Spirochetes Flashcards

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What are the three main genre of spirochetes

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Treponema, Borrelia, Leptospira

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What are the three main manifestations of disease from Treponema?

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Painless chancres, skin/mouth rash, CNS

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What are the specific and non-specific tests to diagnose Syphilis

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Specific: FTA-ABS, TA-PA

Fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption & Treponema pallidum particle agglutination

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Weil’s disease is caused by what org?

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Leptospira

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