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Ch 19
CNS agents
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What disease does gram - N. Meningitides cause? | Meningococcal Menigitis |
| What is the treatment for Meningococcal Meningitis? | Penicillin G or Cefotaxime |
| What is the method of transmission of N. Meningitides | Droplet |
| How do you prevent Meningococcal Meningitis via N.meningitides? | Conjugated vaccines Rifampin and tetracycline from people who came into contact |
| What disease does gram+ Streptococcus Pneumonia cause? | Pneumonococcal Meningitis |
| How do you treat Pneumonococcal Meningitis? | Cefataxime or vancomycin |
| What is the method of transmission of Strep. Pneumoniae? | Droplet |
| What are the prevention measures of Strep. Pneumoniae? | Prevnar vaccine for kids. Pneumovax vaccine for adults |
| What disease does gram- Haemphilus Influenza cause? | Bacterial Meningitis |
| How do you treat Haemophillic influenza based bacterial meningitis? | Cefotaxime |
| What is H. Influenza method of transmission? | Droplet |
| How would you prevent inoculation of H. Influenza based meningitis? | Hib Vaccine |
| What disease does gram+ Strep. Agalactiae cause? | Neonatal Meningitis |
| What are the treatment options of Neonatal Meningitis? | Penicillin G with aminoglycosides |
| What is the method of transmission for S.Agalactiae? | Vertical |
| How would you prevent Neonatal Meningitis? | treatment/culture of the mother |
| What disease does gram + Clostiridium Tetani cause? | tetanus |
| How should you treat a tetanus patient? | Passive antitoxin and Tetanus shot |
| How is tetanus spread? | Parenteral or direct |
| How should you prevent tetanus? | Tetanus shot |
| What does gram + C. Botulinum cause? | Botulism |
| How do you treat botulism? | With an Antitoxin |
| Where does botulism come from? | Food, air, wound, injection |
| How does one prevent from getting botulism? | Proper food hygeine |
| What disease do arboviruses commonly cause? | The West Nile Virus |
| What treatment options do west nile virus patients have? | None, they're gonna fucking die |
| How does the west nile virus spread? | biological vector |
| How should we, as society, prevent the West nile virus? | Insect control |
| What is a zombie like disease caused by a lyssa virus? | Rabies |
| What are the treatment options for rabies victims? | Passive + active immunization, induced coma and ventilator |
| How is rabies spread? | Bite trauma and droplet |
| How do we prevent rabies? | HDCV inactivated vaccine |
| What disease does the poliovirus cause? | Poliomyelitis |
| How would you treat poliomyelitis? | There are no treatment options for poliomyelitis |
| How does the poliovirus spread? | Via fecal>oral or by vehicle |
| Are there any ways to prevent poliomyelitis? | Yes, there are both live or inactive vaccines available. |
| What pathology does the parasite (toxoplasma gondii) induce? | Subacute encephalitis |
| What medications would you use to treat subacute encephalitis via toxoplasma gondii parasite? | Pyrimethamine, Leucovorin or Sulfadiazine |
| How does the parasite T. Gondii spread? | Fecal>oral or through meat. |
| How should one prevent the invasion of T.Gondii? | By taking care of personal and food hygiene. |
| Which cardiac disease does Staph. Aureus cause? | Acute endocarditis |
| What are the treatment options for acute endocarditis? | Nafacillin+oxacillin Gentamycin+Tobra Vanco+Gentamycin Surgery will likely be necessary |
| How does Staph A. get to the heart? | Parenterally |
| How do you prevent acute endocarditis? | Aseptic surgery+injections |
| What disease do Alpha-hemolytic streptococci cause? | Subacute endocarditis |
| How do you treat Subacute endocarditis? | Only by surgery. No meds since its not life-threatening |
| How do Alpha-hemolytic streptococci spread to the heart? | By endogenous transfer of normal biota into the bloodstream |
| How do you prevent Subacute endocarditis? | By using prophylactic antibiotics pre-surgery |
| What causes septicemia? | Bacteria/Fungi |
| How do you treat septicemia? | By using broad-spectrum antibiotics |
| What is the method of transmission for septicemia? | Parenteral Endogenous transfer |
| What are the prevention options for septicemia? | There are no ways to prevent septicemia |
| What disease does the gram-negative bacteria Yersinia Pestis cause? | The Plague. |
| What is a good medication to treat a patient with the plague? | Streptomycin or genta |
| How is the plague spread? | Via biological vector, pneumonic droplet contact or body fluid contact |
| How does western society prevent the plague so well? | By using flee/animal control and vaccinating the public. |
| What disease is caused by the spirochete, Borrelia Burgdorferi? | Lyme's disease |
| What would be the treatment protocol for a patient with lyme's disease? | Give the patient Doxycyclin with or without amoxicillin for 3-4 weeks. The use either cephalosporins or penicillin. |
| How should we prevent lyme's disease? | Avoid ticks |
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