Sketchy: Babesia Flashcards
1
Q
Cue:
- Vampire Queen Atova holding a sickle with crows on her shoulder
A
- Atova queen = atovaquone (tx for Babesia)
- crows = macrolides (azithromycin- tx)
- sickle = sickle cell pts susceptible
2
Q
Cue:
- shield with a tick on it and antlers on top
A
tick vector (Ixodes aka deer tick)
3
Q
Who is most likely to be symptomatic from Babesia and to have a more severe disease?
A
sickle cell pts
4
Q
Cue:
- blood-stained carpet with Maltese cross pointing to the NE
A
- blood carpet = diagnose with thick blood smear
- maltese cross = appearance of infected RBC (tetrad of trophozoites)
- NE = northeast US is where Babesia is found
5
Q
What diseases does the Ixodes tick transmit?
A
- Borrelia burgdorfei
- Babesia
6
Q
Cue:
- Robin of Ixodes sweating wearing an irregularly torn shirt with spleen-shaped hole in it
A
- Robin of Ixodes = Ixodes tick
- sweat = fever
- irregularly torn shirt = irregular fevers
- spleen-shaped hole = asplenic pts at risk
7
Q
Cue:
- broken red stained glass windows
A
hemolytic anemia
8
Q
How is Babesia transmitted?
A
the Ixodes (deer) tick
9
Q
What does Babesia cause?
A
- hemoglobinuria
- hemolytic anemia
- jaundice
