SA Infectious Diseases Flashcards

1
Q

what infectious agents are known for “pale mucous membranes”

A

Mycoplasma haemofelis
Babesia gibsoni
Babesia vogeli
Cytauxzoon felis

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2
Q

what infectious agents are known for “stiff animals”

A

Toxoplasma gondii
Neospora caninum
Hepatozoon americanum

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3
Q

what infectious agents are known for causing polyarthritis

A

Borrelia burgdorferi
Anaplasma phagocytophilum
Ehrlichia ewingii
Ehrlichia canis
Rickettsia ricketsii

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4
Q

Mycoplasma haemofelis
transmission?

A

fleas
fighting/biting

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5
Q

Mycoplasma haemofelis
treatment?

A

Doxycycline
Quinolones

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6
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Babesia gibsoni
transmission?

A

bite wounds, pitbulls

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7
Q

Babesia gibsoni
treatment?

A

Azithromycin
Atovaquone

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8
Q

Babesia vogeli
transmission?

A

Rhipicephalus sanguineus (brown dog tick)
freq greyhounds

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9
Q

Babesia vogeli
treatment?

A

Imidocarb

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10
Q

Cytauxzoon felis
definitive host?
transmission?

A

bobcat
Dermacenter variabilis & Amblyomma americanum

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11
Q

Cytauxzoon felis
treatment?

A

Azithromycin
Atovaquone

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12
Q

what is the most common infectious agent worldwide? esp in Todos Santos?

A

Ehrlichia canis > babesia vogeli > anaplasma platys

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13
Q

Toxoplasma gondii
definitive host?
transmission?

A

cats
sporulated oocyst or undercooked meat

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14
Q

Toxoplasma gondii
treatment?

A

Clindamycin
Azithromycin
Ponazuril

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15
Q

Neospora caninum
definitive host?
transmission?

A

dogs “ranch dog disease”
sporulated oocyst or undercooked meat

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16
Q

Neospora caninum
treatment?

A

TMS
Clindamycin

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17
Q

Hepatozoon americanum
transmission?

A

dog ingestion of Ambylomma tick OR dog ingestion of infected transport host (rabbits)

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18
Q

Hepatozoon americanum
treatment?

A

TMS
Clindamycin
decoquinate

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19
Q

Borrelia burgdorferi
transmission?

A

Ixodes spp.

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20
Q

Borrelia burgdorferi
breed predisposition?

A

lab retrievers = lyme nephritis

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21
Q

Borrelia burgdorferi
treatment?

A

doxycycline
amoxicillin

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22
Q

Anaplasma phagocytophilum
transmission?

A

Ixodes spp.
infects neutrophils

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23
Q

Anaplasma phagocytophilum
treatment?

A

Doxycycline
Tick prevention

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24
Q

Ehlichia ewingii
transmission?

A

Ambylomma americanum

25
Q

Ehlichia ewingii
treatment?

A

Doxycycline
Tick prevention

26
Q

Anaplasma platys infects what?

A

platelets

27
Q

organisms associated with polyarthritis usually have mild-moderate what?

A

thrombocytopenia

28
Q

Which of the 3 Ehrlichia species of dogs (E. canis, E.wingii, E. chaffeensis) has a chronic phase and is most likely to cause bone marrow suppression?

A

E. canis

29
Q

E. canis
vector?
classic signs?

A

rhipicephalus sanguineus
BMS suppression w/ chronic, pancytopenia, monoclonal gammopathy

30
Q

E. canis
treatment?

A

doxycycline
imidocarb
tick prevention

31
Q

what is the only vector borne disease that causes sterilizing immunity = no recurrence

A

rickettsia rickettsii (RMSF)

32
Q

feline bartonella vector?

A

ctenocephalides felis

33
Q

feline bartonella treatment?

A

doxycycline

34
Q

the more common feline bartonella clinical syndromes?

A

fever
anterior uveitis
hyperglobulinemia

35
Q

canine bartonella spp and clinical syndromes?

A

B. henselae & B. vinsonii

endocarditis
thrombocytopenia
hemolytic anemia
polyarthritis
epistaxis

36
Q

canine bartonella treatment

A

doxycyline
enrofloxacin
amikacin if endocarditis

37
Q

bacteria associated with feline URTD

A

bordetella bronchiseptica
chlamydia felis
mycoplasma spp

38
Q

viruses associated with feline URTD

A

FHV-1
FCV
influenza
sarscov2

39
Q

fungi associated with feline URTD

A

cryptococcus
aspergillus

40
Q

feline URTD
bacterial treatment?
viral treatment (FHV-1 vs FCV)?

A

bacterial
- doxycycline
- amoxicillin

viral (FHV-1)
- topical cidofovir
- oral famciclovir

viral (FHV-1 or FCV)
- fortiflora
- stress management

41
Q

CIRDC bacterial causes?

A

bordetella bronchiseptica
mycoplasma
strep equi zoo

42
Q

CIRDC viral causes?

A

distemper
adenovirus-2
parainfluenza
canine influenza
canine coronavirus

43
Q

when would you do a PCR for a CIRDC infection?

A

if outbreak

44
Q

CIRDC treatment
bacterial?
rescue?

A

bacterial
- doxycycline
- amoxicillin-clavulanate

rescue
- cephalosporins or penicillins (with strep equi zoo)

45
Q

cat fungi in the nose ddx

A

sporotrichosis
cryptococcus
aspergillus

46
Q

dog fungi in the nose
treatment?

A

aspergillus
debride + clotrimazole

47
Q

fungi in the TEXAS & MIDWEST RIVER VALLEYS

A

histoplasma capsulatim

48
Q

fungi in DESERTS/SOUTHWEST

A

coccidioides

49
Q

fungi in OHIO, MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI - MIDWEST RIVER VALLEYS

A

blastomyces

50
Q

fungi worldwide

A

cryptococcus

51
Q

static drugs for fungi treatment

A

ketoconazole
itraconazole
fluconazole

52
Q

cidal drugs for fungi in SA (better for patients with poor immune system?)

A

amphotericin B

53
Q

match with correct fungi:
discospondylitis
nasal
skin
urinary
colitis
bone marrow

A

discospondylitis - coccidioiodes
nasal - cryptococcus
skin - all
urinary - blastomyces
colitis - histoplasma
bone marrow - histoplasma

54
Q

SA nasal mites?

A

Pneumonyssoides

55
Q

SA nasal worm?

A

Eucoleus bohemi (capillarid)

56
Q

SA tracheal nodular worm

A

Oslerus osleri

57
Q

Pneumonyssoides
treatment?

A

Milbemycin
Ivermectin (high dose)
Selamectin
Moxidectin

58
Q

Eucoleus bohemi
treatment?

A

Milbemycin
Ivermectin
Fenbendazole

59
Q

Oslerus osleri treatment?

A

Fenbendazole
Macrocyclic lactones