Occurence Flashcards
Occurs in summer & spring
in remote places & delay in diagnosis/treatment
(3) biovars [ AMO ]
PLAGUE
Biovars
1. Antiqua
2. Medievalis
3. Orientalis
• in warm temperature
• high relative humidity
• occupational hazard (cat owners/vet)
• natural disaster occurence destructs habitats of reservoir
Plague
• saprophyte
• sporadic in humans
• re-emerging zoonoses
Erysipeloid
Antimicrobial resistance in ERYSIPELOID (+decreases vaccine efficacy)
[ sav ]
- sulfonamide
- aminoglycosides
- vancomycin
in respiratory tract of horses
Pasteurella caballi
in respiratory, GIT, & female genital tract of rodents
Pasteurella pneumotropica
• PH ranked 4th in incidence
• pandemic increased cases for the next 5 years
Tuberculosis
Sources of infection of Pasteurella (3)
- pets
- farm animals
- rodents
Usually occur in
• NORTHERN regions
• near coastal areas
• aquatic environment
Type E-producing Clostridium botulinum
Most prevalent type of botulism
Infant botulism (71-88%)
potential use of BIOTERRORISM (foodborne)
Botulism
• in terrestrial & marine environments
• give also the most widespread spp
Brucellosis
B. abortus
What (2) organs does severe obligate parasite Streptococcus affects?
- heart
- brain
Streptococcus is categorized based on (2):
- Biochemical hemolytic properties
• BETA - complete hemolysis
• ALPHA - incomplete
• GAMMA - not visible - Antigenic cell wall polysaccharides (Lancerfield classification)
a reversible zoonosis
- Streptococcus