Spirochete,

Question 1

Incubation period of treponema pallidum

Answer 1

3-90 days with a mean of 3 weeks

Question 2

Primary Syphillis heals?

Answer 2

3-6 weeks with or without therapy

Question 3

Secondary syphillis begins

Answer 3

6-8 weeks and become florid 3 months after primary infection of not treated

Question 4

Tertiary syphilis sets at what time

Answer 4

3-30 years after infection

Question 5

What are the 3 antigens used in ELISA for the diagnosis of treponemosis

Answer 5

TpN15, TpN17, TpN47

Question 6

Non specific test for T. Pallidum show up as positive within ?

Answer 6

4-6 weeks of infection

Question 7

What Borrelia species causes recurrent fever

Answer 7

B. hermsii

B. recurrentis

Question 8

What’s the incubation period for rye species causing recurrent fever

Answer 8

B. hermsii

B. recurrentis

Incubation period 3-8 days

Question 9

Treatment of TBRF

Answer 9

Tetracycline- drug of choice

Erythromycin- alternative

Question 10

Treatment of LBRF

Answer 10

Doxycycline

Erythromycin, or

Benzylpenicillin

Question 11

Treatment of borrelia, lymes disease

Answer 11

Azithromycin
Doxycycline
Amoxicillin
Ceftriaxone

Question 12

Culture medium for borrelia

Answer 12

Barbour-Stoenner-Kelly medium

Question 13

Leptospira incubation period

Answer 13

7-12 days

Question 14

Culture for leptospirosis

Answer 14

Fletcher semisolid medium

Question 15

Treatment of leptospirosis

Answer 15

Azithromycin
Doxycycline
Amoxicillin
Ceftriaxone
Penicillin G