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Zoonoses Flashcards

1
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Brucella description

A

G- facultative intracellular aerobic bacilli

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2
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Brucella transmission

A

contaminated foods, untreated milk

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3
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Brucella presentation

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Undulant fever

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4
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Brucella investigations

A

Anti-O-polysaccharide antibody

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5
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Brucella Mx

A

4-6wks doxycycline + streptomycin

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6
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Rabies micro description

A

bullet-shaped Rhabdovirus

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7
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Rabies vector

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dogs, bats

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8
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Rabies Ix

A

IgM
Negri bodies

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9
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Rabies Mx

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Rabies IgG post-exposure + full rabies vaccination course

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10
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Yersinia pestis micro description

A

G-ve lactose fermenter

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11
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Yersinia pestis reservoir and transmission

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Reservoir - rats
Transmission - fleas

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Yersinia pestis presentation

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Flea bite - bubo(swollen LN) + dry gangrene
person-person spread - pneumonia

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13
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Yersinia pestis Ix

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PCR

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14
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Yersinia pestis Mx

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Streptomycin, Doxycycline, Gentamicin, Chloramphenicol

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Leptospirosis micro name and description

A

Leptospira interrogans
Gram -ve, obligate aerobic, motile spriochaete

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16
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Leptospira interrogans transmission

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Rat wee

17
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Leptospira interrogans presentation

A

Haemorrhagic fever

18
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Leptospira interrogans investigations

A

Antibody serology

19
Q

Leptospira interrogans mx

A

Amoxicillin
Erythromycin
Doxycycline/Ampicillin

20
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Anthrax micro name and description

A

Bacillus anthracis
Gram +ve rod

21
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Anthrax Sx

A

Painless black lesion + rim of oedema
Massive lymphadenopathy + mediastinal haemorrhage

22
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Anthrax Mx

A

Doxycycline/ciprofloxacin

23
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Lyme disease micro name and description

A

Burrelia bugdorferi
Anthropod-borne spirochaete

24
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Summarise Coxiella burnetti

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25
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Summarise Leishmaniasis

A

Sandfly bite
Ulcers, strange derm issues
Giemsa stain
Amphotericin B

26
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Summarise Trypanosoma brucei

A

tsetse fly
Bit like tropical mono
Mx - pentamidine

27
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Summarise Bartonella henselae

A

Gram -ve bacillus
Cat scratch fever
IC - bacillary angiomatosis
Mx - erythromycin or doxycycline

28
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What causes Rat bite fever

A

Streptobacillus monilliformis
Spirillum minis

29
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Types of Helminths

A

Nematodes - roundworms
cestodes - tapeworms
trematodes - flukes

30
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Tapeworm source

A

Pigs

31
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Tapeworm Mx

A

Praziquantel
Albendazole
Steroids

32
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Strongyloides Sx and Mx

A

Sx - malabsorption
Mx - Ivermectin

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