MT4 - Tularaemia (R) Flashcards
Francisella tularensis can cause epidemics among slaughterhouse workers
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zoonosis
Hunters can be infected with Francisella tularensis during skinning of wild hares.
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Tularaemia is an occupational disease.
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Focal infection and necrosis can be seen in the parenchymal organs in the case of tularaemia.
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Clinical signs of tularaemia are mainly seen in cattle.
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sheep, horse, piglet
The causative agent of tularaemia is Francisella tularensis
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Tularaemia can be found mainly on the southern hemisphere
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northern hemisphere
Slide agglutination test cannot be used in the serodiagnostics od Tularaemia:
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Ticks are true vectors of tularaemia:
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blood sucking arthropods
Mouse inoculation is a frequently used method during isolation of Francisella tularensis from
pathological samples
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Isolation of the bacteria via mouse passage
Clinical signs of tularaemia can be seen only in hares:
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Tularaemia is a fast and acute disease in mice:
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Tularemia does not occur in Europe:
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The reservoir host of the agent of tularemia is the hare:
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The agent of tularemia can be transmitted by ticks, mosquitoes and other blood sucking arthropods:
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Francisella tularensis is a fastidious bacterium species which needs special medium for propogation:
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Rabbit is not susceptible to Francisella tularensis
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Francisella tularensis is a soil microorganism:
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Francisella tularensis causes chronic infection in wild hare:
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Francisela tularensis subsp. Tularensis occurs in America:
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north america
The agent of tularaemia can be transmitted by ticks
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Europe is free from Tularaemia
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F. t. ssp. holarctica
Tularaemia can occur only in hares
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Tularaemia is a zoonosis
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Only hares are suscpetible to the agent of Tularaemia
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European Brown Hare is the reservoirs of the agent of tularaemia in Europe
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Francisella tularemia in humans is frequently caused through skin wounds.
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Tularaemia affects only sheep in Hungary
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Ticks have an important role in transmission of tularaemia.
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Tularemia occurs only in America.
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Tularemia occurs frequently in hares.
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Francisella tularensis ssp. holartica is highly virulent
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moderatley virulent
Francisella is a facultative pathogen.
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Francis blood agar can be used for its isolation.
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Tularaemia will cause more severe disease in lagomorph and rodents
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Hunters can contract tularemia whilst skinning the animal
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Tularaemia causes severe clinical signs in susceptible animals.
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Tube agglutination is the best way to diagnose tularaemia.
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Encephalitis is the main clinical sign of tularemia in humans
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There are differences in the virulence of the causative agents of tularemia.
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Septicemia is part of the pathogenesis of tularemia.
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Mosquitoes are involved in spreading of tularemia.
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Francisella tularensis subsp. tularensis is in Europe
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north america = higly virulent
Hares spread the bacteria Francisella with urine
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urine + feces
Ticks play a role in maintaining the presence of tularaemia.
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Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica is the causative agent of tularaemia in Europe.
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moderate virulent
European brown hare is the reservoir of the agent of tularaemia in Europe
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Only hares are susceptible to the agent of tularaemia
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Tularaemia is a zoonosis.
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Hamsters and mice are very susceptible to the agent of tularaemia.
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Ticks can transmit the agent of tularaemia.
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Sheep are regularly vaccinated to prevent tularaemia in Europe
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Tularaemia is not a zoonosis.
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The agent of tularaemia is transmitted only by ticks
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There are virulence variants of Francisella tularensis.
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Slide agglutination test is used to recognize tularaemia infection in live animals.
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Farm animals in Europe are widely vaccinated against tularaemia
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Francisella tularensis subsp. tularensis is the most frequent subspecies of the agent in Europe.
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F. t. ssp. holarctica
Brown hares are susceptible to tularaemia.
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Tularaemia can be frequently seen in cattle in Europe.
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Francisella tularensis can infect humans.
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