Pelzer Flashcards
What species has a high carrier rate of salmonella? Can you eradicate the carrier state with antibiotic treatment?
- 85% pet store reptiles (produced in crowded condiitons)
- Cannot eliminate –> not considered judicious use
How is salmonella acquired by humans?
Fecal-oral, vaccum cleaners = inhalation
What pets are suitable for immunocompromised HIV infected individuals?
Older animals over 2yo
Cats older than 2yo
kittens and puppies have 10% carriage rate of salmonella
What role do pet stores play in zoonotic spread of salmonella?
Keep records and warn people, wash hands, outbreaks associated w hedgehogs and aquarium frogs
What incidents related to the plague have happened in the US
- California costal parks closed due to ground squirrels with plague
- Prairie dogs and black-footed ferret population rapid decline
What is the organism responsible for the plague?
Yersinia pestis
General info about the plague
- Western states
- 4 corners (UT, CO, NM, AZ), california
- Transmitted by rodent fleas –> regurgitation while feeding
- Transmitted by cats
- Squirrels, prairie dogs affected
Clinical signs of the plague if transmitted by cats?
- Draining abscesses/lymph nodes
- Pneumonia
Sources of infection of tularemia?
- Infected tick and deer flies
- Rabbits
- Ingesiton of contaminated food or water
- Cat bites and scratches after they caught infected animals
Clinical signs in humans of tularemia
- Depends on ROE
- Necrotic ulceration, lymphadenopathy (septic)
- Pneumonic
- Oculoglandular
- GI
Signs of tularemia in rabbits
Splenic and hepatic abscesses
Signs of tularemia in cats?
Lethargy, lymphadenopathy, oral ulcers
Control measures of tularemia?
- Gloves
- Insect control
- Keep cats inside
- Proper cooking, clean water
Where is lyme disease in US?
- Wooded areas
- Norrtheast, upper midwest
- Wisconsin, Minnesota, Northern california, mid atlantic states
- 1/4 deer ticks in VA infected
What else is ixodes responsible for besides lyme disease?
Alpha-gal sugar –> red meat allergy
Resevoir hosts of borrelia burgdorferi
Rodents –> mice, white-footed mouse, chipmunks, rabbits