SECOND PRIORITY (3) Flashcards
surra is transmitted by hematophagous flies called:
stomoxys and tabanus
CA of surra
t. evansi, congolense, brucei, vivax
trypanosomiasis pathogenesis
__ into skin via insect bite
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Localized swellings
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Infect __
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Rapid division in the bloodstream
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____– attach to endothelial cells
_____ - invade tissues and
cause damage
Tryopanosomes into skin via insect bite
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Localized swellings
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Infect LN
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Rapid division in the bloodstream
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*T. congolense – attach to endothelial cells
*T. brucei and T. vivax - invade tissues and
cause damage
T. evansi infections of cattle and buffalo usually
lead to pronounced
immunosuppression
ausative agent of leptospirosis
l. interrogans
earned its name from a characteristic hooked appearance that resembles a question mark
leptospirosis
t/f all serovars of Leptospira are pathogenic, and many are associated with a reservoir species in which little disease is apparent.
f
many serovars are highly prevalent within maintenance host populations and persist in the ___ and ___
kidneys or genital tract.
high antibody responses and low tissue burdens are typical in these animals. with lepto
low abs
leptospira is resistant to dessication T/F
freezing, dehydration, and UV radiation inactivate leptospires
majority of leptospira serovars have specific maintenance hosts
t
Leptospira serovars known to cause disease in mammals have been isolated from __
amphibians
3rd most impt dx in indonesia
surra
dz that can be inoculated in mice for lab dx
surra
pH preference of leptospira
neutral to slight alkalaine