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zoonoses Flashcards

1
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Carried by reptiles, sugar gliders, birds, hedgehogs, rodents

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Salmonella
(bacterial)

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Reservoir: chicken, raptor, pigeon
- can be spread through Contaminated bedding, dust, dander, feces
*reportable

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Chlamydiosis (Chlamydia psittaci)

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3
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bacterial exotic zoonoses that causes granulomas

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Mycobacteria

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4
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a reportable bacterial disease that affects elephants & primates and humans

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Tuberculosis

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5
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Strephtobacillus moniliformis

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rat bite fever

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6
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reservoir: chicken, water fowl, shorebirds
spread fecal-oral in birds
highly pathogenic type is reportable

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Avian Influenza

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7
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reverse zoonoses that is deadly to new world monkeys

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Human Herpesvirus

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8
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A. Cantonese
causes Eosinophilia meningitis in humans

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Rat lungworm

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9
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Parasite found in rabbits, Shed in their urine

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Encephalitozoonosis

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10
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Francecisilla tularensis

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tularemia

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reportable
reservoirs: Deer fly, ticks, contaminated water
carriers: rodent

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tularemia

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12
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Gram (-) coccobacillus
Dermacentor and Ixodes ticks

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RMSF

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13
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Rickettsia rickettsii

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RMSF

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14
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Typanosoma cruzi

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Chagas

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15
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kissing bug vector

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Chagas

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16
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Filarial nematode causes Ocular nodules + granulomas

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Onchocerca lupi

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17
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Yersinia Pestis

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plague

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18
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Transmitted via urine or water/soil/food contaminated w/ urine
Found in Tropics or near bodies of water

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Lepto

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19
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Rickettsia Typhi, transmitted by fleas

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Murine Typhi

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20
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Bunyaviridae

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hantavirus

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21
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Poxviridae
Handling affected rodents/primates, close contact

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monkeypox

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22
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Transmission is respiratory or ingestion
- Eating contaminated unpasteurized dairy
- Infection contact w/ wound

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Bovine Tuberculosis (Mycobacterium bovis = zoonotic)

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23
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causes Abortions, stillbirths, miscarriage
human to human transfer rare

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Brucellosis

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24
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Coccidian parasite
Cattle: C. parvum - ubiquitous on dairy farms
Transmitted by ingestion of oocysts

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Cryptosporidiosis

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25
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Abortion in livestock
Bacteria shed in birth products

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Q fever

26
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what are the mechanical arthropod vectors

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House flies w/ Shigella or Salmonella
Fleas w/ Yersinia pestis
Deer flies or ticks carrying Francisella tularensis

27
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Dermacentor and Ixodes ticks

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RMSF

28
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Borrelia burgdorferi
Bulls eye rash, shifting leg lameness

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Lyme disease

29
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Togavirus, Culiseta mosquitos

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EEE/WEE

30
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Birds are amplifying reservoirs, affect horses and humans, cause neurologic symptoms in horses

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EEE/WEE

31
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super rare Flavivirus

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Powassan encephalitis

32
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN WOOD TICK
reservoirs: Squirrels, chipmunk, mice reservoirs

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Colorado Tick Fever

33
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Reservoirs: rodents, small animals
Vector: Ixodes
Blood transfusions

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Babesia

34
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most common aerobe in bite wounds

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Pasteurella spp.

35
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Anaerobes are most prevalent in _____ bites

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cat

36
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what are the common aerobes in dog bites

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Pasteurella spp
Capnocytophaga canimorsus
MRSA

37
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Fungus: sporothrix schenckii

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Sporotrichosis

38
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cat bite

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Sporotrichosis

39
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causes small red bumps/nodules on people

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sporotrichiosis

40
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caused by fungus: Blastomyces dermatitidis

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Blastomycosis

41
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environmental exposure to wounds , causes skin lesions and focal lymphadenopathy

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blastomycosis

42
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humans are often asymptomatic but can cause meningitis and encephalitis if they do get sick. carried by rodents

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Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis

43
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affects Macaeus (old world monkeys), can be fatal in people

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B virus (Herpes B, monkey B virus)

44
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virus:Macacine herpesvirus 1

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B virus (Herpes B, monkey B virus)

45
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number one cause of D+ in dairy calves in US

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Cryptosporidiosis

46
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prevention for Cryptosporidiosis in calves

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disinfection w/ effective disinfectants
Ensuring passive transfer of immunity - feeding colostrum

47
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Cryptosporidiosis is caused by what organisms in humans

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C. homonis and C. paruvm
*C.parvum is zoonotic

48
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reservoir of bovine tuberculosis in US

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Deer

49
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what is the carrier of Mpox

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rodents

50
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hantavirus mode of transmission

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aerosolization of rodent urine and feces

51
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hantavirus causes what symptoms in humans

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severe flu like

52
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prevention for murine typhus

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adequate hygiene
rodent and flea control

53
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what is the organism causing Human Brucellosis?

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B. melitensis

54
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naturally infects sheep, goats, and cattle
Bacterium Coxiella burnetii

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Q fever

55
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Women who are infected during pregnancy may be at risk for
miscarriage, stillbirth, pre-term delivery, or low infant birth weight

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Q Fever

56
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Parapoxvirus (poxvirus)

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Orf - Contagious ectherma

57
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  • Typically, disease of sheep and goats
  • Affects mucocutaneous junction of the mouth in lambs
    and goat kids
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Orf - Contagious ectherma

58
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what disease causes these signs in cattle
* Abortions
* Blood-tinged urine
* Blood in milk
* Infertility and early embryonic deaths

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Leptosprosis

59
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how can humans get lepto

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  • Contact with urine (or other body fluids, except saliva) from infected
    animals.
  • Contact with water, soil, or food contaminated with the urine of
    infected animals
60
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Naturally transmitted among cats by fleas (flea POOP)
- if no fleas, no transmission

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Bartonella henselae (Cat scratch Disease)

61
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toxoplasma gondii parasite
- cats are the definitive host

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toxoplasmosis

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