Micro Exam 11 Flashcards
toxemia
Bacillus anthracis
non arthropod vector transmission
s typhi leptospira bacillus anthracis brucella p multocida
louse transmission
r prowazekii
bartonella quintana
borellia recurrentis
tick transmission
francisella
r rickettsii
borellia burgdorferi
flea transmission
yersinia pestis
bartonella quintana
bartonella henselae
fly transmission
francisella tularensis
ticks and mites are vector and reservoir in all except
ehrlichia
lyme dz
extracellular
borellia
leptospira
facultative intracelllular
which target endothelial as opposed to macrophages/epithelial
bacillus anthracis brucella francisella salmonella yersinia bartonella quintana (endothelial) bartonella henselae (endothelial)
encapsulated
bacillus anthracis
yersinia pestis
salmonella typhi
high infectious dose
salmonella typhi
babesia
francisella (ingestion route)
obligate intracellular?….
rickettsia
ehrlichia
anaplasma
babesia
human spread only important in
yersinia pneumonic plague
humans are sole reservoir
salmonella
ricketsii prowazekii
b recurrentis
vaccine preventable
antrhax typhoid fever yersinia HAV HBV
salmonella morphology
encapsulated non coliform gram - rod
motile and invaive
salmonella
vi antigen
salmonella
fxns of vi antigen
antiphagocytic for pmns
prevents intracellular killing by type 3 secretion
reportable dz
salmonella, francisella, rickettsia, HAV, HBV
asia, africa, latin america
salmonella
main transmission of salmonella
ingestion of food and water with fecal contmaination
year round seasonality
salmonella
age group for salmonella
under 30
oral anal sex puts you at risk of
salmonella
carriers are females over 50
salmonella
salmonella incubation
1-2 weeks
salmonella pathogenesis
multiplies in peyers patches in SI then spreads to liver, spleen, bone marrow where it is phagocytized by macrophages (NOT PMNS). Multiplies intracellularly. Spreads again to gallbladder where it stays
Gallbladder carriage
salmonella
signs and symptoms of salmonella
4 weeks of dz 1 - bacteremia with fever and flu signs 2 - bacteremia with fever and maculopapular rash 3 - ulceration of peyers patches 4 - cholecystitis
children under 5 have weird s and S
salmonella
intestinal perforation
salmonella
diagnose salmonella
1-3 weeks - blood
4+ weeks - feces > urine
2 weeks - serology for vi antigen
tx for salmonella
ampicillin, tmp smx, ciprofloxacin
vaccine for salmonella
vivotif Ty21a - oral live with boosters every 5 years
Typhim vi - parenteral recombinant with boosters every 2 years
Seen in macrophages
salmonella
fruits/vegetables
salmonella
Rat pee in water
Leptospirosis
Weil’s dz is a form of
Leptospirosis
dark field microscopy
leptospirosis, borrelia miyamotoi, lyme
chronic in kidney
leptospirosis
CNS type 3 vasculitis
leptospirosis
biphasic
leptospirosis
sispecial media
leptospirosis
s and s of leptospirosis
rash, aseptic meningitis, tibial tenderness, hemoptysis
spirochete with hooked ends
leptospira
multiple serovars for different animals
leptospira
tropical climates
leptospira
transmission of leptospira
water contact through skin abrasion
vertical transmission by placenta and breast milk
Pathogenesis of leptospira
endothelial damage resulting in vasculitis and persisting in kidney without renal impairment
Anicteric and icteric forms
leptospirosis
which form of lepto is most common
anicteric
acute leptospiremic phase
fever, headache, conjuncitval suffusion
immune leptospiruric phase
aseptic meningitis from immunopathology vasculitis
Abx are not effective when
immune phase of lepto
Weil’s dz is known as what and is characterized as what
icteric leptospirosis (anicteric signs of conjunctival suffusion and aseptic meningitis + JAUNDICE)
what causes weils
vascular dyfunction
Humoral immunity
leptospirosis, anthrax, borrelias
Binds DC SIGN to induce dendritic cell maturation
