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Zoonoses Flashcards

1
Q

What are Zoonoses

A

Infections transmitted between living animal / vertebrae and human

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2
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What is anthroponosis

A

Humans infecting animals

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3
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What causes Anthrax disease

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Bacillus Anthraxis

Found in infected carcases

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How does Anthrax present

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Painless black eschar (malignant pustule)
Oedema
GI bleeding

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5
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How do you Rx

A

Ciprofloxacin

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6
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What causes Cat Scratch disease

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Bartonella Henselae

Found on cats

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7
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How does it present

A

Fever
Headache
Malaise
LN

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8
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What causes Rabies and how is it transmitted

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Lyssa virus - travels up nerves to CNS 
Transmitted by bite 
Dogs
Monkeys
Bats
Racoons
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9
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What is the incubation of Rabies

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2 weeks - months

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10
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How does Rabies present

A 
Malaise / lethargy 
Headache
Fever
Mania
Overproduction of saliva
Hydrophobia - can't swallow 
Acute encephalitis
Resp failure
Coma
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11
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How do you Dx

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PCR saliva or CSF

Brain biopsy post mortem

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12
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How do you Rx Rabies if animal bite in at risk country

A

Rabies diploid vaccine if travelling to country
Clean and disinfect wound
Human rabies Ig + 4 doses of vaccine over 4 days

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13
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What causes Brucellosis

A 
Gram -ve rod
Occupational hazard of farmer
Milking
Handing carcases
Unpasteurized dairy
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14
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What is incubation

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5-30 days

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15
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How does it prevent acutely

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Flu symptoms
Fever
Sweating
Weakness
Headache
Anorexia
Splenomegaly
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16
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How does chronic brucellosis

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Arthtiritis
Endocarditis
Meningism
Depression

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17
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How do you Dx

A

Serology

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18
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How do you Rx

A

Doxycycline
Rifampicin
Gentamicin

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19
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What do you do if CNS disease

A

Co-trimoxazole

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20
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What is more common than Brucellosis

A

Leptospirosis / Well’s disease

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21
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What causes Leptospirsos

A

Spirochete
Found in farm animals
Contact with contaminated water - rats urine

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22
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What is the incubation

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2-30 days

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23
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What are the symptoms of L.hardjjo (cattle)

A

Fever
Meningism
No jaundice
Self limiting

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24
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What are the symptoms of L.itcterohaerrhagic (rat)

A 
Febrile flu
Fever
Myalgia
Headache
Cough
CHest pain
Hepatitis + jaundice
Renal failure
Subconjunctival haemorrhage
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25
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How do you Dx

A

ELISA blood
PCR
Culture

26
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How do you Rx

A

Doxycycline
IV penicillin if severe
Dialysis
Ventilation

27
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What is Weils disease

A

Jaundice
AKI
Pulmonary haemorrhage / bleeding

28
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What causes Q-fever

A

Coxiella burnetti

Shearing of animals

29
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How does Q-fever present

A 
2-30 day incubation
Febrile flu
LN
Culture -ve endocarditis
Hepatitis + jaundice
Atypical pneumonia
Encephalitis
30
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How do you Dx

A

Serology

Culture -ve

31
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How do you Rx

A

Ax if endocarditis

Self limiting

32
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What causes psittacosis

A

Chlamydia psittaci

Birds

33
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What does it cause

A 
Pneumonia - 5-15 days
Flu
Hepatitis
Myocarditis
Encephalitis
Meninigits
34
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How do you Dx

35
Q

What causes toxoplasmosis

A

Parasite toxoplasma gondii

Cats

36
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What does toxoplasmosis cause acutely

A 
Mild
Glandular fever like
Fever
Cough 
Rash
37
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If toxoplasmosis becomes chronic if immunocompromised what does it cause

A

LN
Encephlitis
SOL
Brain abscess - focal neuropathy

38
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Who is at risk

A

HIV

Pregnant

39
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How do you Dx

A

Serology - IgM

Blood film

40
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What is shown on blood film

A

Atypical mononuclear cells

41
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What is toxoplasmosis till otherwise proven

A

Brain abscess

42
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How do you Rx

A

Co-trimoxazole
Tetrayccline
Sulphonamide

43
Q

What are congenital complications

A 
Hydrocephalus
Microphthalmos
Microcephaly
Convulsions
Calcification
44
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What causes Lyme’s

A

Borelli burgdoferi spiroche

Spread by a tick (Ixodes Ricinus)

45
Q

What is stage 1

A

Erythema migrans
Flu
Fever
Arthralgia

46
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What is stage 2

A 
Gets into blood / lymph
MSK - polyarthritis
Neurological
Radiculopathy - pain
Cranial neuropathy
Myelitis
47
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What is stage 3

A 
Chronic
Heart block
Myocarditis
MSK 
Neuro 
Encephalitis
Meningitis
48
Q

What is EM

A

Present 3-90 days after
Classic bulls eye
Not painful or itchy

49
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What do you do if see EM

A

Treat empirical

50
Q

What is acrodermatitis chronic atroficins

A

Blush red discolouration of distal extremities
Peripheral neuropathy
Late disseminated (months - years)

51
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What is lymphocytoma

A

Bluish solitary painless nodules on ear lobe

Early disseminated

52
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What is neuroborreliosis

A 
Facial nerve palsy
Radicular pain worse at night
Ataxia 
Neuropathy 
Lymphocytic meningitis
Early dissemenitated
53
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When does NB occur

A

2-5 weeks after bite

54
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How do you Dx Lyme’s

A

Clinicam EM

ELISA (serology) if no EM = 1st line

55
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What do you do ifELISA +ve

A

Immunoblot

56
Q

What does arthritis cause

A

High serology titre from synovium

57
Q

Other tests

A

LP
MRI if CNS
Nerve conduction

58
Q

How do you treat

A

Oral doxycycline or amox 3 weeks

IV ceftruoxime if dissmeniated

59
Q

What causes leprosy

A

Mycobacterium leprae

60
Q

How does it present

A

Skin
Neuro
Hypopigmentation
Sensory loss

61
Q

How do you Rx

A

Triple therapy Ax

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