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systemic infection variation Ehrlichia spp. Rickettsia rickettsia, Francisella tularenis, Systemic mycoses

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  • not rapidly fatal but for some animals enough systems effected that get worse -> euthanasia
  • severity of signs depends on individual animal
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Ehrlichia spp. fam

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family- anaplasmataceae

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Ehrlichia spp. general characteristics

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  • obligate intracell bacteria
  • 2 membranes
  • no cell wall btwn membranes
  • lack lipopolysaccharide
  • obligate aerobe
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Ehrlichia species

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  • Ehrlichia ewingii
  • Ehrlichia chaffeensis
  • Ehrlichia canis
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Ehrlichia spp. lifecycle

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  • obligate pathogeen of abcs found in granulocytes and monocytes
  • if in macrophage enter in special phagosome no phagosome lysosome fusion bc alters phagosome
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Ehrlichia transmission

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  • infected animals = source of bacteria

- transmitted by ticks (3-6hrs for transmission)

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Ehrlichia spp. primarily a pathogen of

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dogs

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Ehrlichia ewingii affects who, transmitted by what

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  • transmitted by lone start tick
  • dogs
  • zoonotic
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ehrlichia ewingii causes what

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  • found in granulocytes, cause canine granulocytic ehrlichiosis
  • mild dx usually som animals no signs of dx
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Ehrlichia chaffeensis transmission

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  • transmitted by lone star tick
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ehrlich ewingii vs ehrlich chaffeensis common

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ewingii more common

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Ehrlichia chaffeensis causes what

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  • mild dx or no dx
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Ehrlichia chaffeensis affects who

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  • dogs, other animals (deer)

- z (from tick not dog)

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ehrlichia canis transmitted how

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  • brown dog tick
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ehrlichia canis causes what

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  • infects monocytes
  • canine monocytes ehrlichiosis
  • causes more severe dx in dogs that other ehrlichia species (but there are serapes animals with no signs)
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ehrlichia spp. signs acute

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  • 2-4 weeks after bite
  • fever, lymphadenopathy, inap, depression (non-specific dx)
  • animals often asymptomatic carriers
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ehrlichia spp. signs chronic

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  • months to years after initial infection
  • fever, inap, weight loss
  • epistaxis
  • meningitis (neuro)
  • glomerulonephritis
  • thrombocytopenia -> bleeding type lesions
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ehrlichia spp. chronic signs most common with

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  • ehrlichia canis

- certain breeds (g shep and huskys)

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ehrlichia spp. chronic necropsy

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  • hemorrhages (petichea and echomosis throughout)
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Ehrlichia spp. diagnosis

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  • pcr

- serology (snap tests)

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ehrlichia spp tx

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  • tetracycline tx

- prevention: prevent tick exposure

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Rickettsia rickettsii general characteristics

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  • gram neg
  • obligate intracell
  • obligate aerobic
  • coccobacillus
  • zoonotic
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rickettsia rickettsii found where

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  • inside endothelial cells

- mult in endothelia cells, move around on acting filaments, replication can -> damage in endothelium -> leakage

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rickettsia rickettsii inhabitant of, transmission, cause dx in

