Vibrio, Bartonella... (Final) Flashcards
1
Q
Vibrio cholera
- host
- transmission
A
- human disease
- orol-fecal route
2
Q
Vibrio parahemolyticus
- habitat
- disease caused
A
- in seawater and brackish water
- food infections in humans (seafood)
3
Q
Vibrio anguillarum
- diseases caused
- treatment
A
- salt water furunculosis
- septicemia in fish
- high mortality
- antibiotics, vaccination
4
Q
General features of Bartonella
A
- Gram negative
- aerobic
- zoonotic
5
Q
Bartonella henselae symptoms in cats
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- vague symptoms
- swelling lymph nodes
- lethargic
- anorexia
- mild neurologic symptoms
- endocarditis
6
Q
Bartonella henselae
- transmission
- pathogenesis
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- transmitted by fleas
- bacteremia (intracellular in RBCs)
- immunity to reinfection
7
Q
Bartonella henselae
- diseases caused in humans
- who is susceptible
- transmission
A
- cat scratch disease
- seen in people with reduced immunity, younger age
- transmitted through wounds, fleas, eye mucosa
8
Q
Bartonella henselae causes what in humans with reduced immunity?
A
- bacillary angiomatosis (reddish-purple nodules)
- bacillary peliosis (blood filled cysts)
- relapsing bacteremia
9
Q
Streptobacillus moniliformis
- diseases caused
- normal habitat
A
- division of the fusobacteria
- rat bite fever in humans
- cervical lymphadenitis in guinea pigs
- normal microbiota of mouth and throat in rats
10
Q
Rat Bite Fever in Humans
- caused by
- transmission
- symptoms
A
- Spirillum minus and Streptobacillus moniliformis
- transmitted by contact (bite, wound, mucosa), or contaminated food/water
- Spirillum: fever, general symptoms, tissue localizations, wound reappearance
- Strept: fever, headache, vomiting, rashes, polyarthritis
11
Q
What does Nicolettela semolina cause?
A
respiratory distress in horses
12
Q
What does Uruburuella suis cause?
A
respiratory distress in pigs
13
Q
What does Stenothrophomonas maltophilia cause?
A
hospital infection in humans
- high level of acquired resistance
14
Q
Neisseria animaloris and zoodegmatis
- hosts
- what do they infect
A
- cats and dogs: microbiota of nose and mouth, pneumonia
- humans: bite wounds
15
Q
Acinetobacter baumannii
A
- nosocomial infections in humans
- high level of acquired resistance (Carbapenem)
- in different animals
16
Q
What does Pelistega europeae cause?
A
respiratory distress in pigeons
17
Q
Aeromonas salmonicida
- host
- disease caused
- prevention
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- fish pathogen: salmon
- zoonotic
- typical furunculosis
- high morbidity and mortality
- vaccine available
