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Cardiovascular and lymphatic infections

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moderate # can enter bloodstream, & blood may become infected due to invasive procedures. Blood and lymph contain many phagocytes, and low in iron these are things of?   Sepsis and Septic Shock  
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Sepsis & Septic Shock has bacteria that   proligerate if defensins fail  
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Speticemia is   acute illness, presence of persistence of microbes in blood  
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first clue of sepsis is   fever, chills, accelerated breathing increased heart rate  
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spetic shock   organ failure, uncontrollable low blood pressure, mortality rate rapidly increases  
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Most often cause of septic shock   is release of endotoxins --> only gram (-) retained within in cell  
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initial symptoms not alarming with gram (-) sepsis because   usually non-specific, treatment not usually administered, and rapid progression to lethal stage  
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Gram (-) sepsis lethal stage treatment may lead to more ________. may attempt ______   endotoxins, antibiotics  
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gram (-) sepsis lethal stage pt given neutralizing drugs for ____ & _____ inflammation   LPS, cytokine  
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Xigris is used for lethal stage of sepsis what does it do   it reduces clotting and is very expensive and only works in a minority of cases  
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Gram (+) sepsis is the most?   Common  
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Gram (+) sepsis exotoxins leads to   Shock  
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most common cause of neonatal sepsis   streptococcus agalactiae (group B strep)  
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CDC testing recommendations for neonatal sepsis   prior to vaginal birth, LIM broth and antibiotics during labor  
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Puerperal sepsis AKA   puerperal fever/childbirth fever  
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Puerperal sepsis is a ______ infection   nosocomial  
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Puerperal sepsis begins as   uterus infection  
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what is the bug that usually causes puerperal sepsis   Streptococcus pyogens (group A strep)  
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Progression from uterus to abdominal cavity can lead to   puerperal sepsis  
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Puerperal sepsis is transmitted by hands or   instruments usually bu birthing process  
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puerperal sepsis can be treated with____ and prevented by______   penicillin and hygiene  
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The heart has three layers what is the innermost layer named?   endocardium  
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when there is inflammation of the endocardium what is it called.   endocarditis  
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what is two types of endocarditis in the heart   subacute & acute  
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what is the usual cause of subacute bacterial endocarditis   alpha hemolytic streptococci  
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these two cocci may also be involved with subacute bacterial endocarditis but not as common what are they?   enterococci & Staphylococci  
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subacute bacterial endocarditis tend to arise from other infections can you name some of these   teeth, tonsils, body piercings (nose, tounge, nipples)  
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Subacute bacterial endocarditis may be cleared ______.   quickly  
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these things could complicate subacute bacterial endocarditis   abnormal heart valve, congential heart defects, rheumatic fever  
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if subacute bacterial endocarditis is untreated what would the outcome be?   fatal  
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Acute bacterial endocarditis is caused by what bug?   staphylococcus aureus  
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acute bacterial endocarditis finds way from initial site to the?   heart valves  
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acute bacterial endocarditis causes rapid   destruction of heart valves  
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if acute bacterial endocarditis is untreated it will be fatal within a   few days  
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staphylococcus can calso cause   pericarditis  
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Rheumatic Fever is caused by what bug?   streptococcus pyogenes  
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rheumatic fever is a _________ complication   autoimmune  
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rheumatic fever is usually seen in this age group   4-18 years  
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with rheumatic fever you may see short periods of ______ & _______.   arthritis & Fever  
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it is also possible to see subcutaneous _______ at joints with Rheumatic fever   nodules  
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1/2 the cases of rheumatic fever will cause this   Heart valve damage  
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heart valve damage in rheumatic fever is due to this   the M protein is missed directed and attacks the heart  
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the damage from the M protein in rheumatic fever can damage the heart and lead to heart failure and possible   death  
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a autoimmune response to strep throat can cause this   Rheumatic Fever  
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prophalictic injectionso f PCN G is given to prevent ______ until child is no longer getting strep throat   Rheumatic Fever  
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10% of people who have Rheumatic fever develop this   Sydenham's chorea  
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Sydenham's chorea is also known as   Saint Vitus' Dance  
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Zoonotic disease is found in   rabbit & ground squrrels  
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Tularemia   Franscisella tularensis  
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Francisella tularensis can lead to?   Sepsis  
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Francisella tularensis is what gram?   gram (-) rod  
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francisella tularensis creats   ulcers  
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Tularemia caused the lymph nodes to   enlarge  
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in tularemia bacteria multiplies in the   macrophages  
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90% in U.S. due to contact with rabbits aka rabbit fever what am I   tularemia  
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Tularemia can also be transmitted by ______ or ______, aka deer fly fever   ticks or insects  
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the respiratory form of tularemia is caused by?   inhalation of contaminted dust, pneumonia and is on reportable list  
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what is the treatment of tularemia   intracellular location concern in treatment, also use tetracycline  
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Brucellosis is also known as (AKA)   undulating fever  
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what is the most common brucellosis   bacterial zoonosis  
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brucellosis is not usually   fatal  
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Brucellosis persists in _______ system   reticuloendothelial  
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brucellosis is adapt at evading what type of cells   phagocytic cells  
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brucellosis can infect many of these   organ sytems  
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brucellosis is caused by this bug   brucella bacteria  
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brucella bacteria is a gram ()?   gram (-) coccobacillus  
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brucella bacteria is _____ and easily _____, this bug is also a potential _______ agent.   small, aerosolized, bioterrorism  
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Brucellosis has 3 imortant species what are they?   Brucella abortus, Brucella sius, brucella melitensis  
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Brucella abortus is found in ______ and causes this   Cattle, spontaneous abortion  
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Brucella sius normally infects _____, and causes this   swine, spontaneous abortaion  
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Brucella melitensis is the most ______, and causes most ______ cases, was an endemic in _____ and was imported into the _______.   serious, human cases, mexico, U.S.  