Humoral immunity in lepto
rats peei n water
lepto
diagnosis for lepto
Week 1 - blood and csf culture
Week 2 - urine culture
serology for ab’s
tx for lepto
penicillin
doxy
tetracycline
jarisch herxheimer
lepto
doxy chemoprophylaxis
lepto
yersinia
Spring seasonality
brucella
brucella morphology
gram - rod
abortus
suis
melitensis
canis
brucella
most common zoonotic dz
brucella
bangs dz
brucella
unpasteurized milk
brucella
transmission of brucella
ingestion
contact with skin abrasions or conjunctiva
inhalation
pathogenesis of brucella
enters skin or mucous membranes and spreads by lymphatics. Multiplies in macrophages preventing their apoptosis
brucella virulence factors
5’ GMP and AMP - suppress myeloperoxidase
Atypical LPS - doesn’t activate complement
signs and symptoms for 2-8 weeks
brucella
signs and symptoms of brucella
night sweats, fever, weight loss, malodorous perspiration
acute, undulant, and chronic form
brucella
tx for brucella
tetracycline with streptomycin for 6 weeks
spore forming
bacillus anthracis
GI, pulmonary, cutaneous
bacillus anthracis
boxcar shaped
bacillus anthracis
bacillus anthrasis morphology
encapsulated gram positive rod
virulence factors for bacillus anthracis
Poly D glutamic acid capsule (PXO2)
Protective antigen toxin
Lethal factor toxin
Edema factor toxin
LF fxn
Cleaves mitogen activated protein kinase kinases causing macrophage lysis
Targets cardiomyocytes and vascular smooth muscle cells
EF fxn
calcium calmodulin dependent adenylate cyclase
Acts on hepatocytes
herbivores
bacillus anthracis
WMD
bacillus anthracis, tularemia
WMD anthrax form
pulmonary
transmission of bacillus anthracis
excreted in feces, urine, and saliva with spores in soil
toxemia
bacillus anthracis
forms of anthrax
cutaneous - most common. eschar with edematous ridge (malignant pustule)
pulmonary (wool sorters dz) - inhale spores. multipy in lungs causing hemorrhage and necrosis.
GI - eat infected meatt which invades GI causing N/V/ bloody diarrhea and ascites
whcih form of anthrax is immune to abx pretty much
pulmonary
mediastinal widening
pulmonary anthrax
increase in vascular permeability causing respiratory deistress, hemorrhage, shock, and death
pulmonary anthrax
Target of immunity in anthrax
PA antigen
Tx for bacillus anthracis
penicillin, doxy, cipro
vaccine for anthrax
PA purified vaccine with small amounts of LF and EF
tularemia agent
francisella tularensis
morphology of francisella
Encapsulated G- coccobacillus
intracellular in macrophages, endothelial cells, and hepatocytes
francisella
virulence factor for francisella
lipoprotein encoded by FTT1103
ocurs in all states except hawaii
francisella
rabbis
francisella
no P2P ever documented
Francisella, trench fever
transmission of francisella
contact with animal carcasses
cat or tick bite
aerosol
ingestion (high ID)
warmer months
francisella, RMSF, Spotted fever group
multiplies in macrophages and amoebae
francisella
signs and symptoms of francisella
uleceroglandular form - papule at entry site, enlarged lymph nodes, granulomatous nodules
Inhalation form
GI form
detected by visualizing antibodies with a 4 fold increaase
francisella
tx for francisella
streptomycin, tetracycline, chloramphenicol
yersinia morphology
gram - coccobacillus
wide temperature range for growth
yersinia
virulence factors of yersinia
YOPS OMP VW F1 Coagulase (28 degrees C)
Top 3 control survival in macrophages. 3 and 4 form capsule
location of yersinia
asia, brazil, west coast
domestic and sylvatic cycles
yersinia
1 microorganism is enough
yersinia
may spread by droplet nuclei
yersinia
form of yersinia that results in epidemic
droplet nuclei spread resulting in pneumonic plague
transmission of yersinia
droplet nuclei
flea bite
type 3 secretion
salmonella and francisella
bubonic plague
yersinia