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Microbio Lecture 17

cardiac and systemic diseases

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lipid A stimulates 1) platelet activating factor 2) tumornecrosis factor 3) interleukins
all three stimulants of lipid A lead to disseminated intravascular coagulation
symptoms of septicemia, bacteremia, toxemia fever, malaise, feeling of impending doom, petechiae, osteomyelitis
endocarditis symptoms fever, fatigue, malaise, tachycardia
who is at risk for endocarditis? people with abnormal heart structure
Tularemia causative agent Francisella tularensis, gram - aerobic
transmission of tularemia bite or direct contact
symptoms of tularemia skin lesions, pus-infected lymph nodes, fever, chills, myalgia
tularemia pathogenicity phagocytosis prevented, bacteria live inside
treatment of tularemia tetracyline and streptomycin
yersinia pestis causative agent of plague
what characterizes yersinia pestis? gram - rod, bipolar staining
treatment of plague tetracyline and streptomycin
treatment for yersinia pestis unique vaccine
plague transmitted by humans pneumonic plague
plague pathogenicity bacteria multiply in blood stream and localize in lymph nodes
how does y. pestis avoid getting rid of use adhesin to stick to human cells
what does y pestis do to you causes apoptosis through type III secretion system
symptoms of plague rosies and buboes
causative agent of lyme disease borrelia burgdorferi
how to prevent lyme disease protective clothing, remove ticks, antiseptic
describe lyme causative agent gram -, microaerophilic, spirochete
lyme disease vector Ixodes
transmission of lyme disease six leg --> eight leg
early localized stage erythema chronicum migrans, flu symptoms
early disseminated stage smaller ECMs, nervous system (meningitis) cardiac abnormalities, joint pain
late chronic chronic arthritis
treatment of lyme penicillin or doxycycline
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