M12 Spirochaetes & ANUG Flashcards
what kind of cell wall does spirochetes have
gm -Ve cell wall
doesnt stain well
spirochetes are fastidious what does this mean
difficult to grow in lab on agar or broth
are spirochetes common in mouth
very common
assc with deep perio pockets
increase with periodontitis
what si struct of spirochetes
helical bac
central protoplasmic cyinder
3–5 axial filaments in outer cell envelope
what si the genus of spirochetes
Treponema
borrelia
what is borrelia burghdorferi
20 sub sp 5 cause disease
what is the disease borrelia burghdorferi cause
lymes disease
what is lames disease
tick bite - zoonotic
slow grow
microaerophilic spirochete
what is the primary infection of lames disease
red spot at bite site the enlarges withal area in middle
red ring
what are the symptoms of lymes disease
headache drowsiness mild fever joint/muscle pain swollen lymph nodes
when does he symptoms take effect
3-30 days post infection
what happens to 15% people after 1-5 weeks after a tick bite
neuro borrelia
- neurological implication
what are the symptoms of euro borrelia
back pain numb feel at bite meningits presntation chornic lyme arthritis inflam heart
what does treponema palladium cause
csyphilus
what are the symptoms implications of csyphilus
painless chancre rash flu like symptoms occasional rash neuro and CV madness