Question | Answer |
this organism causes pertussis | Bordetella pertussis |
another name for pertussis | whooping cough |
mode of transmission for Bordetella pertussis | direct contact (droplet) |
portal of entry/exit for Bordetella pertussis | respiratory tract |
who are particularly at risk for a Bordetella pertussis infection? | young children |
what is the vaccine for Bordetella pertussis? | DTaP |
2 virulence factors for Bordetella pertussis | capsule and toxins |
organism known as a blood-loving pathogen | Haemophilus influenzae |
disease caused by Haemophilus influenzae | bacterial influenzal meningitis |
2 synonyms for bacterial influenzal meningitis | Hib meningits, Haemophilus influenzae meiningitis |
mode of transmission for Haemophilus influenzae | direct contact (droplet) |
portal of entry/exit for Haemophilus influenzae | respiratory tract |
vaccine for Haemophilus influenzae | Hib |
a concern with Haemophilus influenzae, the most serious complication of which is meningitis | bacteremia |
zoonosis causing three forms of plague | Yersinia pestis |
caused by Yersinia pestis: transmitted via the bite of an infected rat flea | Bubonic plague |
another name for Bubonic plague | Black Death |
a sign of Bubonic plague, black hemorrhagic lymph nodes | buboes |
intermediary stage between Bubonic and Pneumonic plagues | Septicemic plague |
caused by Yersinia pestis: third stage, can become a direct transmitter via droplets | Pneumonic plague |
portals of entry/exit for Yersinia pestis | broken skin, respiratory tract |
zoonosis causing Tularemia | Francisella tularensis |
2 synonmyns for Tularemia | Rabbit Fever, Deerfly Fever |
2 modes of transmission for Francisella tularensis | direct contact (with handling a rabbit), indirect contact (insect vector, ingestion, airborne) |
3 portals of entry for Francisella tularensis | broken or unbroken skin, GI tract, respiratory tract |
most common site of infection for Francisella tularensis | skin (cutaneous infection) |