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Infectious disease Flashcards

1
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What is the target to Dx FeLV?

A

Antigen

p27

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2
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What is the target to Dx FIV?

A

Antibody

p24 +/- gp40

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3
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What is the infective form of toxoplasma?

A

Tachyzoites

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4
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What is the infective form of Leishmania?

A

Amastigotes

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5
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What is the infective form of Babesia?

A

Sporozoites

merozoites cause RBC lysis

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6
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What is the infective form of Cytoxzoon?

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Schizonts

piroplasms in RBCs

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7
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What is the infective form of Trypanosoma?

A

Trypomastigotes

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8
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What is the infective form of Giargia?

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Cyst

NOT trophozoites

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9
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What is the infective form of Hepatozoon?

A

Sporozoites

MUST EAT TICKS

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10
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What is the infective form of Tritrichomonas?

A

Trophozoites

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11
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What is the infective form of Cryptosporidium?

A

Oocytes (thick walled)

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12
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What are two acid-fast organisms and Tx for it?

A

Nocardia - Sulfas

Mycobacterium - Double to triple antibiotic treatments between Baytril, Rifampon, Azithromycin

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13
Q

Four most common cause of canine pyoderma?

A

Staphylococcus intermedius
E. coli
Proteus
Pseudomonas

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14
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Seven most common cause of canine discospondylitis?

A 
Staphylococcus intermedius & S. aureus
Streptococcus
Brucella
Aspergillus
E. coli
Mycobacterium (Bassett Hound)
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15
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What parasites can be detected by Baermann decal test?

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Aleurostrongylus abstrusus

Crenosoma vulpis

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16
Q

Infectious diseases affecting crypts vs. villi

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Crypts: parvo
Villi: corona, rota, cryptosporidium

17
Q

What can 4DX snap test screen?

A 
Antibody detection tests
Heartworm
Lyme diseases: Borrelia burgdorferi
Anaplasma phagocytophilium and A. platys
Ehrlichia canis and E. ewingii
18
Q

What is Walbachia?

A

Obligate intracellular gram-negative bacteria

Lives in heart worm and releases endotoxins and major surface protein that may induce specific IgG response

19
Q

What is the best diagnostic tool for Giardia?

A

Snap fecal antigen ELISA (highly sensitive)

20
Q

What is the best diagnostic tool for Tritrichomonas?

A

PCR is more sensitive than fecal culture

fecal culture medium must be not support growth of GIardia spp.

21
Q

What is the best diagnostic tool for GIardia and Cryptosporidim?

22
Q

What infectious disease cause microangiopathic anemia?

A

Dirofilaria immitis

Microangiopathic anemia: RBCs are damaged or lysed due to sharing injury within the vasculature

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