Zoonoses Flashcards
What is the reservoir for campylobacter
poultry
cattle
how do you transmit campylobacter
contaminated food e.g. washing chicken breast sprays campylobacter in the arte
What is the clinical presentation of campylobacter
Diarrhoea
Bloating
Cramps
NOT vomiting
What is the investigation for campylobacter
stool culture
How do you manage campylobacter
conservative.
What is the reservoir. for salmonella
poultry
reptiles / amphibians
What are the two types of salmonella that require antibiotics
typhi
paratyphi
What do the other types of salmonella cause
temporary diarrhoea
how does salmonella transmission occur
contaminated food
poor hygiene
What is the clinical presentation of salmonella
DIAHRROEA & VOMITING
FEVER
what is management for salmonella
supportive
ciprofloxacin
azithromycin
How is bartonella henselae transmitted
kittens and cats
scratches, bites, lick of open wounds, fleas
What two diseases does bartonella hensrelae cause
Cat scratch disease
Bacilliary angiomatosis
What is the presentation of cat scratch diasease in IMMINOCOMPETERNS
macule at site of inoculation
becomes pustular
regional lymphadenopathy
systemic symptoms
How do you treat bartonella
erythromycin
doxycycline
How do you investigate bartonella
serology
who does bartonella cause in IMMUNOCOMPROMISED
bacillary angiomatosis
What are sx of bacillary angiomatosis
skin papuyles
disseminated infection with bursting of blood vessels
can be FATAL
What is investigation for toxo
serology
what is treatment for toxo
SPIRAMYCIN
+-pyrimethamine, sulfadiazine
How is brucellosis transmitted
unpasteurised milk
undercooked meat
What are sx of brucellosis
fever - UNDULATING (worse at night, better in morning) myalgia, arthralgia rigors, rweating back pain orchitis focal abscesses
What are investigations for brucellosis
BLOOD/PUS culture
Then serology
What is mx for brucellosis
doxy
and gentamicin or rifampicin
