Microbiology Flashcards
What symptoms make EBV and CMV differentials for acute hepatitis?
liver inflammation and damage leading to hepatomegaly and elevate liver enzymes.
Yellow Fever- class of virus
flavivirus
Yellow Fever- demographics
MURICA
Yellow Fever- transmission vector
mosquito (aedes aegypti)
Yellow Fever- Sx
after 3-6 days, sudden onset of fever, headache and muscular aches. can be severe liver dmg.
Yellow Fever- Tx
no Tx
Yellow Fever- vaccine
live attenuated
How does schistosoma mansomi cause severe liver damage?
Eggs get trapped there
AWWWWWWW SCHIST
Where in the world does schistosoma mansoni infect?
tropoical/subtropical area
Where in the world does clonorchis sinensis infect?
asia
How do u get clonorchis sinensis?
eating fish with the metacercarial stage
What part of the hepatic tract does clonorchis sinensis attach to to cause damage?
Bile duct
“clones on the bile duct”
What is the major cancer associated with clonorchis sinensis?
Intrahepatic colangiocarcinoma
Where are the 2 liver flukes (Opisthorchis and Fasciola hepatica) found in the world?
Asia and eastern europe
How does Echinococcus granulosus cause liver damage?
large hydatid cysts in the liver
Where can u get E. multilocularis?
wild carnivores
E. multilocularis develops in the liver as a ramifyling mass, resembing what?
a carcinoma
What are the 2 treatments for E. multilocularis liver infections?
surgical excision + benizmidazole
Which parasite causes amebic liver abscesses?
E. histolytica
What type of pathological damage results from E. histolytica damage of the liver?
necrotic liver damage without pus
Which spirochete causes leptospirosis?
leptospira interrogans
Which reservoir does l. interrogans reside in?
domestic and wild animals
OH CRAP FLUFFY
How do humans get l. interrogans?
ingestion or exposure to contaminated water or food (breaks skin)
What are the clinical manifestations of l. interrogans?
influenza like illness for 7 days, hepatitis, jaundice, and hemorrhage in the liver.
This G-, nonmotile, coccobacillus infects reticuloendothelial cells from the respiratory tract, abrasian in the skin, or unpastruized dairy.
Brucellosis
What are the clinical manifestations of brucellosis?
hepatitis, hepatosplenomegaly, tiredness, aches, pains, anxiety, depression and fever.
“damnit pig, you make me fat and tired”
What is the structure of HAV?
naked, icosahedral capsid
What is the genomic composition of HAV?
+sense ssRNA genome
Once HAV acts on a receptor on liver cells, how is it released from the hepatocyte?
exocytosis
What is the mode of transmission for HAV?
fecal-oral
After HAV replicates in the hepatocytes and Kuppfer cells, where is it released into?
The bile
So what is the pathway from ingestion to getting into the poop for HAV?
mouth –> intestines –> blood –> hepatocytes –> bile –> stool
True or False: HAV can be a chronic infection
False.
What type of food is a problem for acquiring HAV?
Shellfish
How long does it take before Sx appear in HAV infections?
10-14 days
Before Sx appear in HAV infected individuals, is there a productive infection?
Yes. an inapparent one.
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What Ab can u detect in the blood for Dx of HAV?
Anti-HAV IgM using ELISA
What can u give as a prophylaxis for HAV?
immune serum globulin
When can u give the immune serum globulin after HAV exposure?
< 2 weeks
What type of vaccines can u give for HAV?
killed HAV
What genus is HBV from?
hepadnavirus