treatment for babesia gibsoni?
Azithromycin + atovaquone
Pythium mode of transmission?
Skin lesion
Reservoir for staph areus?
Horses and dogs
What is a cleaning solution for bacterial spores?
?
What enzyme converts H2O2 (hydrogen peroxide) to bactericidal bleach (hypochlorous acid)?
Myeloperoxidase
Neutrophil enzyme -> kill bacteria
Gram negative pleural effusion in a cat?
Pasteurella
What infectious agent would cause a morulae in a neutrophil?
Anaplasma phagocytophilum
What is the most common clinical sign of lyme?
Mostly subclinical: arthritis vs nephritis vs thrombocytopenia
Test that requires live organism for diagnosis within the first 1-2 weeks?
Lepto - MAT
Most sensitive test for Bartonella in dogs?
PCR
What is the most common clin path abnormality with Hepatozoon americanum?
Neutrophilia
What is a zoonotic disease from both dogs and horses?
Staph aureus
What is the most common community acquired cause of pneumonia in cats?
Mycoplasma
What is the most common cause of discospondylitis in dogs?
Staph
Cat with pleural effusion which is light gold and has non-degenerate neutrophils, protein 8 g/dL, WBC 5000/uL. Diagnosis?
FIP
