Zoonotic Infections – Flashcards

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Cholera
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Microbe - Vibrio cholerae
Animal reservoir - shellfish
Spread - T; water/food
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CJD
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Microbe - prion
Animal reservoir - cattle/humans
Spread - T; food/cannibalism
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Dengue
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Microbe - Flaviviridae
Animal reservoir - monkeys/humans
Spread - V; mosquito - Aedes
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Ebola
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Microbe - Filoviridae
Animal reservoir - bats
Spread - T; body fluids
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Hanta
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Microbe - Bunyaviridae
Animal reservoir - rodents
Spread - T; airborne
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Plague
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Microbe - Yersinia pestis
Animal reservoir - squirrels, rats, etc.
Spread - V; fleas - Xenopyslla
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Rabies
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Microbe - Rhabdoviridae
Animals reservoir - racoons, etc.
Spread - T; bite/saliva
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Trichinosis
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Microbe - Trichonella spiralis
Animal reservoir - pigs
Spread - T; food
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Tularenia
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Microbe - Francisella tularensis
Animal reservoir - rabbits
Spread - V; ticks, deer flies, etc.
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WNV
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Microbe - Flaviviridae
Animal reservoir - birds
Spread - V; mosquito - Culex
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Borellia burgdorferi
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Bacterial - Lyme disease
- Early localized stage (primary)
- Early disseminated stage (secondary)
- Late stage (tertiary)
Diagnosis: symptomology/epidemiology; ELISA; increased IgG and IgM
Other diseases: autism?
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Borellia recurrentis
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Bacterial - Relapsing fever
- recurring fever, 8 day cycle
- rash and splenomegaly
- occasional meningeal issues
Diagnosis: blood culture during febrile period; darkfield microscopy w/ Giesma; serology
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Leptospira interogans
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Bacterial - Leptospirosis
- bacteremic phase (primary)
- immunologic phase (secondary)
- Weil's disease
Diagnosis: blood/CSF/urine culture (wks/mos); darkfield microscopy, rare
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Bartonella henslae
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Bacterial - Cat-scratch disease
Diagnosis: serology
Other diseases: bacillary angiomatosis
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Bartonella quintona
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Bacterial - Trench fever
Diagnosis: serology
Other diseases: bacillary angiomatosis
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Brucella spp.
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Bacterial - Brucellosis
Diagnosis: serology, skin test for exposure; culture
Other diseases: induced abortions; neurobrucellosis
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Rickettsia rickettsia (and other)
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Bacterial - Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever; Rickettsial Pox
Diagnosis: serology and Weil-Felix; immunofluroescence of skin biopsy; symptomology
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Rickettsia prowazkeii
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Bacterial - Epidemic typhus; Brill-Zinser Disease
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Rickettsia typhi
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Bacterial - Endemic typhus
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Rickettsia tsutsugamushi
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Bacterial - Scrub typhus
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Ehrlichia chaffensis and Anaplasma phagocytophilium
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Bacterial - Human Monocytic Ehrlichiosis (HME); Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis (HGE
Diagnosis: serology and PCR; symptomology
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Coxiella burnetti
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Bacterial - Q fever
Diagnosis: serology and PCR; symptomology
Other diseases: hepatitis; endocarditis
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