Infectious Flashcards
1
Q
What are the most common serovars for canine Leptospirosis?
A
Grippotyphosa
Pomona
Bratislava
2
Q
What are the most common signs of Yersinia pestis?
Transmission?
A
Fever & Lymphadenopathy
Aspirate shows large, bipolar staining coccobacilli
-Transmission through eating infected rodents or bits from fleas
3
Q
Signs of Blastomycosis
Geographic distribution
A
- Depression
- Anorexia
- Weight Loss
- Fever
- Lameness
- Lymphadenopathy
- Harsh Lung sounds
- Draining skin lesions
- Chorioretinitis
- Uveitis
- Cough
Found in the soil in the Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio river valleys, mid-atlantic states, some Canadian provinces
