Infectious Agents - Bacteria, Protozoa, and Fungi Flashcards
Single celled organisms that can reproduce with no true nucleus
Produce endotoxins
Bacteria
Bacteria throughout the body
Septicemia
Toxins within the body
Toxemia
Caused by Gram - spirochete
10 serovars in dogs
Spread through urine
Zoonotic
Leptospirosis
Natural hosts for Lepto
wildlife animals
The causative agent for Lepto
Leptospira interroans
2 Symptoms of Lepto
- Renal failure
2. Liver failure
This type of test will not verify Lepto infection
Routine stain or U/A
Best way to test for Lepto
Antibody titers 4 weeks apart
4x increase in antibodies = positive
Antibiotic used to treat Lepto
Doxycycline
To prevent spread to humans, you should always
wear PPE
3 Preventions of Lepto
Vax pets, Limit access to standing water, avoid wildlife
AKA Feline Infectious anemia OR Hemobartonella
Mycoplasma haemofilis
Caused by an intracellular bacteria that infects RBCs
Transmitted through blood (bites, fleas, transfusions)
Mycoplasma haemofilis
Main symptom of FIA
Acute hemolytic anemia
Symptoms of FIA are often increased in cats with
FELV
Best test to do to diagnose FIA
PCR
Antibiotic used to treat Mycoplasma haemofilis
Doxycycline
Cats who contract Mycoplasma should be treated with
supportive care
To prevent Mycoplasma from happening, you should do these 2 things
keep cats indoors and utilize flea control
AKA Lyme Dz
Borreliosis
Caused by a spirochete bacteria
Not a true zoonotic dz, but rather a vector borne dz
Borreliosis (Lyme Dz)
The reservoir for Lyme Dz
White footed mouse
Main species of ticks that carry Lyme Dz
Ixodes scapularis
How long does Borreliosis take to transmit?
48 hrs
Incubation period of Borreliosis
8-20 wks
Main symptom of Lyme dz
arthritis
Test used to diagnose Borreliosis
4Dx ELISA Snap test
Best antibiotic to use to treat Lyme Dz
Doxycycline
2 Prevention agents for Borreliosis
Vax! and flea control
The bacteria species that causes Borreliosis
Borrelia burgdorferi
Caused by an intracellular, gram - bacteria Ehrlichia canis
Canine Monolytic Ehrlichiosis