zoonoses

Question 1

zoonoses?

Answer 1

pass between living animals and humans

source is animal

Question 2

rabies

Answer 2

viral lyssavirus
bite of infected animal
incubation 2 weeks/months

retrograde from peripheral nerves = acute encephalitis

Tx: immediate prophylaxis - human rabies immunoglobulin x4 x14 days

Question 3

Brucellosis

Answer 3

in cows milk

most virulent: melitensis

incubation 5-30days

tx long acting doxycycline + rifampicin

Question 4

leptospirosis

Answer 4

fish workers

L.hardjo (cattle)
dairy farmers

tx: penicillin

Question 5

toxoplasmosis

Answer 5

intracellular protozoan parasite

toxoplasma gondii (CATS) oocysts in cat faeces

toxoplasma dye test
IgM Abs

Question 6

Lyme Borrelios

Answer 6

Borrelia burgdorferi

spirochaete in wild deer

PC:

• cardiac disorders: pericarditis, cardiomegaly, heart block
• erythema migrains
• acrodermatitis chronica artroficans (ACA) extensor surfaces bluish red discolouration
• lymphocytoma: blue solitary painless nodules
• neuroborreliosis: CNVII palsy

tests: Serology, EM

Tx: doxycycline