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SPIROCHETES Flashcards

1
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SPIROCHETES motility

A

corkscrew

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2
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Organisms that can’t be visualize in brightfield microscopy

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SPIROCHETES

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3
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SPIROCHETES are Motile because they produce

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axial fibrils (flagella)

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4
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disease of blood vessels; sexually transmitted disease

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Syphilis

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5
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turning threads

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Treponema

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6
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Non-culturable on artificial media

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Treponema pallidum

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7
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Treponema pallidum treatment

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Penicillin - Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction

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8
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transplacental transmission of syphilis

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Congenital Syphillis

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9
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Congenital Syphilis
○ Early stage is like the second stage or _______
○ Late stage is the latent stage or _______

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condylomata
deadly

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10
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seen in children who had congenital syphilis (3)

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Hutchinson triad
■ deafness
■ blindness
■ notched or pegged teeth

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11
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Clinical Infection of Syphilis
Primary Stage. (4)

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Hard Chancre
- unitarian?
- genitalia dry lesions
- not painful

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12
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Clinical Infection of Syphilis
Secondary Stage (5)

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Condylomata lata
- wart-like
- genitalia
- 6-8 weeks
- after dry lesions (hard chancre)

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13
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Clinical Infection of Syphilis
Latent Stage (3)

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Asymptomatic
- hidden
- serological stage

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14
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Clinical Infection of Syphilis
Tertiary Stage (3)

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Gumma’s
- deep organs
- neuro/cardiac syphilis

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15
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Syphilis Serological Tests

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Non-Treponemal
Treponemal

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16
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sero test that is not specific for syphilis

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Non-Treponemal

17
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specific test for syphilis

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Treponema

18
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Non-Treponemal tests (3)

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● VDRL
● RPR
● TRUST

19
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Treponemal tests (5)

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● TPI
● TPHA
● MHA-TP
● FTA-ABS
● RPCF

20
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heated serum (waterbath); microscopic

A

VDRL

21
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RPR (4)

A

commonly used today;
neurosyphilis (CSF);
modified version of VDRL;
macroscopic

22
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most specific test for syphilis

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FTA-ABS

23
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uses nonvirulent treponeme; nonreactive for late stage of syphilis

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RPCF

24
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Yaw or Frambesia

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T. pallidum subsp. pertenue

25
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Bejel

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T. pallidum subsp. endemicum

26
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Carate or Pinta

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T. pallidum subsp. carateum

27
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endemic syphilis

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T. pallidum subsp. endemicum

28
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oldest human treponema

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T. pallidum subsp. carateum

29
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● Transmitted thru flies
● crab feet/yaws
● Disease of bone, skin and joints

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T. pallidum subsp. pertenue

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