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1
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What are the characteristics of mycobacteria?

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acid-fast rods, most are slow growers, aerobic, not spore producing

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What toxins do mycobacteria produce?

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no exotoxins or endotoxins are known or have been identified

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What is the typical reservoir of mycobacteria?

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human or animal

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What type of cell envelope do mycobacteria have?

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gram+ -like cell envelope

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What covers the cell envelope of mycobacteria?

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mycolic acid

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What are the characteristics of M. tuberculosis?

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long rods in no specific arrangement, very pathogenic to humans, grows slowly at 37ºC body temp, highly resistant to drying

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What disease does M. tuberculosis commonly cause?

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tuberculosis

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What is the reservoir for M. tuberculosis?

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human body

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What disease does M. bovis cause?

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tuburculosis

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What is the reservoir for M. bovis?

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animals, mostly cows

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What disease does M. leprae cause?

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Leprosy (hansen’s disease)

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What is the reservoir for M. leprae?

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human body and armadillo

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13
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What disease does M. smegmatis cause?

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not pathogenic = none

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What is the reservoir for M. smegmatis?

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human body = part of human microbiota

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What is BCG?

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species whos reservoir is artificial culture as it was derived from M. bovis and cultured and attenuated in lab

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What temperature does BCG grow at?

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37ºC

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What temperature does M. bovis grow at?

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37ºC

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How virulent is M. bovis to humans?

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very virulent but rare

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19
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What is the BCG vaccine?

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works against TB, only 40% effective

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Which mycobacteria species led to the development of vaccines?

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M. bovis

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21
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Who discovered M. tuberculosis?

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Robert Koch

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22
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What is tuberculosis?

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respiratory disease transmitted from person to person

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23
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Why is tuberculosis considered to be an old disease?

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detected in the remains of bison and Egyptian mummies

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Why is tuberculosis a re-emerging disease?

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due to traveling and urban-living = easier to spread disease and to antibiotic resistance

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Tuburculosis cases/year US?

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11,000 new/year

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How much of the world population has been infected with tuberculosis?

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1/3

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27
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What disease has infected more than 1/3 of world population?

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H. pylori

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28
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Which country has the highest rate of tuberculosis infections?

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South Africa

29
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What is the cause of antibiotic resistance in M. tuberculosis?

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mycolic acid may prevent some antibiotics penetrating through the cell envelope

30
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How do we study M. tuberculosis?

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mouse models and cows

31
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What are the virulence factors of M. tuberculosis?

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none have been identified except the ability to live and multiply in macrophages

32
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What are the 2 types of TB infections?

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primary infection and post-primary (latent) infection

33
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How is M. tuberculosis transmitted?

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inhalation of droplet nuclei that becomes activated when it gets to the lungs

34
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What is droplet nuclei?

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bacteria in a dry metabolically-inactive form

35
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What are the stages (events) of tuberculosis?

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inhale droplet nuclei of M. tuberculosis &raquo_space; gets to the lungs &raquo_space; uptake by lung macrophages = survive and release unknown virulence factors that cause damage to lungs &raquo_space; M. tuberculosis spreads to other organs and leads to death

36
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What happens when M. tuberculosis spreads to other parts of the body?

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can become a disease outside of the respiratory system (ie: nervous system = neural disease) = very rare, stays a respiratory disease

37
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What is one diagnostic test used to confirm active Tb in someone?

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x-rays of lungs = shows lung damage

38
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What are 2 things that can happen once someone inhales droplet nuclei of TB?

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progressive systemic disease or localized infection in the lungs

39
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What is the Progressive Systemic Disease form of TB?

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fast disease becomes systemic throughout body = death quickly || happens in less than 1% people infected

40
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What is the localized infection of the lung form of TB?

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M. tuberculosis remains in the lungs and infects lung tissue

41
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What percentage of people who inhale TB but do not become infected and do not have the disease?

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91%

42
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What percentage of individuals with the localized infection of the lung form of TB can develop into a progressive systemic disease?

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3%

43
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What is the tuberculin skin test?

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common diagnostic test to identify the infection

44
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How does the tuberculin skin test work?

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take protein extract from M. tuberculosis &raquo_space; inject it under skin &raquo_space; wait 1-3 days to determine if there is a swollen area around site of injection = positive result

45
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What gives a false positive TB test?

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have been injected or previously injected with BCG vaccine (not an effective vaccine) = don’t take tuberculin skin test if have been vaccinated with BCG

46
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Why does it take time for the tuberculin skin test to give a positive result?

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it is based on immune system = delayed-hypersensitivity and cell-mediated immunity

47
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What does a positive result mean?

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either person has been previously exposed to TB or has TB

48
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What are 4 diagnostic tests to identify if a person has M. tuberculosis in their system?

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bacterial culture, PCR test, tuberculin skin test, chest c-rays

49
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What are ways to prevent infection of M. tuberculosis?

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healthcare workers wear HEPA-filter masks; BCG vaccination

50
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What are 3 kinds of treatments for TB?

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antimicrobials (isoniazid, rifampin) and BCG vaccine || treatment takes a long time

51
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What are characteristics of M. leprae?

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red rods, don’t grow in lab media, injected into footpads of mice to harvest bacterium; slowest grower of all mycobacteria species

52
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Who discovered M. leprae?

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Hansen = Norwegian physician

53
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What is leprosy?

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chronic, progressive disease (takes a long time for disease to develop) of skin and peripheral nerves

54
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Is leprosy an old or new world disease?

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Old

55
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What percentage of world population have developed natural immunity against leprosy?

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95%

56
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What is the cause of the natural immunity against leprosy?

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the receptor the pathogen needs to interact with the host cell is absent on the surface of host cells

57
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What are the 6 countries where 90% of the cases happen worldwide?

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Tanzania, Nepal, Brazil, India, Madagascar, Mozambique (TN-BIMM)

58
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What is the number of cases of leprosy nationally (US)?

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96/year

59
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What is the number of cases of leprosy nationally (US)?

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764,000/year

60
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What are the 2 reasons why armadillos important for leprosy?

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reservoir for armadillos = pass to humans (zoonotic disease) AND can use armadillos to study M. leprae

61
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What is the mode of transmission of M. leprae?

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unknown but assumed zoonotic disease, direct contact, air, soil

62
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What are symptoms of leprosy?

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bulb-like lesions on face and extremities

63
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How does leprosy progress?

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affects peripheral nervous system = loss of motor functions and destruction of those nerves = lose sense and can easily amputate those parts via small accidents

64
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How can leprosy be treated?

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multidrug therapy (MDT) for up to 2 years = very effective; no isolation needed and the patient becomes noninfectious after a few doses

65
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What is the hallmark symptom of Hansen’s disease?

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destruction of peripheral nervous system

66
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What can prevent leprosy?

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early diagnosis and treatment, BCG provides some protection, further research for a better vaccine

67
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Why is diagnosis for leprosy delayed in the US?

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healthcare providers are unaware of leprosy and its symptoms

68
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Does leprosy always have a nerve involvement? If not, what is it?

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no = will be considered a minor skin disease

69
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What antibiotics are included in the multi-drug therapy for leprosy?

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clofazimine, dapsone, rifampin (CDR)

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