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Lec Elev, Rickettsia & ChlaMyDia Flashcards

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Which bacterium is an OBLIGATE INTRACELLULAR parasite that attacks endothelium, causes systemic LPS, and ends with Typhus (NOT TYPHOID)?

A

Rickettsia!

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What is the vector for Rickettsia?

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Arthropods!

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What bacterium is an OBLIGATE INTRACELLULAR parasite, HAS NO CELL WALL but is gram - and HAS LPS (What the What?!?!?!)

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Chlamydia

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What bacteria “steal” components of the host cell? (either energy or sterol)

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Rickettsia, Chlamydia, and MycoPlasma

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What bacterium causes WALKING PNEMONIA?

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MYco-Plasma

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What is the vector for Rickettsia PRO-WAZ-EKII?

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Lice!

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What is the most severe/common Rickettsial illness in the US? What is the organism? What is the vector?

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ROCKY Mtn Spotted Fever (mostly east coast :) )…Rickettsia Rickettsii…TICKS ……..RICKETT=TICK….

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Which is more serious Typhus or Typhoid?

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Thyphus!

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What took Napoleons GREAT ARMY from 700k–>100K?

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Epidemic Typhus! Caused by Rickettsia Pro-Waz-Ekii!!

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Why does chlamydia HAVE to live inside of a cell?

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Its steals the host ATP! (They thought it was a virus because it was so small!)

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What does chlamydia have instead of a cell wall?

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TWO lipid bilayers… BEAT THAT! (They thought it was a virus because it was so small!)

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What is the most common cause of Infectious blindness?

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Chlamydia TRACH-o-MA-tis (They thought it was a virus because it was so small!)

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What is the chlamydia that occurs when we breathe in bird poo and get pneumonia?

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Chlamydia Pstachio I mean PSITTACI

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What are the two serious but oddly different diseases caused by C. Trachomatis?

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Trachoma (blindness) and STI

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What bacterium has NO CELL WALL and STEALS ATP??

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Chlamydia Trachomatis

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How can you prevent C. Trachomiatis caused blindness?

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WASH YOUR FACE! 3x/day took it from 48% to 10%

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What is the end result of STI Chlamydia?

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Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

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Would you treat Chlamydia with Penicillin?

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NO, no freggin cell wall

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What Son of a Biscuit steals the sterol from the host cell?

A

MycoPlasma

20
Q

What is major cause of Walking Pnemonia? Is it common?

A

MycoPlasma Pnemonia…Yep pretty common, just feels like a real bad cold. 50-80% of adults normal flora

21
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Does MycoPlasma have a cell wall?

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NO!

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