Infectious Diseases Flashcards
When taking a travel history what is important to include?
Exactly what area they visited/prophylaxis for malaria or other disease/N vaccinations they had pre-travel such as hepatitis A typhoid and Assyria and the general vaccine schedule/the use of bug repellent or sleeping nets
what are farmworkers susceptible to getting?
Leptospirosis, coxiella, Orf
what are sewerworkers susceptible to getting?
Leptospirosis, hepatitis A, gastroenteritis
what are sex workers susceptible to getting?
HIV hepatitis B HSV gonoccocus syphilis chlamydia
what infectious disease are pet shop owners susceptible to getting?
psittacosis
what are abbatoir workers succeptable to getting?
anthrax
what are canoeists susceptible to getting?
Leptospirosis gastroenteritis
what are swimmers susceptible to getting?
Fungal infection pox viruses leptospirosis gastroenteritis
what are cavers susceptible to getting?
histoprirosis and Marburg
What are trekkers susceptible to getting?
Lyme disease and other tickborne diseases
what are rugby players susceptible to getting?
HSV (from the scrum) fungal infections
what causes leptospirosis?
infected urine - namely from rats but can be from other pets such as dogs, rabbits, cows and sheep (bacteria)
what causes histoplasmosis?
stoplasma capsulatum fungal spores. These spores are found in soil and in the droppings of bats and birds.
What causes a Coxiella?
Coxiella burnetii is most frequently found in ruminants (cattle, sheep!!, and goats) is a bacteria
What causes Orf?
Orf is a viral skin disease that can be spread to humans by handling infected sheep and goats. The disease – caused by a parapoxvirus
what does the following picture show?
orf (nb its self limiting mostly)
What infections are IV drug users susceptible to?
Hepatitis C hepatitis B HIV endocarditis skin and soft tissue infection including antharax , Aspergillus
what infections are alcohol abusers predisposed to?
TB pneumonia HIV
what infections are cannabis users susceptible to?
Pneumonia early COPD lung abscesses
what is Marburg?
Marburg virus is a hemorrhagic fever virus of the Filoviridae family of viruses - transmitted by bats
What infections can dogs transmit?
Campylobacter Toxocara rabies
what infection can cats Transmit?
toxoplasma Bartonella pasteurella
what infection can rodents transmit?
Rat bite fever salmonella
what infections can terrapins and reptiles transmit?
salmonella