Spirochetes - Muller Flashcards
Shape of spirochetes?
Spiral or helical
How is borrelia spp transmitted?
Arthropod vectors
What are the most common mammals involved in maintaining the lifecycle of Borrelia spp?
Deer and white footed mice
_______ serve as a host for ticks breeding and allow for spacial distribution of ticks to spread Borrelia spp
Deer
Spirochete spp with hooked ends?
Leptospira
_______ spp of bacteria causes Lyme disease in North America
B. burgdorferi sensu stricto
Lyme Borreliosis is reported in?
Humans, dogs, horses, cattle, sheep
Vector involved in Lyme Borreliosis?
Ixodes ticks
Pathogenesis of Lyme Borreliosis?
- Spirochetes are in midgut of the tick prior to feeding
- During feeding the bacT moves to the salivary glands of the tick
- Spirochetes enter skin and multiply in skin of host
- Causes a rash in humans
- Moves from skin to blood
- Moves to joints, brain, nerves, eyes, liver, kidney, heart
How long must the tick attach to the host to transmit Lyme Borreliosis?
24-48 hours
CS associated with lyme in dogs?
Arthritis, Arthralgia, lameness, fever, lethargy
CS associated with lyme disease in humans?
Flu-like illness, skin rash
can invade the brain, nerves, heart, joints - permanent nerve damage and arthritis
True or False: B. burgdorferi sensu stricto is reportable and fatal
FALSE - it is reportable!! but not fatal
What protein can be found in late stages of B. burgdorferi sensu stricto?
OspF
Co infections with _______________ complicate diagnosis of Lyme disease in dogs and horses
Anaplasma phagocytophilum
CS associated with horses with lyme disease?
Fever, stiffness, Lameness in multiple limbs, muscle tenderness
Recurrent uveitis ***IMPT
What bacteria cause recurrent uveitis in horses?
B. burgdorferi sensu stricto (Lyme disease)
AND Leptospirosis
Why is PCR not useful for diagnosing Lyme disease?
Spirochetes present in low numbers in clinically affected animals (incidental host)
Can only use in early stages in humans
What protein can be found in early infections of B. burgdorferi sensu stricto?
OspC
What protein can be found in the intermediate stages of B. burgdorferi sensu stricto?
OspC and OspF