VIBRIO

Question 1

What kind of pathogen is Vibrio?

Answer 1

Bacteria

Question 2

Is Vibrio gram positive or negative?

Answer 2

Gram negative

Question 3

What would Vibrio look like on a microscope slide?

Answer 3

Pink cocci/bacillus (rods and spheres)

Question 4

Is Vibrio aerobic or anaerobic?

Answer 4

Aerobic (O2)

Question 5

What is a strain of Vibrio?

Answer 5

Vibrio cholerae (cholera)

Question 6

What is the reservoir for Vibrio?

Answer 6

Water borne illness

Question 7

Where do Vibrio outbreaks usually happen?

Answer 7

-Endemic outbreak disease in places with contaminated water sources (Now in Caribbean)

Question 8

What is the pathogenesis of Vibrio?

Answer 8

Toxin mediated disease which incubation time is about 1-2 days

Question 9

How would a Vibrio infection present?

Answer 9

-RICE WATER DIARRHEA (profuse, pale, watery)
-DEHYDRATION which can lead to metabolic acidosis (kidney function, build up of acid)

-Morbidity (health problems) can occur from severe dehydration and shock (can be within 1 day)

Question 10

How can a Vibrio infection be diagnosed?

Answer 10

-Culture
-PCR
-Antigen Test (contact lab because of special methods)

Question 11

How can a Vibrio infection be treated?

Answer 11

REHYDRATION!!!

Antibiotics to decrease length of infection:
-Doxycycline
-Azithromycin
-Bactrim
-Ciprofloxacin