Microbio - Zoonoses Flashcards
What are zoonoses?
Infections which are transmitted between animals and humans
What animal is associated with rabies infection?
dogs and bats
What infection is associated with rabies infection?
rabies lyssavirus
What are some symptoms of rabies infection?
hypersalivation and hydrophobia
What histology feature is pathognomonic of rabies?
Negri bodies
How is rabies treated?
Rabies IgG post-exposure (only pre-symptom manifestation)
What animal is associated with lyme disease?
Ixodes tick on deer
Walking/camping
What infection is associated with lyme disease?
Borrelia burgdorferi
What are some symptoms of lyme disease?
Erythema migrans (bullseye rash)
What animal is associated with leptospirosis?
Dog/rate URINE (swimming)
What infection is associated with leptospirosis?
Leptospira interrogans
What symptoms are associated with leptospirosis?
Conjunctival haemorrhages, jaundice, spiking fever
What animal is associated with Q fever?
Cattle/sheep
What infection is associated with Q fever?
Coxiella burnetii
What symptoms are associated with Q fever?
Atypical pneumonia symptoms: fever, dry cough, pleural effusion
Which infection is associated with animal hides?
Bacillus anthrax
PC for bacillus anthrax
Ulcer with black and necrotic core
What organism causes Brucellosis?
Brucella melitensis
Which animals are associated with Brucellosis?
Cattle/unpasteurised milk
What PC is associated with Brucellosis?
Rising and falling fevers
Which organism causes Bacillary angiomatosis?
Bartonella henselae
Which animals are associated with Bacillary angiomatosis?
Cats
Which animals are influenza A associated with?
Wild birds
*Which organism does the tsetse fly spread?
Trypsanoma brucei rhodesiense