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what are the symptoms for brucellosis?   wide range, fever usually rising and falling, night sweats, and muscle aches  
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how do you diagnose Brucellosis   serological test and a definitive would be isolation of brucella from blood or tissue  
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how do you treat brucellosis   combination therapy, at least two antibiotics and is long term  
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Anthrax what is the bug   bacillus anthracis  
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bacillus anthracis is isolated by   Koch method  
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bacillus anthracis is a large gram?   large gram (+) rod  
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bacillus anthracis is a _____ former   endospore  
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bacillus anthracis is ____ and a _____ grower   aerobic, slow  
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anthrax is usually found in ______ animales who consume spores from grass.   grazing  
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examples of these animales carring anthrax is   cattle and sheep  
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90% e.Faecium VRE has to do with gram (+)   gram (+) sepsis  
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these people are at risk at getting anthrax who are they   animal handlers, and those that work with wool and animal products  
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explain the process of anthrax   infection caused by endospores, taken up by macrophages, it germinates, and then relesaes bacteria into the bloodstream, it replicates rapidly and secretes toxins  
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the virulence of anthrax has two exotoxins and these 2 have ability to gain entry to the cell what are these two   edema toxin, lethal toxin  
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tell me about anthrax edema toxin   localized edema and prevents phagocytosis  
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tell me about anthrax lethal toxins   targets and kill macrophages  
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anthrax consits of a capsule composed of?   amino acids and proligerates incontrollable  
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there are 3 forms of anthrax what are they?   cutaneous, gastrointestinal, and inhalation (pulmonary)  
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90% of cutaneous anthrax occures _______, it enters through skin ______, and forms _______. this ______ ruptures, and creates black ______.   naturally, lesion, papule, papule, eschar  
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cutaneous anthrax s/s are? and it rarely enters _______, and has a mortality rate of ___% if untreated   low grade fever, malaise, bloodstream, 20%  
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Gastrointestinal anthrax is due to the ingestion of ______. S/S include _____ and abdominal ______. a key charteristic is ______ diarrhea due to ulcerated ______ in GI tract. Mortality rate is ___% if untreated.   spores, nausea, pain, bloody, lesions 50%  
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if you were to eat uncooked foods such as hamburger what could you get   Gastrointestinal anthrax  
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Inhalation anthrax is the most _______, and caused by the inhalation of ______.   dangerous, endospores  
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1st day symptoms of inhalation anthrax are not alarming because they include.   mild fever, cough, some chest pain  
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in the 1st stage of inhalation anthrax it can be stopped but if its now it will lead to these symptoms and kill the patient in this many hours   bacteria enters bloodstream, proliferates, 24-36 hours  
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isolation and ID of _____ anthracis requires level ____ lab   bacillus, 3  
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live stock are often vaccinated againt?   anthrax  
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if wound causes ischemia wound becomes anaerobic, leads to necrosis, dying tissue provides nutrients these are charistics of   Gangrene  
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the bug that causes gangrene is   clostridium perfringens  
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clostridium perfringens are found in?   soil, intestinal tract of animals and humans  
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clostridium perfringens is a gram ___ ____.   gram (+) rod  
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clostridium oerfringens has terminal ____ and is tennis racket shaped   endospores  
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clostridium perfringens causes this   gas gangrene  
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gangreneproduces ___ and ___   CO2 and H2  
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the CO2 and H2 leads to ____ in gangrene   swelling of tissue  
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the bacteria in gangrene produces   toxins  
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the toxins and bacteria enter bloodstream and leads to   systemic infeection  
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the enzymes in gangrene degrade   collagen  
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Paseurell is caused by   dog and cat bites  
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the bug for pasteurella is   pasteurella multocida  
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pasteurella multocida is what gram   gram (-) rod  
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cat scratch disease is also known as   cat scratch fever  
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the bug that causes cat scratch fever is   bartonella henselae  
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bartonella henselae is what gram and what air?   gram (-) rod, aerobic  
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bartonella henselae infects within the cats?   RBC  
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how is cat scratch fever transmitted   by scratch  
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rat bite fever is uncommon and ___% result in disease   10%  
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what are the two main causes for rat bite feer   streptobacillus monilliformis, spirllum minus  
