Spirochetes Flashcards
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Spirochetes
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wide variety of transmission methods (sexual, vector borne, environmental), causes immediate bacteremia and eventual multi-organ infections, can cross blood brain barrier leading to meningitis and other CNS symptoms.
no vaccines
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virulence factors
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immune evasion, not very antigenic
3
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argyll robertson pupil
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eye exam for diagnosis
4
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Jarisch Herxheimer reaction
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reaction to treatment for Syphilis and Lyme disease
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Syphilis
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3 stages: painless chancre, rash with flulike symptoms, cardiac/CNS involvement
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Lyme
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transmission via ticks, prompt removal of ticks, treatment with doxycycline for a month
3 phases: skin infection, immune/neurological issues
