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Zoonoses Flashcards

1
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What are zoonoses?

A

Infections that can pass between living animals and humans

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2
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What is anthroponosis?

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Reverse zoonoses, humans infecting animals

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3
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What are the common bacterial zoonoses?

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Salmonella 
Campylobacter 
Shigella 
Anthrax 
Brucella 
E coli 
Leptospirosis 
Plague 
Q fever
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What are the common viral zoonoses?

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Rabies 
Avian influenza 
Ebola 
Lassa fever 
West Nile fever 
Yellow fever 
Rift Valley fever 
Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever
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5
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What are the common parasitic zoonoses?

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Toxoplasmosis
Trichinellosis
Echinococcosis
Cysticerocosis

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What are the common fungal zoonoses?

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Dermatophytoses

Sporotrichosis

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7
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What is the incubation period of rabies in humans?

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2 weeks to several months

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What are the symptoms of rabies?

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Acute encephalitis 
Malaise
Headache 
Fever 
Mania 
Lethargy 
Coma 
Over production of saliva and tears 
Unable to swallow and hydrophobia 
Death by respiratory failure
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9
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What is the treatment for rabies?

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Human rabies immunoglobulin infiltrated around bite

+4 doses of rabies vaccine over 14 days

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10
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How are organisms excreted by animals in brucellosis?

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Milk
Placenta
Aborted foetus

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How are humans infected with brucellosis?

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During milking infected animals
During parturition
Handling carcasses of infected animals
Consumption of unpasteurised dairy products

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What are the symptoms of brucellosis?

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Weakness 
Headaches 
Drenching sweats 
Splenomegaly 
Fever 
Joint pain
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What is the treatment for brucellosis?

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Long acting doxycycline for 2-3 months and rifampicin or IM gentamicin for first week

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14
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What is leptospirosis also known as?

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Weil’s disease

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15
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What are the risk factors for Weil’s disease?

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Fishing
Weeding
Skinning
Canoeing

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16
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What is the treatment for Weil’s disease?

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Penicillin asap

17
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How do humans acquire toxoplasmosis?

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Oocytes in cat faeces

Trophozoites in undercooked meat

18
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What are the clinical features of toxoplasmosis?

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Pneumonia 
Fever 
Cough 
Rash 
Lymphadenopathy 
Lymphocytosis 
Hydrocephalus
19
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What is the diagnosis for toxoplasmosis?

A

Toxoplasma dye test

IgM antibodies

20
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What is the treatment for toxoplasmosis?

A

Most don’t require treatment

Sulphonamide and pyrimetamine

21
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How many days after getting bit will erythema migrant occur?

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7-30 days

22
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Where is ACA found on the body?

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Extensor surfaces of distal exteremities

23
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What is a lymphocytoma?

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Bluish solitary painless nodule

24
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What is neuroborreliosis?

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Triad of facial nerve palsy, radicular pain and lymphocytic meningitis

25
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How is lyme disease diagnosed?

A

High serology titres

26
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How is lyme disease managed?

A

Doxycycline,amoxicillin or cefuroxime axetil fro 2 weeks

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