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streptobacillus monilliformis is a gram ____ ____, and is highly ___________.   gram (-) rod, pleomorphic  
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what are the symptoms of rat bite fever   rash on extremitis and mortality rate of 10%  
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Spirillum minus (rat bite fever) in Asia is known as?   Sodoku  
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spirillum minus is a gram (-) _____, and require microscopic diagnosis   spirillium  
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this dieses killed more school aged children then all diseases combined in the 20th century   rheumatic fever  
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1894 Alexander Yersin was the founder of the?   Plague  
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there is a connection between fleas and ____. but fleas carried this diseas   rats, plague  
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plague was one of the 1st acts of this   bio-terrorism  
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what is the main vector of the plague   the rat flea  
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there are 3 types of plague this one is spread by the fleas and this appears, and what kind of plague am I   bubo appears, bubonic plague  
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a bubo is defined as swollen ____ nodes, and ____ to the touch, you have flue like symptoms and a fever as high as____.   lymph, hot, 104  
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this plague cannot be spread person to person   bubonic plague  
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septicemic plague traditonally comes from the bubo and is found in the ____, and in addition to flu symptoms, confusion _____ shock, and this can occur   blood, septic, seizures  
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ring around the rosey was created because of this disease   the plague  
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the plague leads to narcrotic tissue known as   black death  
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with the plague blood draw must be done between ___ & ____ mins apart.   10-30  
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septicemic plague is also not spread   person to person  
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the worst form of the plague is?   pneumonic  
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pneumonic plague is very rare and is spread _____ to ______ adn there is no _____ involved.   person to person, flea  
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a chaartistic sign with pneumonic plague is   cough and bloody sputum  
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pneumonic plague can lead to respiratory failue and ______. there is no bubos but the lymph nodes are _____.   shock, tender  
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the causitive organism of pneumonic plague is   yersinia pestis  
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yersinia pestis requires oxygen and is considred ______ aerobic, is a gram () rod, and they do not move on their own, and do not form ______.   facultative, (-), spores  
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the gram stain for yersinia is special as it has this apperance due to central vaculoe   safety pin apperance  
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Yersinia pestis has to be in a special level 3 lab with mice, yersinia pestis also has a special proten what is the protein and what is called   glycoprotein envelope called fraction 1  
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this glycoprotein in yersinia pestis must be looked for with this test   FA testing  
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in FA culture you look for the presens of this.   the presence of F1 antigen  
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how do you prevent the plague   control, rat and flea population  
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relapsing fever has three differnt bugs what are they?   Borrelia hermsii, borrelia parkerii, borrellia turicatae  
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relapsing fever is transmitted by   soft ticks  
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what are the symptoms of relapsing fever   fever over 40c, jaundice, rose colored skin spots and 3-5 days fever subsides  
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how do you diagnose relapsing fever   observation of spirochete in blood (FDA)  
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HX of lyme disease   1975 lyme connecticut, 1982 borrelia burgdorferi/ dr. w. burgdorfer  
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causative agent of lyme disease   borrelia burgdorferi  
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borrelia burgdorferi is the largest _____ shaped   Spiral  
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these are characteristics of what bug? motil, 3 layered cell wall, and gram (-)   borrelia burgdorferi  
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Borrelia burgodorferi has the ability to change shapes of ____, it can lay _____, and cause____ it also has a _____ layer   antigens, dormant, replapse, slime  
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the antigen on the inner membrane of borrelia burgdorferi confuses the _____ system and unable to ____ easily   immune, kill  
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how is borrelia burgdorferi transferred   Ixodes deer tick, and ixodes pacificus tick pacific coastal  
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borrelia burgdorferi is also transmiited by   mice, squirrels, small animals and the deer tick  
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what are key charistics of lyme disease   bulls eye rask, and immune and nervous system affected  
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this is a later sign and symptoms of lyme disease   Strange behavior-> delayed behavior, drastic mood swings  
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the advance stages of lyme disease is   facial paralysis, CNS  
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how do you diagnose lyme disease   ELISA, western blot (similiar to elisa but looks for proteins)  
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it takes Borellia burgdorferi ___ to___ hours to divide compared to staphylococcus and streptococcus 20 mins to double, this makes it hard to detect   12-24 hours  
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how do you remove a tick   tweezers, close to skin, soap and water, no squashing  
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