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Ch. 36 questions
Bacterial Deseases of the Blood
Question | Answer |
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How is Yersinia pestis spread? | causes bubonic plague--spread by flea vectors from mice and rats to humans |
List the vectors of transmission for Rocky Mountain spotted fever | wild mammalian hosts by ticks to humans |
List the vectors of transmission for Epidemic typhus | body lice |
what are the reservoirs for R. rickettsii? | blood-sucking arthropods and wild animals |
What are the reservoirs for R. prowazekii? | humans |
Describe the three phases of Lyme disease | 1--red rash--2nd--infected person develops flu-like sx--3rd--develop debilitating-sometimes fatal, immune complex diseases/arthritis |
Besides tampons, what other items can provide a breeding ground for S. aureus? | in/on stitches, catheters, heart valves, any other indwelling device where infection might develop |