Yersinia Flashcards
1
Q
How to classify?
A
Fastidious gram negative
2
Q
How is it spread?
A
Flea from rat or other small mammals
3
Q
What is Y.pestis?
A
Plague
4
Q
What does it cause?
A
Local lymph node infection (bubo), septicaemia, pneumonia (spreads to other people)
5
Q
What are the 2 species called?
A
Y.enterocolitica, Y.pseudotuberculosis
6
Q
What diseases does the 2 species cause?
A
Gastroenteritis, mesentric lymphadenitis, ileitis, septicaemia
7
Q
How to diagnose?
A
- Microscopy
- Blood/sputum culture