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  • natural inhabitant of rodents
  • transmitted by tick bites
  • cause dx in dogs (Rocky Mountain spotted fever)
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rickettsia rickettsii transmitted by which ticks, takes how long
- dermacentor - rhibacephalus - 5-20hrs to transmit
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rickettsia rickettsii causes what
- Rocky Mountain spotted fever in dogs - RARELY also in cats - zoonotic
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Rocky Mountain spotted fever signs initial
- HIGH fever = big finding - not eating/ v+/d+ - hemorrhagic mucous membranes - tenderness over lns, joints, muscles
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rickettsia rickettsii zoonosis details
ppl get it from ticks spreading from same rodent source dogs get it from not from dogs
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Rocky Mountain spotted fever signs progressed
- petechial and ecchymotic hemorrhaged develop later on ocular, oral, and genital mucous membranes in dogs - neuro signs
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rickettsia rickettsii diagnosis
- serological tests - pcr - VERY hard to culture
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rickettsia rickettsii tx/ prevention
- tx: tetracycline, fluoroquinolones | - prevent tick exposure
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francisella tularensis general characteristics
- gram neg - bacillus - aerobic - Z - R - POTENTIAL BIOTERRORISM
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Francisella tularensis important type
Francisella tularensis spp. tularensis (type a strain) = most virulent= predominates in us
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Francisella tularensis natural inhabitant of
rabbits and hares | - some develop dx most = asymptomatic carriers
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francisella tularensis multiply where
- inside amoeba | - inside animal mult inside macrophages
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francisella tularensis transmission
- arthropods (ticks and flies) - ingestion - direct contact
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francisella tularensis causes what in who
- causes tularemia - not that common in animals often asypt or mild signs - cats most commonly - rarely sheep and dogs - z
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francisella tularensis in cats presentation
- fever - regional lymphadenopathy - can involve spleen and liver in more severe case
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francisella tularensis dogs
usually show nothing or v mild signs
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francisella tularensis sheep
seen in sheep heavily infected with ticks
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francisella tularensis zoonosis
- Z - R - POTENTIAL BIOTERRORISM - v severe in ppl - found throughout country
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francisella tularensis diagnois
- serology - ln aspriate/ tissue smamples - grow on bld agar w and w/o cysteine - look at spleen and liver at necropsy
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systemic mycoses organisms of intrest
- blastomyces dermatitidis - histoplasmosis capsulatum - coccidiodes immitis/ posadasii
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systemic mycoses general
- dimorphic mold in enivonrment w/ diff enivonrmntal preferences - obligate aerobes
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systemic mycoses natural inhabitant of
soil
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systemic mycoses transmission
- primarily inhalation | - rarely through wounds
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systemic mycoses contagious
not really contagious if mult animals in same area have this then exposed to same source bc in body go from mold then go to yeast form which doesn't really spread easily
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systemic mycoses general signs
- long-term - nonspecific signs - v hard to differentiate which fungi causing it and some signs can look like bacteria as well, key is geographic location and no response to antibacterials
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blastomyces dermatitis id
- yeast with broad based buds in parasitic form
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blastomyces dermatitis vs cryptococcus
blastomyces broad based buds cryptococcus narrow based buds
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geographic distribution blastomyces dermatitis
- primarily eastern part of country; endemic where we are but not common here - like enivomrnet w/ soils w/ high organic content, acids, ph, abundant moisture - dogs digging near water tend to be prone to this
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blastomyces dermatitidis signs
- anorexia, weight loss - dyspnea - ocular dx -> retinal detachment (*more common w/ this one than other two) - lameness - skin lesions in dogs
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blastomyces dermatitis affects who
- mostly dogs | - rarely dx in cats
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diagnosis blastomyces dermatitidis
- broad based yeasts in lesions, tissue specimines - sabouraud dextrose agar room temp - bld agar 37 degrees - use both types agars diff temps to demonstrate dimorphism
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blastomyces dermatitidis tx
- itraconazole - amphotericin B - tx for 3-6 months
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histoplasma capsulatum general characterisitcs
- yeast in parasitic form - facultative intracell pathogen of phagocytic cells (macrophages) - do not have capsule just thick cell wall that resembles one
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histoplasmosis capsulatum found where
- Mississippi and Ohio water shed | - bird or bat guano
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histoplasmosis capsulatum affects who
- dogs | - cats
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histoplasmosis capsulatum signs
dogs- lethargy/ anorexia/ weight loss/ d+/ dehydration/ anemia/ enlarge lymphoiid organs cats- depression/ weight loss/ fever/ DYSPNEA/ TACHYPNEA/ enlarged lymphoid organs *generally wide range of non specific signs for both*
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histoplasmosis capsulatum signs diff
- dogs more d+ with histoplasmosis capsulatum than other systemic mycoses but not significant enough finding to r/o other two
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cats vs dogs presentation histoplasmosis capsulatum
cats > resp signs bc inhale into lungs
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histoplasmosis capsulatum diagnosis
- aspirates contain yeast cells inside phagocytic cells (free yeast only in phagocytic cells not in tissue) - grow on sabouraud dextrose agar at room temp and blood agar at 37 C to demonstrate dimorphism
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histoplasmosis capsulatum tx
- azaleas or azaleas plus amphotericin b | - antifungas long term, 4-6 months
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coccidioides immitis/ posadasii general characteristics
- spherules in parasitic form, filled with endospores | - looks like coccidia which = why have this name
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coccidioides immitis/ posadasii location
- not found in this part of country
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coccidiodes immitis/ posadasii enivonrment
- molds in environment - fungi breaking up into individual cells - parasitic forms in spirals filled w/ endospores
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coccidiodes immitis/ posadasii transmission
Envionrment -> inhaltion -> lung -> enlarge into sphirules -> internal divisions in sphirules -> mature into individual celsl called endospores and sphereule wall breaks and within animal endospores repeate the cycle
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coccidioides immitis/ posadasii location
- in western us and some areas in Mexico - live in lower senoran life zone (hot arid environment w/ rare freezes w/ occasional rains, tends to be dry enivonrment prefers alkaline soil
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coccidiodes immitis/ posadasii affects who
dogs, cats horses | * if dog hasn't been in south west doesn't have this*
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coccidiodes immitis/ posadasii signs dog
- fever, anorexia, weakness, weight loss, lameness, dpression
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coccidiodes immitis/ posadasii signs horses
- weight loss, cough, muscle pain, superficial abcesses
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coccidiodes immitis/ posadasii signs cats
- skin lesions, fever, inappetence, weight loss (skin lesions most common sign in cats)
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coccidiodes immitis/ posadasii diagnosis
- spherules can be seen in tissue specimines | - grown on sabouraud dextrose agar at room temp
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coccidiodes immitis/ posadasii spherules
can be infectious to ppl = Vally fever in ppl
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coccidiodes immitis/ posadasii tx
- fluconazole, ketaconazole, or itraconazole
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Ehrlichia spp. spread by what
ticks
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blastomyces dermatitis what sign most common
ocular w/ dogs but can't r/o the other two off of this
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which systemic dxs from this section cause bleeding
- Ehrlichia canis | - Rickettsia rickettsii
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systemic pathogens that -> general signs
- Ehrlichia spp. - Rickettsia rickettsii - Francisella tularensis - Blastomyces dermatidis - histoplasmosis capsulatum - coccidiodes spp.
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why geography to tell systemic pathogens with general signs apart
live in diff places bc - vectors only in certain places - prefer certain environments (fungi)

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